The Asia region is seeing the largest expansion of telecommunications in history. From rural communications to information superhighways, the demand for equipment and services is possibly the fastest growing in the world. What is driving it? How is it to be financed? Where will the equipment come from? Trade in telecommunications and related services is also growing rapidly in the region, and is forcing many Asian governments to respond and protect their national interests. At the same time, local Asian companies are becoming regional players in their own right. This book is an examination of these issues. It provides a searching analysis, and a detailed and comprehensive account of the telecommunications industry in the developing economies of South East and East Asia.