DANIEL J. RYAN has been with the Economics Department at Temple University since 1990, including three years at TU's Japan campus in Tokyo. His specialties are international economics and industry studies He received his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. Previously he worked as an engineer at Dow Chemical in Walnut Creek, CA.

• Introduction Privatization of Telecoms in Asia by John Ure and Araya Vivorakij The Evolving Telecommunications Environment in Japan by Daniel J. Ryan The Korean Telecommunication Service Industry: Privatization and Competition by Jeong-ja Lee Digital Satellite Telephony: The Right Solution in Developing Indonesia by Bruce Rowe The Contribution of Foreign Investment in China's Telecommunications Industry by Meheroo Jussawalla NYNEX's Experience in Thailand with TelecomAsia: An Example of Foreign Cooperation in the Opening Up and Expansion of the Telecommunications Sector in Asia by Maureen D. Piche, Ben Park, and Roger Carlson BT's Experience of Privatization by Marcus Brooks Telecommunications in the Czech Republic: The Privatization of SPT Telecom by Maria Michalis and Lina Takla Privatization and Competition in Hungarian Telecommunications by Anna Canning Competition Rules and Regulations in Telecommunications: The Case of Poland's Intent to Join the EU by Piotr Jasi'nski Privatization, Market Liberalization and Regulatory Reform in the Mexican Telecommunication System by Lilia Perez Chavolla and Rohan Samarajiva The History of Privatization and Liberalization in Brazilian Telecommunications by Joseph Straubhaar and Christine Horak Privatization and Liberalization in the Developing World: The Need for Innovative Policies and Strategies by Heather E. Hudson Index