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Telecommunications Infrastructure

Liberalization & Deregulation

Computing & Internet Diffusion

Electronic Commerce

Hardware Manufacturing

Software Development

IT Labor Market

IT Geographics

IT Financing

Government Policies

Legal Environment

Transborder Data Flows

Analysis: Strengths & Weaknesses

Analysis: Impacts on non-IT business

Analysis Impacts on IT business

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Sources and Links

Please note that many references found herein are web links that could discontinue functioning over time due to factors not in the control of the authors of this portal.  Therefore, researchers might wish to note both the prefixes for these domain names as well as identifications provided to further research references no longer available.

Telecommunication Infrastructure

(1) Office of Telecommunications Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration; http://www.ntia.doc.gov/

(2) Fundacion Invertir Argentina (B2B Information Services) http://www.invertir.com/argentina/c10-126.html

(3) Fundacion Invertir Argentina (B2B Information Services) http://www.invertir.com/argentina/c10-126.html

(4) Fundacion Invertir Argentina (B2B Information Services) http://www.invertir.com/argentina/c10-126.html

(5) CICOMRA (Argentine Information Technology and Communications Chamber)  http://www.cicomra.org.ar/english/index.htm

(6) CICOMRA (Argentine Information Technology and Communications Chamber) http://www.cicomra.org.ar/english/index.htm

(7) Corporate Information, Inc. (U.S.-based informational database on industry sectors and companies throughout the world) http://www.corporateinformation.com/arsector/Telecommunications.html

(8) Latin Sectors (Providers of Latin American Business Intelligence) http://www.latinsectors.com/sectors/telecoms.htm

(9) Latin Sectors (Providers of Latin American Business Intelligence) http://www.latinsectors.com/sectors/telecoms.htm

(10) Latin Sectors (Providers of Latin American Business Intelligence) http://www.latinsectors.com/sectors/telecoms.htm

(11) Argentine National Commission for Communications http://www.cnc.gov.ar/

Liberalization and Deregulation

(1) The World Bank Group, “Designing Regulatory Institutions for Infrastructure: Lessons from Argentina,” Public Policy for the Private Sector, No. 114, May 1997.

(2) The World Bank Group, “Designing Regulatory Institutions for Infrastructure: Lessons from Argentina,” Public Policy for the Private Sector, No. 114, May 1997.

(3) The World Bank Group, “Designing Regulatory Institutions for Infrastructure: Lessons from Argentina,” Public Policy for the Private Sector, No. 114, May 1997. 

(4)Fundacion Invertir Argentina (B2B Information Services) http://www.invertir.com/argentina/c10-126.html

(5) TIA (Trade Association for the communications and technology industry)  http://www.tiaonline.org/index.cfm

(6) Latin Sectors (Providers of Latin American Business Intelligence)  http://www.latinsectors.com/sectors/telecoms.htm

 (7) Latin Sectors (Providers of Latin American Business Intelligence) http://www.latinsectors.com/sectors/telecoms.htm

Computing and Internet Diffusion

(1) CyberAtlas (Online provider of statistics and Web marketing information) http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,5911_204401,00.html

(2) Argentine National Commission for Communications http://www.cnc.gov.ar/

(3) e-OnTheInternet (or e-OTI) is the international electronic magazine and information resource www.isoc.org/oti/printversions/0599prchaumeil.html

(4) e-OnTheInternet (or e-OTI) is the international electronic magazine and information resource www.isoc.org/oti/printversions/0599prchaumeil.html

(5) e-OnTheInternet (or e-OTI) is the international electronic magazine and information resource www.isoc.org/oti/printversions/0599prchaumeil.html

(6) e-OnTheInternet (or e-OTI) is the international electronic magazine and information resource www.isoc.org/oti/printversions/0599prchaumeil.html

(7) Argentine National Commission for Communications www.cnc.gov.ar.html

(8) Empirica (Privately-owned, independent consultancy based in Bonn providing services to suppliers and users of new information and communications technologies and applications) www.empirica.com/ecatt/country/argentina/inhalt_ar.htm

Electronic Commerce

(1) CyberAtlas (Online provider of statistics and Web marketing information)

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_348161,00.html

(2) CyberAtlas (Online provider of statistics and Web marketing information)

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_348161,00.html

(3) CyberAtlas (Online provider of statistics and Web marketing information)

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_348161,00.html

(4) CyberAtlas (Online provider of statistics and Web marketing information)

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_487171,00.html

(5) CyberAtlas (Online provider of statistics and Web marketing information)

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_487171,00.html

(6) CyberAtlas (Online provider of statistics and Web marketing information)

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_487171,00.html

(7) CyberAtlas (Online provider of statistics and Web marketing information)

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_487171,00.html 

(8) Argentine National Commission for Communications

http://www.cnc.gov.ar/

Hardware Manufacturing

(1) Fundacion Invertir, Argentine public/private partnership that promotes and tracks foreign investment in the country. For more information: www.invertir.com

(2) Corporate Information, Inc. (U.S.-based informational database on industry sectors and companies throughout the world) http://www.corporateinformation.com/arsector/Computers.html

(3)The U.S. Commercial Service (Provides assistance to help U.S. businesses export goods and services to markets worldwide) http://www.usatrade.gov

(4) The U.S. Commercial Service (Provides assistance to help U.S. businesses export goods and services to markets worldwide) http://www.usatrade.gov

(5) The U.S. Commercial Service (Provides assistance to help U.S. businesses export goods and services to markets worldwide) http://www.usatrade.gov

Software Development

(1) Argentina Chamber for Software and Services Companies http://www.cessi.org.ar/

(2) Argentina Chamber for Software and Services Companies http://www.cessi.org.ar/

(3) Argentina Chamber for Software and Services Companies http://www.cessi.org.ar/ 

(4) Argentina Chamber for Software and Services Companies http://www.cessi.org.ar/

(5) The U.S. Commercial Service; www.export.gov; Section: "Best Prospects / Industry Overview" for Computer Software in Argentina

(6) Argentina Chamber for Software and Services Companies http://www.cessi.org.ar/

(7) Argentina Chamber for Software and Services Companies http://www.cessi.org.ar/

(8) Argentina Chamber for Software and Services Companies http://www.cessi.org.ar/

(9) Argentina Chamber for Software and Services Companies http://www.denvergov.org

IT Labor Market

(1) http://www.labourstart.org/

(2) http://www.invertir.com/news/nr00541.html

IT Geographics

(1) http://www.eslfocus.com/nationsfolder/foargentina/foargentina02.html

(2) http://www.internationalspecialreports.com/theamericas/00/argentina/

IT Financing

(1) http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107288.html

 (2) http://www.countrywatch.com/files/007/cw_country.asp?vCOUNTRY=007

(3) Business Week Online;

http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_44/b3705179.htm

(4) Ministerio de Economia; http://www.mecon.gov.ar/invest/www1.htm

(5) http://www.lawinternational.com/articles/arinvregime.html

(6) http://www.mecon.gov.ar/invest/www1.htm

(7) http://www.mac.doc.gov/ola/mercosur/argfactsheet.htm

(8)  The Argentine Embassy; www.embajadaargentina-usa.org/

(9) The Overseas Private Investment Corportation; www.opic.gov

Government Policies

(1) Advanced Television Systems Committee; http://www.atsc.org/press/PR_Argentina-adopts.html

(2) http://www.atsc.org/press/PR_Argentina-adopts.html

Legal Environment

(1) United States Trade Representative; http://www.ustr.gov/reports/nte/1996/argentina.html

(2) http://www.iipa.com/rbc/1998/rbc_argentina_301_98.html

(3) http://www.iipa.com/rbc/1998/rbc_argentina_301_98.html

(4) http://www.iipa.com/rbc/1998/rbc_argentina_301_98.html

(5) http://www.iipa.com/rbc/1998/rbc_argentina_301_98.html

(6) http://www.iipa.com/rbc/1998/rbc_argentina_301_98.html

(7) United States Commercial Service; http://www.usatrade.gov/Website/ccg.nsf/ShowCCG?OpenForm&Country=ARGENTINA

(8) http://www.iipa.com/rbc/1998/rbc_argentina_301_98.html

(9) Consumer project on Technology;

http://www.cptech.org/ip/health/c/argentina/consultationmay302000.html

Transborder Data Flows

(1) http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&loc_id=8

(2) CIWARS  www.iwar.org

(3) http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/52438.html

(4) http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/52438.html

(5) Baker and McKenzie; http://www.bmck.com/ecommerce/argentina.htm

Other References Utilized

General Profile Information

World Bank:
Data Profile
Argentina at a Glance (PDF file)
US Energy Information Administration
 

US Department of State Background Notes


US Embassy at Buenos Aires:
Country Commercial Guide - PDF (requires Acrobat Reader)
Country Commercial Guide at the USDOC website
CIA Factbook
Atlapedia - Argentina

Main Telecom Operators and Regulator Information

Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones

ImpSat

Movicom

Multicanal
Nahuelsat
Secretaría de Comunicaciones
Telecom Argentina
Telefonica de Argentina
Telintar S.A.

Conferences

3G Network Sharing
Rolling Out 3G

Associations

Advertising Association
ADSL Forum
ANGA
American Communications Association
American Mobile Telecommunications Association (ANEC)
Association of Computer Telephone Integration Users and Suppliers
ATM Forum
Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF)
Bluetooth technology interest group
BT Labs library
Cable Communications Association
Cable Companies Association
Call Centre Association
Canadian Satellite Users Association and the Competitive Telecommunications Association
Canadian Telecommunications Consultants Association
CDMA Development Group
Cellular Telecommunications Information Association
Centre for Telecom Policy Studies (CTPS)
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Communications Managers Association
Confederation of Aerial Industries
Customer Management Multimedia Callcentre (CMMC)
DECT Forum (digital cordless telephone standard)
Digital Television Group
EAN UK/ e centre (Association for Standards and Practices in Electronic Trade)
Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum
Eurobit
European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation (ANEC)
European Competitive Telecoms Association (ECTA)
European Electronic Messaging Association (EEMA)
European Forum for Electronic Business Communications
European Institute for the Media
European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in Telecommunications
European Public Telecommunication Network Operators Association (ETNO)
European Telecommunications and Professional Electronics Industry (ECTEL)
Federation of Communication Services (FCS)
Fiber Optic Association
Fibreoptic Industry Association
Finnish Data Communication Association
Finnet Group
Frame Relay Forum
GSM Alliance
GSM Association
Inter-com
International Mobile Telecommunications Association (IMTA)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 
International Telecommunications User Group (INTUG)
International Telework Association
Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA)
Multimedia Communications Forum
National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers
National Association of State Telecommunications Directors (NASTD)
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisers
NTGTS
Network Outsourcing Association
Office of Telecommunications
Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC)
Personal Communications Industry Association
Regulatel
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
Telecommunications Carriers Association
Telecommunications Industry Association
Telecommunication Society of Australia
Telecom Trading Network
The Communications Group
The Telecommunications Managers Association
United States Telephone Association
UMTS Forum
World Teleport Association

Worldwide Regulators

ACA (Regulator - Australia)

ANATEL (Regulator - Brazil)

ANRT (Regulator - Morocco)

ART (Regulator - France)

BAKOM/OFCOM (Regulator - Switzerland)

BMWV:Telekommunikation (Regulator - Austria)

CFT (Regulator - Mexico)

CMT (Regulator - Spain)

CNC (Regulator - Argentina)

CRT (Regulator - Columbia)

CRTC (Regulator - Canada)

CSA (Regulator - France)

ESA Press Releases

ETSI - Standardizing Telecommunications Products and Services

FCC (Regulator - US)

ICP (Regulator - Portugal)

ILT (Regulator - Luxembourg)

Italian Communications Authority Web Site

Italian Competition Authority (Regulator - Italy)

ITC (UK Independent TV Commission)

ITU News Room

Ministry of Commerce - Communications Sector (New Zealand)

Ministry of Communications (Ghana)

Ministry of Information and Communication (Korea)

Ministry of Post & Telecom (Japan)

ODTR (Regulator - Ireland)

OFTA (Regulator - Hong Kong)

OFTEL (Regulator - UK)

OPTA (Regulator - Netherlands)

OSIPTEL (Regulator - Peru)

PT (Regulator - Norway)

Radiocommunications Agency (UK Agency)

Reg TP (Regulator - Germany)

SATRA (Regulator - S. Africa)

STA (Regulator - Andorra)

TAS - Telecommunication Authority of Singapore

Telecommunications Administration Centre (Regulator - Finland)

Telestyrelsen (Regulator - Denmark)
TKC (Regulator - Austria) 


Worldwide Telecommunication Equipment Suppliers

3Com

3Com news

Aegis Spectrum Engineering & Frequency Management

Airtel

Alcatel

Alcatel news

Ascom Group

Ascom Group news

Ascom Timeplex

Bay Networks

Bosch

Cabletron Systems

Cambridge Telephones

Cisco Systems

COMSAT Corporation

ComStream satellite VSAT and multimedia broadcast network systems

Conductus

Corning Fiber

Digital Equipment Corp

DSC Communications

Equant

Ericsson

Fujitsu

General DataComm

General Electric

GE Spacenet

Gilat

Harris Corp

Hewlett-Packard

Hewlett Packard Networking

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hughes Electronics Corporation

Italtel

Kyocera

Level 3 Communications

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lucent Technologies

Marconi

Matsushita Electronic

Matsushita (Panasonic) UK

Mitsubishi Electric Global

Motorola

NACT

NEC Europe

NEC Global Website

NEC (US)

Netscient Ltd

Newbridge Networks

NextLevel Systems (former networking arm of General Instrument)

Nokia

Nortel

NSN Network Services - Satellite Internet Spacetime and VSAT Equipment

Oki Electric

Philips

Qualcomm

Racal

Sagem

Samsung

SatCorp Communications Inc.

Scientific-Atlanta

Siemens

SITA

Solinet

Spacenet

Thomson-CSF Communications (military communications)

Toshiba - links to sites around the world

Zenith

Other Sources Utilized / Articles of Interest for Researchers

Note: If links discontinue functioning, one can at the very least find the main domain from each link noted herein and utilize that as a starting point for research pursuits.

http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/telecoms/presentations/wto/sld001.htm

http://www.tiaonline.org/international/regional/la/la_reports.cfm?ID=17

http://www.tiaonline.org/international/regional/la/la_reports.cfm?ID=17

http://www.applied-research.com/articles/99/ARTicle21Sanford.htm

http://www.itu.int/newsarchive/press/releases/1998/98-27.html

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/

http://www.oecd.org/oecd/pages/home/displaygeneral/0,3380,EN-home-0-nodirectorate-no-no-no-0,FF.html

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/

http://www.oecd.org/oecd/pages/home/displaygeneral/0,3380,EN-home-13-nodirectorate-no-no--13,FF.html

http://www.latin-focus.com/countries/argentina/argentina.htm

http://www.bcg.com/new_ideas/new_ideas_subpage12.asp

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,19670,00.html

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41132,00.html

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,47079,00.html

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,46450,00.html

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,46450,00.html

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,46231,00.html

http://www.crdi.ca/lacro/ostrovski1.html#1.2%20UNIVERSITIES%20AND%20RESEARCH%20INSTITUTIONS

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/bi18135e.html

http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/initeb/dh7566a/argentin.htm

http://www.usatrade.gov/website/mrd.nsf/MRDurl/ISA_ARGENTINA_ELC_MICROELECTRONICS_00762354

http://www.invertir.com/news/nr4913.html

http://www.geoinvestor.com/countries/argentina/main.htm

http://dsbb.imf.org/country/argcats.htm

http://www.iadb.org/res/ipes2001/eng/pdf/CH16E.pdf

http://www.iadb.org/int/itd/english/papers/hinojosa.pdf

http://www.iadb.org/int/trade/english/conference/Watanuki-Monteagudo.pdf

http://www.iadb.org/ict4dev/pdf/E-Commerce%20Brief%2010.pdf

http://www.iadb.org/ict4dev/pdf/ECommerceBrief12.pdf

http://www.infopolis.org.ar/news/obj/cib/ponencias/Panel.PDF

http://www.infopolis.org.ar/news/obj/cib/ponencias/Panel.PDF

http://www.re-set.it/documenti/0/400/420/427/schedepaese/argentina.pdf

http://www.sdnp.undp.org/ww/women-media/msg00142.html

http://www.cicomra.org.ar/

http://www.indec.mecon.ar/comunica/i_menucom2.htm

http://osecnt13.osec.doc.gov/public.nsf/TPMain/Argentina_Index?OpenDocument

http://www.zonalatina.com/telecom.htm

http://www916.ibm.com/press/prnews.nsf/jan/DA01B9EEDDC2F33E8525690B00552068

http://www.geavision.com/arexport/english/telecomm.htm

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/144889.html