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[Fwd: internet in Latin America]

by christopher chase-dunn

04 October 1999 17:05 UTC





Dear Francisco:  I've done some research on this and can refer you some
sites:

First, my online guide, Internet Resources for Latin America, contains a
section ABOUT the development of the net in Latin America.  The actual
numbers in my guide are out-dated, but the links to the net survey data
are still good.  http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia

Also, the LANIC site at Univ. of Texas has a great section with links to
sites ABOUT the net in LA, http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/networking/

Alos, in a recent attempt to update some of this info in response to
another request, I found the following:

Internet Domain Survey info from
http://www.isc.org/dsview.cgi?domainsurvey/index.html. 
This is the most reliable and long-term survey that I know of. I think
that many of the other market research people who publish reports, get
their raw data from the IDS.

Matrix Information and Directory Service (http://www.mids.org) , a group
that publishes a great deal of market information -- some available for
free, other by subscription. This site gives statistics and charts for
many regions and countries. Most of the really good data you have to buy--

I also found the survey reports from the NUA Internet Surveys to be an
excellent resource.  This is a free site with a wealth of information on
internet worldwide trends. http://www.nua.ie/index.html  You can search
for surveys dealing with Latin American countries.  

Also, the International Telecommunications Union compiles excellent
statistics worldwide.

http://www.itu.int/ti/industryoverview/index.htm
 On this page are links to basic ITU telecom indicators. From this page
you can download detailed charts on Population, GDP, main telephone line
and main lines per 100 people, Cellular subscribers, subscribers per 100
people, Top 20 Public Telecom Operators by Revenue , Top 20 International
Telecom Operators, Top 20 Mobile Cellular Operators by Subscribers...
I believe there are alos some internet stats on the ITU site.  

I also found many very useful articles from the InfoLatinoamerica
Database. This is a commercial product available from the NISC,
http://biblioline.nisc.com
We have a subscription to the database here at our library. You can get a
free trial of the database from NISC.  

I hope this is useful.   Molly

Molly Molloy *** Latin American Specialist *** New Mexico State University
Library *** Las Cruces, NM 88003 *** 505-646-6931 *** mmolloy@lib.nmsu.edu 
***
http://lib.nmsu.edu/staff/mmolloy




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