three Internet service providers (ISPs) were competing. During the Internet boom years,
1998-2000, the ISP and Internet Café industries in Ghana grew rapidly. In 2004, policy-
makers are struggling with the question of how to fund telecommunications deployment in
rural Ghana. The question is urgent because use of Voice over IP (VoIP) technology for
international voice calls ate away at Ghana Telecom's profits; profits the company says it …