"Present position regarding the shortage of radio receivers in the underdeveloped regions and factors contributing to this state of affairs — Typical specifications for a receiver considered suitable for the present radio cover — Factors determining the price of receivers — Comments on receivers designed for electrified or non-electrified zones — Methods permitting the reduction of receiver prices — Special requirements as regards designing components for tropical conditions — Distribution, launching on the market and after-sales services — Community radio receivers in rural areas — Appendix: specifications regarding the minimum performance of a very cheap radio receiver. [Working Paper, 21 Sept. 1962. Contribution to: The United Nations Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas, Geneva, 4 to 20 February 1963. E/Conf. 39/L/1. Agenda Item: L]" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2284, topic code 231)