Since we have achieved the capability for
interstellar radio communication only in the past few decades, there is virtually no chance that any civilization we come in contact with will be as backward as we are.
The science and engineering, however, may be quite similar to ours, because any civilization engaged in
interstellar radio communication, no matter where it exists, must contend with the same laws of physics, astronomy and radio technology that we do.
Not exact matches
In terms of the foreseeable technological developments on the earth, the cost per photon and the amount of absorption of radiation by
interstellar gas and dust,
radio waves seem to be the most efficient and economical method of
interstellar communication.