Telecommunication Markets: Drivers And Impediments

Telecommunication markets are characterised by a dynamic development of technology and markets structures. The specific features of network-based markets, convergence of previously separate markets and the complex task of market regulation challenge traditional theoretical approaches as well as regulatory policy. This book sheds light on some of the challenges ahead. It covers a vast range of subjects from the intricacies of market regulation to new markets for mobile and internet-related services. The diffusion of broadband technology and the emergence of new business strategies that respond to technological and regulatory challenges are treated in the booka (TM)s 24 chapters.