Competition in European Telecom Markets

Sophie Bismut

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Abstract: In recent years, the European telecommunications market has witnessed major developments, with rapid expansion in access to telecommunications networks and a surge in the number of available services and applications. While many factors have contributed to the transformation of the telecommunications industry, competition has played a key role in driving telecom players to invest in new technologies, to innovate and to offer new services. Increased competitive pressure is being felt across all market segments, even though significant differences remain across services and countries. Broadband roll-out has allowed operators to offer multiple-play services, thereby transforming traditional segment boundaries and competitive market structures.

Keywords: competition; access; convergence; multiple-play; fixed telephony; mobile services; broadband; VoIP; MVNO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K23 L33 L40 L41 L50 L51 L94 L96 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-cse, nep-eec, nep-ind, nep-mic, nep-net and nep-tid
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Published in International Journal of Digital Economics 64 (2006): pp. 17-28

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