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A Study of Europe in a Global Context
Peter J. Curwen
ISBN: 9780333722299
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
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Examines the changes that have been occurring in the telecommunications industry in recent years, seeking to impose a coherent structure upon a rapidly changing environment. This book includes case studies of the UK, Germany and the USA.
The first of January 1998 was the deadline for market liberalisation within the European Union, which together with the passing of the USA Telecommunications Act, has served to open up major markets in the Telecommunications Industry. This book examines the changes that have been occuring in the industry in recent years, seeking to impose a coherent structure upon a rapidly changing environment. It includes case studies of the UK, Germany and the USA.
| ISBN | 0333722299 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780333722299
(What's this?) | | Pages | 232 | | Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan | | Weight (grammes) | 414 | | Imprint | Palgrave Macmillan | | Published in | Basingstoke | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 222 | | Publication date | 27 Oct 1997 | | Width (mm) | 141 | | Non-book description | 208 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY | 384.094 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | List of Figures and Tables | | | | | | Preface | | | | 1 | | Introduction | | 1 | | 2 | | Europe and the Information Society | | 9 | | 3 | | Telecommunications Networks and Services | | 13 | | 4 | | Aspects of Market Structure | | 35 | | 5 | | Globalization | | 39 | | 6 | | Restructuring in the EU | | 55 | | 7 | | Privatization and Liberalization | | 73 | | 8 | | Multimedia | | 91 | | 9 | | International Traffic | | 103 | | 10 | | Regulation | | 111 | | 11 | | The UK: A Case Study | | 129 | | 12 | | Germany: A Case Study | | 161 | | 13 | | The USA: A Case Study | | 171 | | 14 | | Conclusions | | 183 | | | | Glossary | | 189 | | | | Bibliography | | 193 | | | | Index | | 211 |
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