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December
Regulators, politicians and national operators are too close, says Europe's media Commissioner Viviane Reding. She wants to bring 27 national regulators into a powerful authority which can apply standard rules across the whole European Union. She explains how it will work to Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Government-owned BSNL is not short of cash, but political involvement in the decisions of the Indian incumbent mean it has found it difficult to grow its network to cope with rising demand. Sonya Dutta Choudhury discusses the organisation's dilemmas with its new chairman, Kuldeep Goyal
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As the industry moves to NGNs and the services they will offer, operators need to think hard about their revenue assurance systems and how they use them. Global Telecoms Business invited some of the world's experts to discuss the issues
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October
Kevin Power follows his article in the last issue by questioning whether operators are living up to the promise of the death of distance. Mobile operators are still reluctant to reduce tariffs, but competition looms
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August
View from the top: There is a lack of alternative infrastructure in Italy, and Telecom Italia dominates the market. Stefano Parisi of Fastweb calls on the regulator to implement measures to encourage investment
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July
KPN is one of the world's two leaders in planning a complete replacement of their existing networks with a new generation network. John Quist took over directing the programme just as the Dutch incumbent gets ready for mass roll-out
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April
Emerging markets: Brazil. The Brazilian telecom sector is considering a range of possible investments for the future, but it faces major uncertainties: including the price of new technology, competition, the market acceptance of new services and regulation, as well as the general economic climate. Bill Ralston and Octavio Sampaio consider how telecom strategies should take into account these uncertainties