Functional separation within the European Union: Debates and challenges

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-241

  Tropina, Tatiana ^a   Whalley, Jason ^a   Curwen, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EU; Fixed wire; Functional separation; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL CONTEXT; EU; EUROPEAN UNION; FIXED-WIRE; FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION; INCUMBENT OPERATORS; MEMBER STATE; REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; WIRE;

SEPARATION;

EID: 76749141902     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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