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The 6th Baltic Sea Region Communications Forum
No. 03, 2004
On September 20 and 21, at the Reval Hotel Latvija in Rga, the Baltic Sea Region Communications Forum was held for the 6th year in a row. Some 130 people attended, amongst them telecommunications specialists from the Baltic States, Scandinavia, Russia and other European countries. During the forum, delegates discussed important issues about the current situation with telecommunications in the Baltic States and about the development of the sector in the future.
3G Competition in Latvia Escalates
No. 03, 2004
In 2002, following the lead of other European countries, Latvia organised a bid for tenders in order to introduce a new generation of mobile communications. Three UMTS licences were put up for sale, but only the two incumbent mobile operators LMT and Tele2 bought them, paying the price of LVL 5.7 million (EUR 8.6 million) apiece. The third licence remained unsold.
WiFi in Estonia: The Current Situation
No. 03, 2004
Two years ago, this journal published an article [1] about the first steps that were being taken in the area of wireless Internet services in Estonia. In this article, the authors describes what has happened in this segment of Estonia's telecommunications market since that time.
Internet Governance or Regulation: The Position of the Baltic States in Advance of the Second Phase of WSIS
No. 02, 2004
Internet services are increasingly becoming services of general interest today, and it is therefore necessary to reassess the development modus of the Net. So far it has developed in a completely democratic way, one that is based primarily on self-regulation. There have been debates over some level of internationally agreed regulatory intervention by governments, with specialists looking at how such regulations might serve the public interest. There are technological, content-related, fiscal, privacy, intellectual property and security issues to consider. Analysis of these matters points to a number of contradictions.
Communications Regulations and Competition Policy: In Search of Convergence
No. 02, 2004
In July 2003, a new regulatory framework was introduced in the European Union's member states with respect to electronic communications. On May 1, 2003, a new law on electronic communications came in force so as to put the new framework into Lithuanian law. The concept of significant market power and of the nature of competition in the communications sector was changed by virtue of the new law, and it seems at first glance that this is a concept of competition policy which can be applied to any sector at all.
Lower Prices Not Enough for Lithuanian Internet Users
No. 01, 2004
The number of Internet users who use the Internet at least once per month is increasing too slowly. Approximately one-half of persons who do not use the Internet at home say that they don't need it, says Nerijus Ivanauskas, deputy marketing and sales director for Lietuvos Telekomas AB, Lithuania's largest Internet services provider. Ivanauskas is concerned about this trend, and he has looked at reasons why people do and do not use the Internet. He knows that there are a number of problems in the area, and simply a reduction in hardware prices will not change the situation.
The First Year of Liberalisation in Latvia
No. 01, 2004
On January 1, 2003, the Latvian law On Telecommunications took full effect, at least theoretically opening up to full competition the telecommunications market segments in which the incumbent operator, Lattelekom, had held a monopoly status. This included the segment of voice telephony services in fixed networks.
The Estonian Telecoms Market: Looking for New Customer Segments
No. 01, 2004
Estonian telecommunications companies are looking for new market segments that would allow them to expand their client base in an almost saturated telecoms market. Some mobile operators are trying to attract people who are currently clients of other service operators, while others are looking at new market segments such as children, rural residents and the elderly.
M-services in Estonia
No. 01, 2004
The PRAXIS Centre for Policy Studies has carried out an assessment of the current status of Estonia's ICT infrastructure and of the country's level of E-readiness. As part of the assessment, mobile services that are available in Estonia were mapped and analysed [1]. The research was financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the results can be found at www.praxis.ee.
The Use of EU Structural Funds for the Development of the Information Society Infrastructure in Lithuania
No. 04, 2003
In this article, the author analyses ways in which the EU's member states can use EU structural funds to develop telecommunications networks a component that is indispensable if developed Information Society services are to be created.
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