European Union Mobile Telecommunications in the Context of Enlargement

  • Jason Whalley
  • Peter Curwen
Part of the Contributions to Economics book series (CE)

Abstract

This chapter examines the implications for mobile telecommunication companies of the 2004 expansion of the European Union. Licence ownership, market structure and concentration are analysed, and the strategic options for those operators with a presence in the accession countries discussed.

Keywords

European Union Member State Mobile Operator European Union Member State Baltic State 
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© Physica-Verlag Heidelberg 2006

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jason Whalley
    • 1
  • Peter Curwen
    • 1
  1. 1.University of StrathclydeScotlandUK

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