Telecommunications Take-Off in Transition Countries Book

	Figures and tables
	List of contributors
	Preface
	List of abbreviations
	Introduction	1
Pt. 1	Integrating and Opening Networks Europe-Wide: Challenge and Institutional Framework
1	Institutional options for East European telecommunications policy	7
2	The single market and open network concept: A constitutional perspective of Europe-wide integration	25
Pt. 2	Opportunities and Strategies in Selected Central and Eastern European Countries
3	Transition: Introduction about key objectives, constraints and bottlenecks for telecommunications development	43
4	Hungary: Problems of over- and under-capacity and demand barriers	61
5	Poland: Problems of opening and regulating the public network	97
6	Czech Republic: Towards limited competition and streamlining regulation	139
7	Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: Balancing the demands for short term profitability and network expansion	167
8	Romania: Problems of coherence in policy decisions	181
9	Options and reforms in a political economic perspective	195
Pt. 3	Summary
10	Propositions and conclusions	239
	Index	249