COMMS MARKET REBOUNDS
November 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Commission report has claimed that Europe's electronic communications markets are emerging from their long slump into a new prosperity and stability. The paper points to renewed business and consumer confidence, adding that broadband Internet access and mobile communications are the main drivers of the fresh growth. Indeed, it points out that the number of fixed broadband access lines in the European Union (EU) has almost doubled over the last year. Moreover, the report predicts that throughout 2003, the number of mobile subscribers ...
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