Europe, as all modern economies, is shifting towards an information-based society, where Information Technology (IT) is dramatically modifying patterns of production and consumption and the modern way of life. Low-cost data processing and transmission technologies are leading the way not only in...

This paper makes a critical review of the introduction of first 3G mobile services and the evolution of market structure. There is evidence in support of to the quot;overbiddingquot; hypothesis, i.e. license fees determined in auctions were higher than ultimately compatible with the originally...

The paper unravels the determinants of the diffusion of mobile telecommunications in Central and Eastern Europe. About 20% of the population will adopt mobile telecommunications. In countries that have adopted mobile telecommunications late, the diffusion speed is faster, implying a pattern of...

The paper tackles the issue of rapid diffusion of mobile telecommunications in Central and Eastern Europe. Results show that the later a country has adopted mobile telecommunications the faster is the diffusion speed. There is a convergence in adoption levels across countries at 20 per cent of...

The paper addresses the determinants of diffusion of broadband infrastructure by looking a the US Federal States. It tries to identify in particular to what extent intra- and inter-platform competition contribute to accelerating the speed of diffusion. Panel data analysis results indicate that...