European liberalization of the telecommunications infrastructure means, among other things, that cable distribution firms can develop into fully fledged telecommunications organizations. Such developments are of particular significance in the Belgian case. The Flemish region announced the...

In this paper we propose a generic model for policy with regard to convergence which allows for media specific regulations and procedures. First, we propose a political approach that is based on the well-acccepted notion of freedom of communication. From this notion free and equal access to...

Business strategies and policies that were successful in increasing internet penetration in the early days may no longer be appropriate. This is most probably so in countries where a bigger proportion of the population is already connected to the internet. As more people are online, it becomes...