Italy Has One Of Europe's Largest Telecom Markets, Supported By A Large And Affluent...

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Tue Aug 5, 2008 7:46am EDT 

Italy Has One Of Europe's Largest Telecom Markets, Supported By A Large And Affluent Population

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/319018/italy_key_statis)
has announced the addition of the "Italy - Key Statistics Telecom
Market & Regulatory Overviews" report to their offering.

   Mobile phone penetration is the second highest in Europe. More
than half the population use the Internet, while broadband take-up is
growing rapidly as a result of fibre and ADSL2+ infrastructure
investments from Telecom Italia and alternative operators. This report
analyses the key aspects of the Italian telecom market in 2008,
providing the latest data and statistics on the country and the fixed
network services sector. It also reviews the key regulatory issues
including number portability and local loop unbundling, In addition,
the report assess the impending changes to the telecom sector
following the sale of Olimpia's share of Telecom Italia and the
government's push for the company's structural separation.

   Key Topics Covered:

   1. Synopsis

   2. Key statistics

   3. Telecommunications market

   3.1 Overview of Italy's telecom market

   4. Regulatory environment

   4.1 EU Regulatory Framework

   4.1.1 Framework Directive

   4.1.2 Authorisation Directive

   4.1.3 Access Directive

   4.1.4 Universal Service Directive

   4.2 Regulatory authority

   4.2.1 Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM)

   4.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Italy

   4.3.1 Privatisation of Telecom Italia

   4.3.2 Interconnect

   4.3.3 Access

   4.3.4 Number portability (NP)

   4.3.5 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)

   5. Fixed network operators in Italy

   5.1 Overview of operators

   5.2 Telecom Italia

   5.2.1 Performance into 2008

   5.2.2 Aims to 2010

   5.2.3 Losing direction?

   5.2.4 Organisational change

   5.2.5 Functional separation

   5.2.6 Company sale

   5.3 Wind

   5.3.1 2007 results

   5.4 BT Italia

   6. Telecommunications infrastructure

   6.1 National telecom network

   6.2 International

   6.2.1 Submarine cable networks

   6.2.2 Satellite networks

   6.3 Infrastructure developments

   6.3.1 Next Generation Network (NGN)

   7. Related reports

   Tables

   For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/319018/italy_key_statis

Research and Markets
Laura Wood
Senior Manager
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press@researchandmarkets.com

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