墿洁-Lecture5.pptVIP

Lecture 5 Network Service Providers Telecommunication Industry In a state of flux due to: increased competition growth of the Internet globalization of the worldwide economy Globalization More competition in long distance services in the US Growth of multinational corporations eager to purchase services from a single source Growing demand for network capacity Liberalization of overseas TC markets Opportunity developing countries very large Developing Countries Long waiting lists for telephone lines Eastern Europe has fewer than 20 phones per 100 people US has 64 phones per 100 people Long D