Title :
The Challenge of Universal Service in 21st Century Portugal
Author :
Madureira, Raquel Castro ; Duarte, A. Manuel De Oliveira ; Matias-Fonseca, Raquel
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Electron., Telecomun. e Inf., Campus Univ. de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
As an answer to growing public demand, the telecommunications market is providing newly developed alternative broadband infrastructures. Around the world there is a massive deployment of New Generation Telecommunications Networks (NGN). These new generation networks have become part of new economic plans for many Telco operators and governments. Despite special plans for rural zones (in Europe [1], for example in Portugal [2]), there are no absolute guarantees that 100% of citizens will have access to broadband.
Keywords :
broadband networks; next generation networks; telecommunication industry; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication services; 21st century Portugal; Europe; NGN; Telco government; Telco operator; broadband infrastructure; economic planning; new generation telecommunication network; rural zone planning; telecommunications market; universal service challenge; Broadband communication; Consumer products; Europe; Next generation networking; Supply and demand; Telecommunication services;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2012.2211153
