The process of European integration will affect telecom markets
in the ten countries that will soon become part of the EU. The
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI),
responsible for standardising telecommunications in the EU, has
developed programs to help the new members adopt its
standardisation model. In an era when technologies are
converging and when new communication technologies constantly
appear, standardisation is necessary to create a strong, open,
and well-organised telecom infrastructure that will serve as a
foundation for innovation-led growth. The year 2003 is the last
before the first stage of European union enlargement process is
completed. This shift in the political and economic environment
will have many consequences for all EU players in the telecom
arena. How will the process of European integration affect
telecom markets in the accession countries and what are steps to
be undertaken by ETSI to ensure that the accession countries
adopt the EU standardisation model? Teleco