Competition in Telecoms

If competition is a good thing, let’s move to IP.

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Regulators have attempted to encourage competition in PSTN telecoms, with mixed results for customers and investors. Perhaps we should recognize that traditional telephony is not an ideal environment for real competition. “New generation” IP-based telecommunications seems to offer many more opportunities for genuine open competition. If this is the case, then a substantial move towards an all-IP infrastructure should be supported by regulators and welcomed by customers and by investors alike.

Barbara Lancaster is President of LTC International Inc.