TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPETITION IN GREECE - POTENTIAL SCENARIOS FOR FUTURE DEBATES

In the light of the forthcoming liberalization in the provision of pub lic voice telephony services and infrastructure in the European Union (EU), particular concerns have been expressed with regard to the reali zation of these competition principles in the less favoured regions, T his article discusses the case of Greece, the country which has tradit ionally lagged behind other member states in both network infrastructu re and institutional reorganization of the sector, Evidence from docum entary and interview-based research shows that, although little progre ss has been made in liberalization policy and practice, underlying tre nds expressed by domestic and foreign actors could lead to a situation where signs of infrastructure competition may appear.