THE GLOBAL ACCESS CHALLENGE

This paper looks at the access options and challenges facing the new o perators in an increasingly liberalised telecommunications market. It considers the opportunities and risks associated with moving from a pr edominantly leased-line approach to one where a combination of owned a nd indirect access is also used. The business structures that can be u sed to create a new, operator are considered, together with a high lev el view of the technology options they have. The fundamentals of imple menting a network are also discussed.