Evolution of telecommunication in eastern Europe

New global trends in telecommunications technology and liberalization will force dramatic changes in the national telecommunications of the East Europ ean countries. Some of them are described in this article. Mainly the techn ical issues of shaping telecommunication systems evolution in the region ar e considered. This article is logically connected to the publications in th e Feature Topic "Telecommunications in Eastern and Central Europe" which ap peared in this magazine's August 2000 issue.