First in-depth analysis of broadband developments in Europe, combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, with chapter contributions provided by in-country experts.

Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction Wolter Lemstra and William H. Melody; 2. Research context and perspective Wolter Lemstra and William H. Melody; Part I. European Union Context: 3. The influence of European Union policies and regulation Richard Cawley; Part II. Case Studies: 4. The Netherlands Wolter Lemstra; 5. Belgium: Flanders Marlies van der Wee, Sofie Verbrugge and Reinhard Laroy; 6. Denmark Anders Henten and Morten Falch; 7. Sweden Marco Forzati and Crister Mattson; 8. Germany Juan Rendon Schneir and Olga Batura; 9. United Kingdom Richard Cadman; 10. Italy Davide Gallino, Claudio Leporelli and Alberto Nucciarelli; 11. France Audrey Loridan-Baudrier; 12. Spain Claudio Feijóo, José-Luis Gómez-Barroso, Rafael Coomonte and Sergio Ramos; 13. Greece Anastasia Constantelou; 14. Poland Iwona Windekilde and Piotr ¿adny; 15. Latvia Andris Virtmanis and Edvins Karnitis; Part III. Analysis: 16. Cross-case analysis Wolter Lemstra and William H. Melody; Appendices: Appendix 1. Glossary Wolter Lemstra; Appendix 2. Quantitative analysis of broadband performance Wolter Lemstra; Index.