Sentence examples for telecom obstacles from inspiring English sources
The comparatively low Internet use statistics were due in part to restrictive government controls on e-commerce and the presence of an existing network called Minitel (founded 1983 and owned by France Telecom)—obstacles that began to fall away in the first years of the 21st century.
Worse, the roll-out of broadband has been held back by obstructive telecoms incumbents, regulatory obstacles and infighting.
Promising, but the destruction in telecom is a big obstacle.
An integrated financial services market would result in gains for the EU economy of up to €60bn, while removing obstacles to cross-border trade in the telecoms market and other service industries, which account for 70% of EU GDP, would further boost growth.
This sets targets in areas like getting more women and older people into the workforce, boosting R&D, extending broadband internet access, removing obstacles to the creation of new companies, and deregulating energy, telecoms and transport markets.
For instance, 60% of technology and telecoms firms report an increase in licensing compared with the previous decade, and 70% report fewer obstacles to reaching such agreements, according to a survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2004.
On the one hand, telecoms companies have spent vast sums on licences for third-generation (3G) wireless services but are facing serious financial and technical obstacles to building networks.
The telecom companies got immunity.
