Failure may fuel Internet's business success

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It is clear that electronic commerce has significant growth potential. However, only a very small proportion of companies currently involved in electronic commerce will actually be successful in the long term. Electronic commerce will become a much more mainstream business, with all retailers offering Internet sales services. The high-tech industry will begin to concentrate on people who are not attracted to high technology, making Internet access through the computer easier. It is also likely that there will be growth in business-to-business use of electronic commerce.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Video Retailing Service, All Other Information Services, Forecasts and trends, Online services, Internet services, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Home shopping

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Telecom mergers begin to border on a frenzy

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The structure of the telecommunications industry is undergoing significant changes as leading companies agree merger deals. It is possible to identify four totally separate elements in these changes. These are deregulation/privatization, a rapid decline in the cost of production, the development of new technologies and a strong rise in demand from data traffic. The likely structure of the telecommunications industry in 2009 is uncertain, but it is clear that companies will have to be either niche players or very large, low-cost operators.

Strategy & planning, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry

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Only deregulation and competition can help close the digital divide

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Issues concerning the gap between people and countries that are using new communications technologies and those that are not are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on the cultural barriers to enhanced internet use.

Social aspects, Usage, Internet, Information technology

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