THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY′S STAR PROGRAMME: DEMAND FOR ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Available to Purchase

Work undertaken as part of a research project funded under the European STAR Programme is examined. In the course of a major project on Value Added and Data Services (VADS) in the North of Ireland, an extensive study was conducted of similar developments in the Irish Republic. Some of the more important results of this secondary study are used here to assess the likely implications of enhanced infrastructure provision for the demand for advanced telecommunications services.