No end in sight for European Voice Telephony revenue decline, Says IDC.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-4 March 2002-IDC: No end in sight for European Voice Telephony revenue decline, Says IDC (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04032002 LONDON -- According to the latest research from IDC, traditional fixed-line voice revenues in most European markets will continue to decline over the next five years.

Tariffs will continue to fall faster than traffic increases, producing negative growth in many markets. "The liberalisation of fixed-line voice telephony markets across Europe has developed rapidly over the last year," said Hamish Mackenzie, senior research analyst of IDC's European Telecoms Services program. "Whilst incumbents still retain the vast majority of end user connections, competition and regulatory intervention in many call...