This abundance of telecommunication technology is a result of promoting a competitive industry that was made possible by deregulation.
[1] Whereas, mobile phone and Internet penetration in the household market ended up being one of the highest in the world with more than 50 percent of the revenue coming from these two industries.
[1] One of the major causes that lead competitions thrive in areas that did not have a history of monopoly was the light handed approach taken towards the interconnection issue by the regulatory body initially.
Telia held very high interconnection charges, making it very difficult for new entrants to enter.
Tele2 did just that by taking out a massive marketing campaign to attract a huge number of customers to its internet access service.