"It's very difficult to compete in the urban markets against the national providers," he said.

Under his leadership, the company grew from fourth to first place in a market of four national wireless providers.

Worldwide, the certificate authority business is fragmented, with national or regional providers dominating their home market.

Without the right quality and mix of spectrum, an operator might struggle to compete with other national wholesale providers," it said.

Austria is clearly protecting the economic interests of national providers and obstructing foreign tourism operators in the single European market.

Regional carriers, like the big national providers, are struggling with this problem.

In 1998, competitive pressure from budget national providers, led by One.

The Company's goal is to be the leading provider of quality-assured supply services to offshore companies, both national and international.

"We want to be a national provider of services."

That has made the mortgage business ripe for the advantages enjoyed by national providers.