WSPÓŁCZESNE ZAGADNIENIA EKONOMIKI USŁUG TELEKOMUNIKACYJNYCH

This article aims to draw up a summary of effects of literature studies in the field of substance, classification and characteristics of telecommunications services. Thus, the article includes definitions of telecommunication, services, and in consequence also the definition of telecommunications services. Analysis of the definition also includes art. 2 of the Act of 16 July 2004 on Telecommunication Law. In article is presented the role of telecommunications services, classification of telecommunications services in terms ofvarious criteria (subject of the service, characteristics perceived by subscriber, user of the service, kind of telecommunications network) and other aspects of the economics of these services.