On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Identity, Freedom, and Moral Imagination in the Baltics Helsinki, Finland<br> Bernard Marchadier, Institut d'études slaves, Paris, France<BR> Silviu Miloiu, Valahia University, Targoviste, Romania<BR> Valdis Muktupavels, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br> Hannu Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland<br> Irina Novikova, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<BR> Yves Plasseraud; Paris, France<br> Rein Raud, Tallinn University, Estonia<br> Alfred Erich Senn, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, and Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania<br> André Skogström-Filler, University Paris VIII-Saint-Denis, France<br> David Smith, University of Glasgow, UK<br> Saulius Suziedelis, Millersville University, USA<br> Joachim Tauber, Nordost-Institut, Lüneburg, Germany<br> Tomas Venclova, Yale University, USA<BR> Tonu Viik, Tallinn University, Estonia. On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Identity, Freedom, and Moral Imagination
Telecommunications in Latvia mobile-cellular subscribership is roughly 150 per 100 persons; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden (2008). Until 2003 Lattelecom had a monopoly in the fixed telecommunications market. This led to overwhelming use of cellular phones for private customers, fixed lines being requested mostly by companies. In Latvia exist more than 2 million mobile phones but only 644,000 fixed phone connections. Since the fixed-line voice communication monopoly ended on January 1, 2003, several companies entered the market for fixed voice communication services: Aeronavigācijas serviss, Baltcom TV, Beta Telecom, Latvenergo Tehniskais Centrs, OPTRON, Rigatta,