@conference {2870, title = {The Broadband Status in the Region of Western Greece: Overview and Recommendations}, booktitle = {Broadband Europe 2005, Bordeaux, France}, year = {2005}, month = {12 - 14 December}, abstract = {This paper presents a study conducted in the Region of Western Greece, in order to propose an overall planning for the development of broadband infrastructure in the Region of Western Greece. The current broadband status in the region is being described, while the results of a survey on broadband usage and demand are being presented. The paper proposes some Recommendations that should be adopted in the region of Western Greece in order for the appropriate broadband infrastructures to be developed and adopted so as to contribute to economic growth and to tackle any possible cases of {\textquotedblleft}digital gap{\textquotedblright} between the citizens of our country.}, author = {Christos Bouras and Vaggelis Kapoulas and Thrasivoulos Tsiatsos and Antonios Alexiou and Vaggelis Igglesis and Mixalis Paraskevas and J Papagiannopoulos} }