Arthur D. Little released its first study on the Telecom sector in Belgium, commissioned by the five major operators of the Belgian Telecom market (Base Company, Mobistar, Proximus, Telenet and VOO), entitled ‘A New Deal for the Telecom Sector in Belgium’ at a seminar in Brussels, Belgium. With this first edition we want to make a first step in shedding some light on the role and contribution of the telecom sector to the Belgian economy and society, and unravelling some of the complexity related to the major disruptions ongoing in the digital ecosystem. This fact-based study on the Belgian telecom sector shows the critical role played by the telecom operators in the digital value chain, as well as the leverage effect of investments in telecom networks on the overall Belgian economy. This study calls for a "Digital New Deal" on both a European and national level, based on a strategic long-term vision and the recovery of the European leadership in the digital economy.