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Telecommunications Markets in the 10 new EU Member States

Telecommunications Markets in the 10 new EU Member States. An overview of recent developments. Total telecom service markets in the 10 new Member States: 20 billion EUR Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia account for 90% of the market

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Telecommunications Markets in the 10 new EU Member States

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  1. Telecommunications Markets in the 10 new EU Member States An overview of recent developments

  2. Total telecom service markets in the 10 new Member States: 20 billion EUR Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia account for 90% of the market Mobile services : 48% of total value (38% in 2001) Growth (est.) : 9% increase in value at market prices in 2004 , against 4.1% in the EU-15 and 4.5% for the whole EU-25 Structure of the telecom market

  3. Fixed/mobile substitution • Mobile expansion : 24% density at end-2000 ; 60% at end-2003 • Stagnation of fixed network despite poor density level.

  4. Recent expansion of the Internet market • 4.3 million Internet subscribers at year-end 2003, 80% of which through dial-up, up from 1.7 million at year-end 2000. • Driving factors : • Computer equipment rate • Regulatory framework • Development strategy of operators

  5. Bridging the gap with Western Europe • Trends in diffusion of mobile, fixed telephony and Internet access

  6. Bridging the gap with Western Europe • Disparities within the 10 new Member States

  7. Competition development • Competition in the mobile market, acting as an indirect source of competition in the fixed market • Full liberalization completed on 1 January 2003 • Progress in implementing pro-competitive regulations (CPS, interconnection), resulting in increased competition mainly in the business segment and LD/international traffic • Strong hold of incumbents on the local loop.

  8. FDI : positioning of Western European telcos

  9. Telecom operators • Growth and restructuring challenges

  10. Outlook • Significant opportunities for growth in the medium term: impact of general economic development, expansion of Internet & data market, rise in ARPU • Stronger pressure on tariffs through increased competition • VoIP accelerating the transformation of the industry? • Regulatory challenges: adapting to the new EU framework

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