Summary
This report provides 192 statistical tables for the telecom and fixed-line activities, both on a regional and national level, for the major 22 Eastern European countries. Full details are given elsewhere in the annual reports listed at the end of the Contents section.
A diverse and developing region, Eastern Europe's telcom market continues to evolve in response to competition and demand for new services, a trend that will continue during 2009 despite the global economic turmoil.
The EU plays a major part in shaping the region's telecoms market given that half of its countries are part of the EU. Its influence is most evident in the formation of liberalised telecom markets and regulatory frameworks designed to promote fair competition. This trend is also evident in the non-EU region which is gradually embracing market liberalisation as part of EU and WTO ascension requirements, presenting new opportunities for end users, alternative operators and investors.
The global financial turmoil and its impact on the cost of credit are expected to curtail CAPEX activity during 2009 to some extent, although the lack of strong competition in some markets will no doubt attract investors. With voice traffic continuing to migrate from fixed to mobile networks, telecom incumbents are focusing on broadband and convergence services to generate revenue, which in turn is shaking up broadband and pay TV markets given their deep pockets, technical capabilities and wide reaching distribution networks.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ALBANIA 1
2. BELARUS 2
3. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 3
4. BULGARIA 4
4.1 Infrastructure 4
4.2 Operator statistics 5
5. CROATIA 6
5.1 Infrastructure 6
5.2 Operator statistics 7
6. CYPRUS 9
6.1 Infrastructure 9
6.2 Industry financial statistics 10
7. CZECH REPUBLIC 12
7.1 Infrastructure 12
7.2 Industry financial statistics 13
7.3 Operator statistics 13
8. ESTONIA 15
8.1 Infrastructure 15
8.2 Industry financial statistics 16
8.3 Operator statistics 16
9. GREECE 18
9.1 Infrastructure 18
9.2 Industry financial statistics 20
9.3 Operator statistics 20
10. HUNGARY 23
10.1 Infrastructure 23
10.2 Operator statistics 24
11. LATVIA 26
11.1 Infrastructure 26
11.2 Industry financial statistics 27
11.3 Operator statistics 27
12. LITHUANIA 29
12.1 Infrastructure 29
12.2 Industry financial statistics 30
12.3 Operator statistics 31
13. MACEDONIA (FYROM) 33
14. MOLDOVA 34
14.1 Infrastructure 34
14.2 Industry financial statistics 34
15. MONTENEGRO 36
15.1 Industry statistics 36
15.2 Operator statistics 37
16. POLAND 38
16.1 Infrastructure 38
16.2 Industry financial statistics 39
16.3 Operator statistics 40
17. ROMANIA 41
17.1 Infrastructure 41
17.2 Fixed-line subscribers 43
17.3 Industry financial statistics 43
17.4 Operator statistics 43
18. RUSSIA 45
18.1 Infrastructure 45
18.1.1 Infrastructure by operator
18.2 Industry financial data 49
18.3 Operator statistics 49
19. SERBIA 52
19.1 Infrastructure 52
19.2 Industry financial statistics 53
19.3 Operator statistics 53
20. SLOVAKIA 55
20.1 Infrastructure 55
20.2 Industry financial statistics 56
20.3 Operator statistics 57
21. SLOVENIA 58
21.1 Infrastructure 58
21.2 Industry financial statistics 59
21.3 Operator statistics 59
22. UKRAINE 61
22.1 Infrastructure 61
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1-Albania-national key statistics-2008 1
Table 2-Albania-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 1
Table 3-Belarus-national key statistics-2008 2
Table 4-Belarus-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 2
Table 5-Bosnia-national key statistics-2008 3
Table 6-Bosnia-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1999 - 2007 3
Table 7-Bosnia-ISDN subscribers by fixed-line incumbent-2000 - 2007 3
Table 8-Bulgaria-national key statistics-2008 4
Table 9-Bulgaria-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2008 4
Table 10-Bulgaria-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 4
Table 11-Bulgaria-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 5
Table 12-Bulgaria-cost of local loop unbundling and shared access-2006 - 2007 5
Table 13-BTC financial data-2003 - 2007 5
Table 14-BTC interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 5
Table 15-Croatia-national key statistics– 2008 6
Table 16-Croatia-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2008 6
Table 17-Croatia-proportion of business employees utilising PCs-2007 6
Table 18-Croatia-proportion of businesses utilising networks-2007 7
Table 19-T-HT PSTN, BRA & PRA ISDN connections-2005 - 2007 7
Table 20-T-HT data services lines-2005 - 2007 7
Table 21-T-Hrvatski Telekom financial data-2007 7
Table 22-Cyprus-national key statistics-2008 9
Table 23-Cyprus-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 9
Table 24-Cyprus-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 9
Table 25-Cyprus-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 10
Table 26-Cyprus-access agreements with CyTA by type-2006 - 2008 10
Table 27-Cyprus-cost of Local loop unbundling and share access-2006 - 2007 10
Table 28-CyTA interconnection rates-2005 - 2007 10
Table 29-CyTA financial data-2001 - 2007 11
Table 30-Czech Republic-national key statistics– 2008 12
Table 31-Czech Republic-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 12
Table 32-Czech Republic-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 12
Table 33-Czech Republic-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 13
Table 34-Czech Republic-access agreements with Telefónica O2 by type-2006 - 2008 13
Table 35-Czech Republic-cost of local loop unbundling and share access-2006 - 2007 13
Table 36-Telefónica O2 interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 13
Table 37-Telefónica O2 financial data-2006 - 2007 14
Table 38-Estonia-national key statistics-2008 15
Table 39-Estonia-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 15
Table 40-Estonia-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 15
Table 41-Estonia-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 16
Table 42-Estonia-telecom sector revenue-2004 - 2007 16
Table 43-Estonia-local loop unbundling and share access costs-2006 - 2007 16
Table 44-Elion-fixed-line subscribers & outgoing call minutes-2005 - 2007 16
Table 45-Elion PSTN/ISDN subscribers-2002 - 2007 17
Table 46-Elion interconnection rates-2005 - 2007 17
Table 47-Eesti Telekom group-financial data-2006 - 2007 17
Table 48-Greece-national key statistics-2008 18
Table 49-Greece-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 18
Table 50-Greece-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 18
Table 51-Greece-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 19
Table 52-Greece-access agreements with OTE by type-2006 - 2008 19
Table 53-Greece-collocation availability and uptake-2007 - 2008 19
Table 54-Greece-outgoing fixed-line traffic by call type in minutes-2004 - 2007 19
Table 55-Greece-telecoms revenue and gross profit-1998 - 2007 20
Table 56-Greece-cost of local loop unbundling and share access-2006 - 2007 20
Table 57-Greece-interconnection rates in Greece-2005 - 2007 20
Table 58-Greece-telecoms revenue by operator-1999 - 2007 20
Table 59-Greece-telecoms assets by operator-2000 - 2007 21
Table 60-OTE fixed lines in service-2005 - 2007 21
Table 61-OTE combined unbundled & shared lines-2005 - 2008 21
Table 62-OTE market share of outgoing traffic-2004 - 2007 21
Table 63-OTE financial data-2006 - 2007 21
Table 64-OTE revenue breakdown by service-2005 - 2007 22
Table 65-FORTHnet financial data-2005 - 2007 22
Table 66-Hungary-national key statistics-2008 23
Table 67-Hungary-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 23
Table 68-Hungary-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 23
Table 69-Hungary-workplace Network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 24
Table 70-Hungary-access agreements with Magyar Telekom by type-2006 - 2008 24
Table 71-Hungary-cost of Local loop unbundling and shared access-2006 - 2007 24
Table 72-Magyar Telekom interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 24
Table 73-Magyar Telekom residential, business & payphones in service-2004 - 2007 24
Table 74-HTCC financial data-2006 - 2007 25
Table 75-Antenna Hungária financial data-2006 - 2007 25
Table 76-Latvia-national key statistics-2008 26
Table 77-Latvia-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 26
Table 78-Latvia-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 26
Table 79-Latvia-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 27
Table 80-Latvia-interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 27
Table 81-Latvia-local loop unbundling and share access costs-2006 - 2007 27
Table 82-Lattelecom PSTN / ISDN subscribers & network digitalisation rate-2002 - 2007 27
Table 83-Lattelecom Group financial data-2003 - 2007 28
Table 84-Latvia-access agreements with Lattelecom by type-2006 - 2008 28
Table 85-Lithuania-national key statistics-2008 29
Table 86-Lithuania-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 29
Table 87-Lithuania-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 29
Table 88-Lithuania-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 30
Table 89-Lithuania-telecom revenue by service-2007 30
Table 90-Lithuania-cost of Local loop unbundling and share access-2006 - 2007 30
Table 91-Lithuania-market share of fixed-line alternative operators-2003 - 2008 31
Table 92-Lithuania-access agreements with TEO by type-2006 - 2008 31
Table 93-TEO-fixed-line subscribers & outgoing call minutes-2005 - 2007 31
Table 94-TEO financial data-2006 - 2007 31
Table 95-TEO revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 31
Table 96-TEO interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 32
Table 97-Macedonia-national key statistics-2008 33
Table 98-Macedonia-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 33
Table 99-Makedonski Telekomunikacii-fixed lines in service-2004 - 2007 33
Table 100-Moldova-national key statistics-2008 34
Table 101-Moldova-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 34
Table 102-Moldova-fixed line revenue by service-2007 34
Table 103-Moldova-telecom industry revenue by service type-2005 - 2007 35
Table 104-Moldova-telecom industry investment by service type-2004 - 2007 35
Table 105-Montenegro-national key statistics-2008 36
Table 106-Montenegro-fixed lines in service and teledensity-2001 - 2007 36
Table 107-Montenegro-telecoms sector revenue-2001 - 2007 36
Table 108-T-Crnogorski Telekom PSTN and ISDN lines in service-2005 - 2007 37
Table 109-T-Crnogorski Telekom total traffic by sector-2005 - 2007 37
Table 110-Poland-national key statistics-2008 38
Table 111-Poland-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 38
Table 112-Poland-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 38
Table 113-Poland-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 39
Table 114-TPSA interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 39
Table 115-Poland-IT market revenue-2004 - 2008 39
Table 116-Poland-cost of local loop unbundling and share access-2006 - 2007 39
Table 117-TPSA fixed-line voice traffic market share-2005 - 2007 40
Table 118-TPSA financial data-2006 - 2007 40
Table 119-TPSA revenue breakdown by service-2007 40
Table 120-Netia financial data-2006 - 2007 40
Table 121-Romania-national key statistics-2008 41
Table 122-Romania-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 41
Table 123-Romania-data transmission connections by service type-2006 - 2007 41
Table 124-Romania-percentage of traffic by sector-2004 - 2007 42
Table 125-Romania-fixed-line capacity of alternative operators-2004 - 2007 42
Table 126-Romania-access agreements with RomTelecom by type-2006 - 2008 42
Table 127-Romania-interconnection agreements by type-2005 - 2007 42
Table 128-Romania-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 42
Table 129-Romania-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 43
Table 130-Romania-fixed-line subscribers of alternative operators-2004 - 2007 43
Table 131-Romania-cost of LLU and share access in Romania-2006 - 2007 43
Table 132-Romania-traffic on fixed-line networks by operator-2004 - 2007 43
Table 133-Romania-market share of fixed-line service providers-2005 - 2007 43
Table 134-RomTelecom financial data-2005 - 2007 44
Table 135-RomTelecom interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 44
Table 136-Russia-national key statistics-2008 45
Table 137-Russia-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 45
Table 138-Svyazinvest fixed-line traffic-2007 45
Table 139-Teledensity levels per Svyazinvest operator-2005 - 2007 46
Table 140-Urban and rural digitisation per Svyazinvest operator-2006 - 2007 46
Table 141-North-West Telecom network data-2005 - 2007 46
Table 142-Centertelecom network data-2005 - 2007 47
Table 143-VolgaTelecom network data-2005 - 2007 47
Table 144-Southern Telecom Company network data-2005 - 2007 47
Table 145-Uralsvyazinform network data-2005 - 2007 47
Table 146-Sibirtelecom network data-2005 - 2007 48
Table 147-Dalsvyaz network data-2005 - 2007 48
Table 148-Central Telegraph network data-2005 - 2007 48
Table 149-MGTS network data-2005 - 2007 48
Table 150-Russia - IT market revenue-2001 - 2007 49
Table 151-Russia-monthly household expenditure on telecom services-2007 49
Table 152-Centertelecom revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 49
Table 153-Dalsvyaz revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 49
Table 154-North-West Telecom revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 50
Table 155-Sibirtelecom revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 50
Table 156-Southern Telecom Company revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 50
Table 157-Uralsvyazinform revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 50
Table 158-VolgaTelecom revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 50
Table 159-Central Telegraph revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 51
Table 160-MGTS revenue breakdown by service-2006 - 2007 51
Table 161-ER Telecom operational data-2007 - 2008 51
Table 162-ER-Telecom financial data-2007 51
Table 163-Serbia-national key statistics-2008 52
Table 164-Serbia-fixed lines in service and teledensity-2001 - 2008 52
Table 165-Serbia-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2007 52
Table 166-Serbia-workplace Network usage by network type-2007 53
Table 167-Serbia-telecom market revenue by sector-2007 53
Table 168-Serbia-fixed network revenue and investment-2005 - 2008 53
Table 169-Telekom Serbia financial data-2006 - 2007 53
Table 170-Telekom Serbia fixed line revenue breakdown-2006 - 2007 54
Table 171-PTK revenue breakdown-2006 - 2007 54
Table 172-Slovakia-national key statistics-2008 55
Table 173-Slovakia-fixed lines in service, digitalisation and teledensity-1995 - 2007 55
Table 174-Slovakia-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 55
Table 175-Slovakia-workplace network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 56
Table 176-Slovak Telekom interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 56
Table 177-Slovakia-communications market revenue-2000 - 2007 56
Table 178-Slovakia-cost of Local loop unbundling and share access-2006 - 2007 56
Table 179-Slovakia-communications market revenue by operator-2004 - 2007 57
Table 180-Slovak Telekom financial data-2006 - 2007 57
Table 181-Slovenia-national key statistics-2008 58
Table 182-Slovenia-fixed lines in service and teledensity-1995 - 2007 58
Table 183-Slovenia-workplace PC usage by employer size and industry type-2004 - 2007 58
Table 184-Slovenia-workplace Network usage by network type-2004 - 2007 59
Table 185-Slovenia-access agreements with Telekom Slovenije by type-2006 - 2008 59
Table 186-Telekom Slovenije interconnection rates-2006 - 2007 59
Table 187-Slovenia-cost of Local loop unbundling and shared access-2006 - 2007 59
Table 188-Telekom Slovenije financial and operational data-2006 - 2007 59
Table 189-Telkom Slovenije wholesale connections-2006 - 2007 60
Table 190-Ukraine-national key statistics-2008 61
Table 191-Ukraine-telecoms market revenue by sector-January - June 2008 61
Table 192-Ukraine-fixed lines in service - 1995 - 2007 61
