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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. Introduction The Road to Regulatory Reform Communication Markets in the OECD Area Leading PTOs in OECD Area Chapter 2. Recent Communication Policy Developments A Decade of Change Regulatory Safeguards Future Regulatory Challenges Chapter 3. Telecommunication Market Size Market Drivers Chapter 4. Network Dimensions and Development Growth in Countries with Low Network Penetration Developments in Countries with High Network Penetration Digitalisation Network Investment Chapter 5. Internet Infrastructure Number of Internet Users Internet Hosts Internet Servers Domain Names IP Addresses The Internet and Convergence The World Wide Web Chapter 6. Broadcasting Services Broadcasting Market Regulatory Framework Emerging Trends: Digital Television Chapter 7. Telecommunication Pricing Main Trends in Pricing Business, Residential and International Baskets Internet Access Prices Leased Lines Cellular Mobile Communication

2 Communications Outlook 1999 Chapter 8. Quality of Service Connections Pay Phones Network Faults and Maintenance Value-added Service Answer Seizure Ratios Chapter 9. Employment and Productivity Chapter 10. Trade in Communication Equipment Chapter 11. Communication Aid Lower aid volumes Donor countries and organisations Recipients of communication aid Application of communication aid Associated financing Statistical Annex List of Tables Status of telecommunication facilities competition in the OECD, January Major public telecommunication operators in the OECD area with revenues greater than US$1 billion, Major cellular mobile telecommunication operators in the OECD area, Main indicators for incumbent and new public telecommunication operators in the OECD National long distance market shares of new operators International market share of new market entrants Status of major telecommunication network operators (November 1998) Interconnection frameworks Foreign ownership restrictions in telecommunications Treatment of Internet telephony Public telecommunication revenue in the OECD area Major growth areas in telecommunication revenue: mobile telecommunication Public telecommunication revenue ratios Cellular mobile telecommunication revenue per cellular mobile subscriber Major areas of PTO expenditure, Public telecommunication revenue as a percentage of GDP Major growth areas of telecommunication revenue: international telecommunication revenue, International telecommunication traffic Telephone traffic between OECD countries, R&D expenditures for PTOs and telecommunications equipment manufacturers, Revenues and R&D expenditures for manufacturers of Internet equipment, US Patent Office: Number of patents granted in electronic equipment and components industry Telecommunication access lines in the OECD area Access lines per 100 inhabitants in the OECD area Cellular mobile subscribers in the OECD area Cellular mobile development, Digitalisation in the OECD area Deployment of fibre optic cable in the OECD area... 78

3 Table of Contents 4.7. ISDN subscribers in the OECD area Public telecommunication investment in the OECD area Telecommunication investment by region Public telecommunication investment as a percentage of revenue Public telecommunication investment as a percentage of GFCF Public telecommunication investment per access line Public telecommunication investment per access path Public telecommunication investment per capita Expenditure on switching and transmission infrastructure, Internet hosts in OECD countries Web servers in OECD countries Secure Web servers for electronic commerce Second, third domain registered domain names in OECD area (July 1998) Domain name pricing, May Leading IP allocations and reservations by IANA, May Leading IP allocations from RIPE, April Leading IP allocations from APNIC, January Leading IP assignments from APNIC and RIPE, by country Comparative World Wide Web development (June 1998) World Wide Web links between TLDs and gtlds (July 1998) Percentage of all World Wide Web links between TLDs and gtlds (July 1998) Percentage of World Wide Web links between TLDs and gtlds (excluding intra-domains) (July 1998) Balance of World Wide Web links between TLDs and gtlds (July 1998) Broadcasting market revenue in OECD countries Television broadcasting market revenue in OECD countries Ranking by audiovisual turnover of the 50 leading companies in the world, Advertising revenue in the television broadcasting market Subscription revenue in the television broadcasting market Public funding in the television broadcasting market Broadcasting market revenue as percentage of GDP and revenue per inhabitant Number of broadcasting companies in the OECD area Status of major terrestrial television broadcasting companies in the OECD area Number of television channels viewable in the OECD area Penetration rate of households with television sets and television sets per household in OECD countries Average household television viewing time per day (in hours) Number of cable television subscribers in OECD countries Number of Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) subscribers in OECD countries Number of subscribers to major satellite television channel packages Definition of broadcasting in OECD countries Must carry rules in the OECD area Major domestic and local content requirements in the OECD area Regulatory treatment of webcasting service in OECD countries Broadcasting administration and regulation in the OECD area Specific cross sector ownership restrictions in OECD countries Ownership restrictions on television services in OECD countries Cross media ownership restrictions in OECD countries Foreign ownership restrictions on broadcasting services in OECD countries Scheduled plans for digital broadcasting in OECD countries Major digital direct broadcasting satellite (DBS) services in the OECD area Preparation for digital terrestrial television in selected OECD countries Charging practices for residential users in the OECD area,

4 Communications Outlook OECD basket of business telephone charges, August OECD basket of residential telephone charges, August Tariff regulation in OECD countries Collection charges per minute (peak rate), August Collection charges per minute (off-peak rate), August OECD International Tariff Basket, August OECD International Tariff Basket, August OECD trends in collection charges OECD basket of national and international business telephone charges, August OECD basket of national and international residential telephone charges, August Monthly basket of local PSTN residential charges, May PTO monthly Internet access charges, July PTO monthly Internet access charges, July Peak rate Internet access basket, Off-peak rate Internet access basket, Times series of leased line tariffs for OECD countries OECD basket of national leased line charges, August Basket of national and international leased line charges, August Basket of international leased line charges, August OECD basket of packet switched data communication charges, August OECD basket of analogue mobile telecommunication tariffs, August Network access: waiting time for new connection Network access: outstanding applications for connection Pay phones in the OECD area Quality of service: pay phones Quality of service: fault incidence and repair time Itemised billing Cost of itemised billing Caller line identification Directory assistance charges Answer seizure ratios Number of PTO employees in the OECD area PTO employment as per cent of total national employment PTO access lines per employee PTO employment data by company, Public telecommunication revenue per employee Number of employees in mobile telecommunications Total PTO expenditure on wages and salaries Total PTO wages and salaries per employee and per access line Telecommunications in the workplace Breakdown of OECD communication equipment exports Breakdown of OECD communication equipment imports Communication equipment exports in OECD countries, by value, Communication equipment imports in OECD countries, by value, Trade balances (export-imports) of OECD countries for communications equipment Evolution of the trade surplus/deficit per capita for the OECD countries for communications equipment Exports of modems from the United States Imports of modems into the United States Leading donors of total aid and communication aid ODA and other official flows from multilateral organisations Export credits for associated financing of communication projects Export credits for associated financing of communication projects, by country,

5 Table of Contents Statistical Annex A.1. Average annual exchange rates A.2. Purchasing power parities A.3. Consumer price index A.4. Total population A.5. Households List of Figures 1.1. Fixed network infrastructure competition Cellular mobile communication infrastructure competition Proportions between incumbents and new entrants, Proportions between incumbents and new entrants, New entrants international market share Share of mobile subscribers by operator, Trends in telecommunication revenue, investment and access paths, Mobile telecommunication revenue in OECD countries, Public telecommunication revenue per access line, 1987 and Public telecommunication revenue per capita, 1987 and Cellular mobile telecommunication revenue per cellular mobile subscriber, 1995 and PTO revenue by sector Minutes of outgoing international telecommunication traffic (MiTT), US Patent Office: number of patents granted in electronic equipment and components industry Access lines per 100 inhabitants in OECD countries, 1990, 1995 and Cellular mobile subscribers in OECD countries Cellular mobile subscribers per 100 inhabitants, Digitalisation in the OECD area, Telecommunications investment by region, Telecommunication investment as a percentage of PTO revenue and of GFCF, Public telecommunication investment per access line Public telecommunication investment per capita Internet hosts per inhabitants (incl..com,.net,.org), July Web servers per inhabitants (incl..com,.net,.org), July Secure Web servers for electronic commerce per inhabitants, August Domain name registration costs OECD tariff rebalancing by distance Iceland Telecom: price of domestic telephone calls, AT&T standard and discount prices, mid OECD business tariff basket, August OECD residential tariff basket, August OECD business and residential tariff basket trends OECD business tariff basket trends in different markets OECD residential tariff basket trends in different markets OECD tariff basket trends in different markets (total price) OECD tariff rebalancing by distance Time series of international collection charges and traffic Off-peak rate Internet access basket, 1998, in US$ PPP Pay phones in the OECD area, Quality of service: faults per 100 lines per annum Answer seizure ratios, Answer seizure ratio and digitisation of access lines,

6 Communications Outlook PTO access lines per employee PTO access lines and mobile subscriptions per employee in the OECD area, Public telecommunication revenue per employee Number of employees in mobile telecommunications PTO wages and salaries per employee and per access line, OECD trade in communications equipment, OECD communications equipment exports, OECD communications equipment imports, Evolution of communications equipment exports, imports and trade balance of OECD with selected Asian economies, Evolution of the trade balance of communications equipment for selected OECD regions/countries, Communications equipment trade surplus/deficit per capita, Communications equipment exports and imports in OECD countries by selected SITC categories Trade of modems with the United States, Total aid and communication aid per year Communication aid as a share of total aid, Communication aid by destination region, as a percentage of total communication aid from DAC countries Communication aid by region and by donor country, Aid by DAC country group Communication aid by DAC aid recipients and by type of communication aid,