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Notiziario Marketpress di
Marted́ 08 Febbraio 2005
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE EU AROUND 80 MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS PER 100 INHABITANTS IN THE EU25 IN 2003 SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MAIN TELEPHONE LINES SINCE 2001 |
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Bruxelles, 8 February 2005 Mobile telephony has experienced enormous growth since 1995. During the period 1995-2003, the number of mobile telephone subscriptions1 has grown 42% each year on average at Eu25 level. In 2003, there were over 364 million subscriptions in the Eu25 compared to only 22 million in 1995, meaning there were on average 80 subscriptions to mobile phones per 100 inhabitants in the Eu25 in 2003 compared to only 5 in 1995. Due to competition from mobile telephone networks and broadband, the number of main telephone lines2 in the Eu25, which increased from 197 million in 1995 to 230 million in 2001, has slightly decreased since then, registering 229 million in 2003. This information comes from a report3 released today by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. This publication also provides information on the Internet access of households, the broadband penetration rate and some other features of the telecommunications sector. Highest number of mobile phone subscriptions per inhabitant in Luxembourg, Sweden and Italy Luxembourg (120 per 100 inhabitants), Sweden (98), Italy (96) and the Czech Republic (95) recorded the highest numbers of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2003. It should be noted that subscriptions include active pre-paid cards and that one person may have more than one subscription. Therefore, the number of subscriptions can be higher than the population. The lowest numbers of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants were recorded in Poland (46), Latvia (52) and Lithuania (62). The number of mobile subscriptions rose by 8.6% in the Eu25 in 2003 compared to 2002. All Member States registered increases, ranging from around 5% in Malta, Finland, Austria and Italy to more than 30% in Latvia, Cyprus and Lithuania. The growth can be expected to slow down in those Member States having the highest subscription density. Large differences in the density of main telephone lines among the Member States In 2003, the average density of the main telephone network in the Eu25 was 50 lines per 100 inhabitants. However, large differences can be observed between the Member States. The density varied from 24 lines per 100 inhabitants in Lithuania and Slovakia and 28 in Latvia to 67 lines per 100 inhabitants in Denmark, 66 in Germany and 62 in Cyprus and the Netherlands. On average in the Eu25, the number of lines slightly decreased, by 0.3% in 2003 compared to 2002. The largest falls were observed in Lithuania (-11.0%), Slovakia (-7.7%) and Latvia (-6.8%). Mobile phone subscriptions and main telephone lines | Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | Mobile phone subscriptions: % change | Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants | Main telephone lines: % change | | 1995 | 2003 | 2003/2002 | 1995 | 2003 | 2003/2002 | | Eu25 | 4.9 | 79.9 | 8.6 | 44.2 | 50.3 | -0.3 | | Belgium | 2.3 | 84.1 | 7.1 | 45.7 | 49.0 | -0.9 | | Czech Republic | 0.4 | 95.2 | 12.8 | 23.2 | 35.5 | -1.3 | | Denmark | 15.8 | 88.6 | 6.5 | 61.4 | 67.1 | -2.4 | | Germany | 4.6 | 78.5 | 9.6 | 51.5 | 65.8 | 1.1 | | Estonia | 2.1 | 77.4 | 19.0 | 28.4 | 34.2 | -2.7 | | Greece | 2.6 | 84.9* | 17.0** | 48.7 | 47.2 | -3.9 | | Spain | 2.4 | 89.6 | 11.0 | 38.4 | 42.7 | 0.7 | | France | 2.3 | 69.9 | 8.0 | 56.1 | 56.9 | -0.6 | | Ireland | 4.4 | 85.8 | 13.3 | 36.4 | 49.3 | -1.0 | | Italy | 6.9 | 96.4 | 5.5 | 43.4 | 45.9 | -2.0 | | Cyprus | 6.9 | 77.2 | 32.0 | 53.8 | 62.4 | 4.5 | | Latvia | 0.6 | 52.3 | 33.0 | 28.9 | 28.0 | -6.8 | | Lithuania | 0.4 | 62.2 | 31.9 | 25.8 | 23.9 | -11.0 | | Luxembourg | 6.6 | 120.2 | 14.0 | 57.7 | 54.7 | -1.0 | | Hungary | 2.6 | 78.3 | 15.4 | 20.9 | 35.6 | -1.6 | | Malta | 2.9 | 73.0 | 4.7 | 46.2 | 53.4 | 1.2 | | Netherlands | 3.5 | 77.2 | 24.3 | 52.7 | 61.8 | 0.0 | | Austria | 4.8 | 87.9 | 5.3 | 47.8 | 39.2 | -0.9 | | Poland | 0.2 | 45.5 | 25.2 | 14.8 | 32.2 | 3.6 | | Portugal | 3.4 | 89.9 | 9.7 | 35.8 | 40.3 | -3.7 | | Slovenia | 1.4 | 94.4 | 22.4 | 30.9 | 40.8 | 2.9 | | Slovakia | 0.2 | 68.4 | 25.8 | 21.0 | 24.1 | -7.7 | | Finland | 20.4 | 91.2 | 5.1 | 55.1 | 49.3 | -5.8 | | Sweden | 23.0 | 98.4 | 10.7 | 68.2 | 60.9 | -2.2 | | United Kingdom | 9.8 | 84.4* | 11.1** | 50.3 | 52.0* | -2.3** |
*2002 **2002/2001
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