2006 Latin America Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Mercosur, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

2006 Latin America Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Mercosur, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

The Southern Cone Common Market (Mercado Común del Sur –Mercosur) was established in March 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. These four countries form a block that covers most of Eastern South America. The purpose of Mercosur is to promote free trade and movement of goods and peoples, skills and money, among South American countries. A few other countries – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela – have associate member status. In December 2004, Mercosur merged with the Andean Community trade bloc – Comunidad Andina de Naciones (CAN) – to form the South American Community of Nations, patterned after the European Union.

Argentina: The country has made a full turn-around from its terrible recession, and the telecom sector has been growing apace. Fixed-line teledensity is 22.4%, similar to Brazil and Chile, and about 4% higher than the Latin American average, but there remains a marked discrepancy between urban and rural areas. While fixed lines have stagnated, mobile telephony has boomed, and Argentina’s mobile phones outnumber fixed line in service by more than 2.5. Mobile penetration is on a par with Brazil’s, higher than most other South America countries, but still a long way behind Chile. Three mobile companies operate in the country: Movistar, CTI Móvil, and Telecom Personal. Following the merger of Unifón and Movicom BellSouth in January 2005, the merged entity, Movistar, accumulated surplus spectrum which it must relinquish in stages, between 2005 and 2008. Three companies are vying to secure Movistar’s returned spectrum: cooperative start-up Comarcoop, CTI Móvil, and Hutchison. Argentina’s Internet market is the third largest in Latin America, and penetration is among the highest in the region. Traditionally, cable modem was the more popular medium of broadband access, but ADSL has consolidated its leadership in the country’s broadband market. Convergence strategies offer promising prospects in Argentina, and several companies are investing in triple play services. Digital terrestrial TV is under discussion: Argentina is likely to adopt the same system as Brazil, and the introduction of digital TV is expected to take place in September 2006.

Brazil: Since mid-2003, the Brazilian telecom market has enjoyed a period of outstanding growth, led by mobile telephony and broadband. But while the mobile and broadband sectors continue to boom, local fixed-line telephony stagnates. Brazil’s teledensity is about average for Latin America, and is on a par with neighbouring Argentina and Chile. As in most other Latin American countries and despite government efforts, Brazil’s fixed lines are still dominated by the incumbents in their respective regions. Fixed-line operators had to renew their contract licences in December 2005. The conditions of the new contracts include a new interconnection tariff regulation, and the obligation to bill local traffic in minutes instead of pulses, although the implementation of the pulses-to-minutes conversion has been delayed. A public consultation on number portability is being conducted in 2006. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are growing ever more popular, accounting for around 36% of Brazil’s international calls, and causing incumbent operators to lose revenues. In terms of Internet user numbers, Brazil is the 10th largest market in the world, and the undisputed leader in Latin America. But in terms of Internet penetration, it lags behind Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. While virtually all cable TV companies offer cable modem services, ADSL is the access technology of choice. Convergence strategies are gaining popularity in Brazil, and several companies have adopted the triple play strategy, combining VoIP, broadband and pay TV services. Fixed-line incumbents Telemar and Brasil Telecom plan to launch broadband TV (IPTV) in 2006, while the government is preparing to introduce digital terrestrial TV. In terms of mobile subscribers, Brazil is the fifth largest market in the world, behind China, the USA, Japan, and Russia. Yet, although Brazil holds more than one third of all the mobile users in Latin America, its mobile penetration trails Chile, Argentina, Suriname, and most of the Caribbean. Brazil’s mobile phone market is highly competitive, and one of the fastest growing in the world. There are eight mobile operators, of which four hold over 90% of the market.

Guyana: The fixed-line telecom market in Guyana is still a monopoly, despite numerous attempts at liberalisation. Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T), controlled by Atlantic Tele-Network, is the country’s only fixed-line operator, and dominates the mobile market. A competing mobile player, Cel*Star, launched services in November 2004, and had managed to corner about 13% of the market by early 2006. The government announced, in February 2006, that it intended to issue a new mobile licence, to Digicel. While fixed-line teledensity and mobile penetration in Guyana are both below the regional average, the country has a surprisingly large number of Internet users, much greater than one would expect from its level of GDP per capita, which is amongst the lowest in Latin America. This phenomenon could be attributed to the fact that the ISP market was the first telecom sector open to competition. A few ISPs and most Internet cafés also offer VoIP services – a controversial practice, which has led to heated complaints by GT&T, since Internet telephony is a grey area in Guyana.

Paraguay: With the lowest fixed-line teledensity and also the lowest Internet user penetration in South America, Paraguay has a fixed-line market that is still neither privatised nor liberalised. Privatisation attempts have met with strikes and violent demonstrations. The state-owned incumbent, Copaco, is known as being inefficient and overstaffed. The mobile and Internet sectors have been open to competition since 1995, and mobile phones outnumber fixed lines in service by around five to one. All four mobile operators provide GSM/GPRS services. The government is working on plans to privatise and liberalise the telecom market, which has considerable expansion potential, judging by Paraguay’s GDP, which although low, warrants greater telecom development.

Suriname: Despite economic and legislative problems, Suriname’s telecom infrastructure is reasonable compared with the rest of Latin America. Fixed-line teledensity is about average for the region, while mobile penetration is considerably higher than average, second only to Chile and the more developed Caribbean islands. State-owned Telesur is the exclusive provider of fixed-line and mobile telecom services. It operates a GSM mobile system, which it launched in September 2002. Internet access is the only market sector open to competition, but only one company, CQ-Link, offers any challenge to Telesur’s dominant ISP. Following WTO recommendations, Suriname has agreed to liberalise the telecom sector and has been developing suitable legislation to this end. The Surinamese government has expressed hopes of opening telecommunications to competition during 2006, but that the market is too small for more than two additional companies to compete with Telesur.

Uruguay: The long-distance and international telephone sectors in Uruguay have been liberalised since February 2001, but state-owned Antel retains a monopoly over local telephony. Yet the country leads Latin America in many key indicators (teledensity, computer and Internet penetration), and has the region’s highest literacy rate. Despite Antel’s stranglehold over basic telecom services, the country has one of Latin America’s highest fixed-line teledensity rates. Other segments of the telecom market have been liberalised, including mobile telephony, Internet, and value-added services. In September 2005, Antel began the first 3G (UMTS) trial in Latin America, with a select group of customers. Antel’s subsidiary Ancel is the mobile market leader, but since 2005, it has two strong competitors: Telefónica Móviles, operating as Movistar, and América Móvil, operating as CTI Móvil. In the broadband market, Antel offers ADSL, wireless GSM/GPRS, and satellite technologies. Several other ISPs offer ADSL services. In fact, most Uruguayan ISPs offer some form of broadband access.

Venezuela: The telecom sector is the second-most important business in Venezuela after the oil industry. Although open to competition since 2000, the incumbent CANTV still holds 82% of the country’s fixed lines in service. Teledensity is lower than average for the region, lagging behind most of the larger Latin American economies. In contrast, Venezuela’s mobile penetration is on a par with Brazil’s and Mexico’s, and appreciably higher than average for Latin America. In early 2006, there were 3.5 mobile phones for every fixed line in service. The two leading mobile operators, Telefónica’s Movistar and CANTV’s Movilnet, operate nationwide CDMA networks, offering CDMA 2000 1x and 1xEV-DO services. Three companies with regional rural telephony licences, Digitel, Infonet, and Digicel, offer GSM services. In early 2006, Venezuelan businessman Cisneros announced that he planned to buy Digitel from TIM, and merge it with Infonet and Digicel to form a single nationwide GSM operator. Internet penetration in Venezuela is lower than the South American average, but is growing rapidly. The two largest cable TV companies, NetUno and Intercable, both offer triple play service, combining cable TV, broadband, and telephony. Under a UNDP-sponsored Wireless Internet Project, the Venezuelan government is using WiFi technology as a means of expanding Internet access nationwide; the first step involved the deployment of free WiFi access in Caracas, where the residents of six districts enjoy wireless broadband without payment or password.

1. ARGENTINA
1.1 Key statistics
1.2 Telecommunications market
1.2.1 Overview of Argentina’s telecom market
1.2.2 Historical – the recession of 2000 – 2002
1.2.3 Market analysis – 2004 – 2005
1.3 Regulatory environment
1.3.1 Background
1.3.2 Regulatory authorities
1.3.3 Privatisation of Entel
1.3.4 Telecom sector liberalisation in Argentina
1.3.5 Universal Service Fund
1.3.6 Multicarrier system
1.4 Fixed network operators in Argentina
1.4.1 Overview of operators
1.4.2 Telefónica de Argentina (TASA)
1.4.3 Telecom Argentina
1.4.4 Telmex Argentina
1.4.5 Comsat Argentina
1.4.6 Impsat
1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
1.5.1 National telecom network
1.5.2 International infrastructure
1.5.3 Infrastructure developments
1.6 Internet market
1.6.1 Overview
1.7 Broadband market
1.7.1 Overview
1.7.2 Cable modems
1.7.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
1.7.4 Wireless broadband
1.8 Convergence
1.8.1 Overview of media convergence
1.8.2 Triple play models
1.8.3 Regulatory issues
1.8.4 Pay TV
1.8.5 Digital Terrestrial TV
1.9 Mobile communications
1.9.1 Overview of Argentina’s mobile market
1.9.2 Regulatory issues
1.9.3 Mobile technologies
1.9.4 Mobile operators
1.9.5 Mobile voice services in Argentina
1.9.6 Mobile data services
2. BRAZIL
2.1 Key statistics
2.2 Telecommunications market
2.2.1 Overview of Brazil’s telecom market
2.3 Regulatory environment
2.3.1 History
2.3.2 Regulatory authority
2.3.3 Privatisation of Telebrás
2.3.4 Mirror companies
2.3.5 Telecom sector liberalisation in Brazil
2.3.6 Universalisation goals
2.3.7 Universal service fund
2.3.8 Foreign investment
2.3.9 Number portability
2.3.10 Access
2.3.11 Interconnect
2.3.12 Fixed-line contract renewal – January 2006
2.4 Fixed network operators in Brazil
2.4.1 Overview of fixed network market
2.4.2 Telemar
2.4.3 Brasil Telecom
2.4.4 Telesp
2.4.5 Embratel
2.4.6 Global Village Telecom (GVT)
2.4.7 Intelig Telecom
2.4.8 CTBC Telecom
2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
2.5.1 National telecom networks
2.5.2 International infrastructure
2.5.3 Infrastructure developments
2.6 Internet market
2.6.1 Overview of the Internet in Brazil
2.6.2 Brazil’s ISP market
2.7 Broadband market
2.7.1 Overview
2.7.2 Cable modems
2.7.3 ADSL
2.7.4 Broadband Powerline (BPL)
2.7.5 Wireless broadband
2.8 Convergence
2.8.1 Overview of media convergence
2.8.2 Triple play models
2.8.3 Pay TV
2.8.4 Broadband TV (IPTV)
2.8.5 Digital terrestrial TV
2.9 Mobile communications
2.9.1 Overview
2.9.2 Privatisation of Telebrás
2.9.3 Mobile regulations and issues
2.9.4 Frequency bands
2.9.5 Mobile technologies
2.9.6 Mobile voice services
2.9.7 Mobile data services
2.9.8 Mobile operators in Brazil
3. GUYANA
3.1 Key statistics
3.2 Telecommunications market
3.2.1 Overview of Guyana’s telecom market
3.3 Regulatory environment
3.3.1 Background
3.3.2 Regulatory authority
3.3.3 Privatisation
3.3.4 Telecom sector liberalisation in Guyana
3.3.5 Settlement rates
3.4 Fixed network operator in Guyana
3.4.1 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co Ltd
3.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
3.5.1 National telecom network
3.5.2 International
3.6 Internet market
3.6.1 Overview
3.7 Broadband market
3.7.1 Overview
3.8 Convergence
3.8.1 Overview of media convergence
3.9 Mobile communications
3.9.1 Overview of Guyana’s mobile market
3.9.2 Mobile technologies
3.9.3 Major mobile operators
3.9.4 Mobile voice services
4. PARAGUAY
4.1 Key statistics
4.2 Telecommunication market
4.2.1 Overview of Paraguay’s telecom market
4.3 Regulatory environment
4.3.1 Background
4.3.2 Regulatory authority
4.3.3 Privatisation of Copaco
4.3.4 Telecom sector liberalisation in Paraguay
4.3.5 Foreign investment
4.3.6 Interconnect
4.4 Fixed network operator in Paraguay
4.4.1 Copaco
4.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
4.5.1 National telecom network
4.5.2 International infrastructure
4.5.3 Infrastructure developments
4.6 Internet market
4.6.1 Overview
4.7 Broadband market
4.7.1 Overview
4.7.2 Wireless broadband
4.8 Convergence
4.8.1 Overview of media convergence
4.8.2 Pay TV
4.9 Mobile communications
4.9.1 Overview of Paraguay’s mobile market
4.9.2 Mobile technologies
4.9.3 Major mobile operators
4.9.4 Mobile voice services in Paraguay
4.9.5 Mobile data services
5. SURINAME
5.1 Key statistics
5.2 Telecommunications market
5.2.1 Overview of Suriname’s telecom market
5.3 Regulatory environment
5.3.1 Background
5.3.2 Regulatory authority
5.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Suriname
5.4 Fixed network operator in Suriname
5.4.1 Telesur
5.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
5.5.1 National telecom network
5.5.2 International infrastructure
5.5.3 Infrastructure developments
5.6 Internet and broadband market
5.6.1 Overview
5.7 Convergence
5.7.1 Overview of media convergence
5.7.2 Pay TV
5.8 Mobile communications
5.8.1 Overview of Suriname’s mobile market
5.8.2 Major mobile operators
5.8.3 Mobile voice services
6. URUGUAY
6.1 Key statistics
6.2 Telecommunications market
6.2.1 Overview of Uruguay’s telecom market
6.3 Regulatory environment
6.3.1 Regulatory authority
6.3.2 Telecom sector liberalisation in Uruguay
6.3.3 Privatisation of Antel
6.4 Fixed network operator in Uruguay
6.4.1 Overview
6.4.2 Antel
6.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
6.5.1 National telecom network
6.5.2 International infrastructure
6.6 Internet market
6.6.1 Overview
6.7 Broadband market
6.7.1 Overview
6.7.2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
6.7.3 Wireless broadband
6.8 Convergence
6.8.1 Overview of media convergence
6.8.2 Pay TV
6.9 Mobile communications
6.9.1 Overview of Uruguay’s mobile market
6.9.2 Mobile technologies
6.9.3 Major mobile operators
6.9.4 Mobile voice services
6.9.5 Mobile data services
7. VENEZUELA
7.1 Key statistics
7.2 Telecommunications market
7.2.1 Overview of Venezuela’s telecom market
7.3 Regulatory environment
7.3.1 Background
7.3.2 Regulatory authority
7.3.3 Privatisation of CANTV
7.3.4 Telecom sector liberalisation in Venezuela
7.3.5 Interconnection
7.4 Fixed network operators in Venezuela
7.4.1 Overview of operators
7.4.2 CANTV
7.4.3 Movistar (Telefónica)
7.4.4 Digitel
7.4.5 NetUno (previously Veninfotel)
7.4.6 New Global Telecom Venezuela (NGTV)
7.4.7 CVG Telecom
7.4.8 Impsat Venezuela
7.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
7.5.1 National telecom network
7.5.2 International infrastructure
7.5.3 Infrastructure developments
7.6 Internet market
7.6.1 Overview
7.7 Broadband market
7.7.1 Overview
7.7.2 Cable modems
7.7.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
7.7.4 Wireless broadband
7.8 Convergence
7.8.1 Overview of media convergence
7.8.2 Triple play models
7.8.3 Pay TV
7.8.4 Cable TV
7.8.5 Satellite TV
7.8.6 Interactive TV
7.8.7 Digital Terrestrial TV
7.9 Mobile communications
7.9.1 Overview of Venezuela’s mobile market
7.9.2 Mobile technologies
7.9.3 Major mobile operators
7.9.4 Mobile voice services in Venezuela
7.9.5 Mobile data services
8. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS


Exhibit 1 – TASA at a glance
Exhibit 2 – Telecom Argentina at a glance
Exhibit 3 – Major submarine cable networks landing in Argentina
Exhibit 4 – PCS auctions 1999
Exhibit 5 – Subdivision of Brazil into regions and areas
Exhibit 6 – Privatisation of Telebrás
Exhibit 7 – Fixed-line incumbents and mirror companies by region
Exhibit 8 – Telemar Norte Leste (Telemar) at a glance
Exhibit 9 – Brasil Telecom at a glance
Exhibit 10 – Telesp at a glance
Exhibit 11 – Embratel Participações at a glance
Exhibit 12 – Principal subsidiaries of Embratel Participações – 2005
Exhibit 13 – Major submarine cable networks landing in Brazil
Exhibit 14 – Geostationary satellites operating in Brazil
Exhibit 15 – Subdivision of Brazil into regions and areas
Exhibit 16 – Band-A mobile operators and technologies used
Exhibit 17 – Band-B mobile operators and technologies used
Exhibit 18 – Band-D mobile operators and technologies used
Exhibit 19 – Band-E mobile operators and technologies used
Exhibit 20 – Subdivision of Brazil into regions and areas
Exhibit 21 – Vivo group – company history
Exhibit 22 – Major ISPs and broadband companies – 2005
Exhibit 23 – Licensed mobile companies
Exhibit 24 - Licensed ILD operators in Uruguay – February 2006
Exhibit 25 – CANTV at a glance
Exhibit 26 – Major submarine cable networks landing in Venezuela
Exhibit 27 – Mobile telephony in Venezuela – historical overview
Exhibit 28 – Mobile telephony in Venezuela – licensing regions




Table 1 – Country statistics Argentina – 2005
Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2005
Table 3 – Internet provider statistics – 2005
Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2005
Table 5 – Broadband statistics – 2005
Table 6 – Mobile statistics – 2005
Table 7 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 8 – TASA fixed lines in service and annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 9 – Telecom Argentina fixed lines in service and annual change; and public phones statistics – 2000 - 2005
Table 10 – Fixed lines in service, annual change and teledensity – 1996 - 2005
Table 11 – Public payphones in service and annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 12 – Internet users and user penetration - 1999 - 2005
Table 13 – Residential dial-up subscribers and free ISP customers - 2001 - 2005
Table 14 – Internet host computers and annual change - 1993 - 2004
Table 15 – Residential and corporate broadband subscribers and penetration - 2001 - 2005
Table 16 – Cable broadband subscribers and penetration - 2001 - 2005
Table 17 – FiberTel – cable modem subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 18 – ADSL subscribers and penetration - 2001 - 2005
Table 19 – TASA – ADSL subscribers and annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 20 – Telecom – ADSL subscribers and annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 21 – Cable TV subscribers and penetration based on INDEC data – 1997 - 2004
Table 22 – Cable TV subscribers and penetration based on ITU and ATVC data – 1998 - 2004
Table 23 – CableVisión – cable TV subscribers and annual change – 1999 - 2005
Table 24 – Multicanal – cable TV subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 25 – Mobile subscribers by operator and technology – September 2005
Table 26 – Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1996 - 2005
Table 27 – Operator market share - 2003 - 2005
Table 28 – Movistar (former TCP and Movicom) – mobile subscribers and annual change – 1999 - 2005
Table 29 – CTI Móvil – mobile subscribers and annual change – 1999 - 2005
Table 30 – Telecom Personal – mobile subscribers and annual change – 1999 - 2005
Table 31 – Prepaid/postpaid ratio - 1999 - 2005
Table 32 – Country statistics Brazil – 2005
Table 33 – Telephone network statistics – 2005
Table 34 – Internet provider statistics – 2005
Table 35 – Internet user statistics – 2005
Table 36 – Broadband statistics – 2005
Table 37 – Mobile statistics – February 2006
Table 38 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 39 – Regions of Brazil
Table 40 – Telemar fixed lines in service and annual change and digitisation – 1998 - 2005
Table 41 – Brasil Telecom fixed lines in service and annual change and digitisation – 1998 - 2005
Table 42 – Telesp fixed lines in service; annual change and digitisation – 1999 - 2005
Table 43 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1998 - 2005
Table 44 – Public payphones and annual change – 1998 - 2005
Table 45 – Internet users and user penetration - 1996 - 2005
Table 46 – Active residential dial-up users and annual change - 2000 - 2006
Table 47 – Internet host computers and annual change - 1994 - 2005
Table 48 – Broadband subscribers and penetration/annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 49 – Cable modem subscribers and penetration/annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 50 – Virtua active subscribers and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 51 – ADSL subscribers and penetration/annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 52 – ADSL – operators’ market share – 2002 - 2005
Table 53 – Telesp – ADSL subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 54 – Brasil Telecom – ADSL subscribers and annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 55 – Telemar – ADSL subscribers and annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 56 – Pay TV concessions - 2005
Table 57 – Pay TV subscribers and penetration/annual change – 1999 - 2005
Table 58 – Pay TV subscriber ratio by technology - 2000 - 2005
Table 59 – Cable TV subscribers and penetration/annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 60 – MMDS subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 61 – DTH subscribers – 2000 - 2005
Table 62 – Major pay TV companies market share - 1998; 2003 - 2005
Table 63 – Net Serviços pay TV subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 64 – TVA subscribers: Pay TV and Broadband and annual change – 2003 - 2005
Table 65 – Sky Brasil subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2005
Table 66 – Mobile subscribers by operator – September 2005
Table 67 – Mobile subscribers and penetration/annual change - 1996 - 2006
Table 68 – Operator’s market share – 2003 - 2005
Table 69 – Band A, B, D and E subscribers – 2000 - 2005
Table 70 – Band A, B, D and E ratio – 1998 - 2005
Table 71 – Mobile subscribers by technology – 2002 - 2005
Table 72 – Market share by technology – 2002 - 2005
Table 73 – Annual change by technology – 2003 - 2005
Table 74 – Prepaid mobile subscribers and proportion of total – 2002 - 2005
Table 75 – Operator’s market share – 2003 - 2005
Table 76 – Vivo subscribers – 2002 - 2005
Table 77 – Telesp Celular – postpaid and prepaid subscribers and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 78 – Global Telecom – postpaid and prepaid subscribers and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 79 – Tele Centro Oeste – postpaid and prepaid subscribers and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 80 – Tele Leste Celular – postpaid and prepaid subscribers and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 81 – Tele Sudeste Celular – postpaid and prepaid subscribers and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 82 – CRT subscribers – postpaid and prepaid subscribers and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 83 – TIM subscribers and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 84 – Claro subscribers: postpaid and prepaid and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 85 – Oi subscribers: postpaid and prepaid and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 86 – Amazônia Celular subscribers: postpaid and prepaid and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 87 – Telemig Celular subscribers: postpaid and prepaid and annual change – 2002 - 2005
Table 88 – Brasil Telecom – postpaid and prepaid mobile subscribers and annual change – 2004 - 2005
Table 89 – Country statistics Guyana – 2005
Table 90 – Telephone network statistics – 2004
Table 91 – Internet provider statistics – 2004
Table 92 – Internet user statistics – 2004
Table 93 – Mobile statistics – September 2005
Table 94 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 95 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity/annual change - 1996 - 2005
Table 96 – Internet users and user penetration/annual change - 1996 - 2004
Table 97 – Internet host computers and annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 98 – Mobile subscribers and penetration/annual change – 1998 - 2005
Table 99 – Country statistics Paraguay – 2005
Table 100 – Telephone network statistics – 2004
Table 101 – Internet provider statistics – 2004
Table 102 – Internet user statistics – 2004
Table 103 – Mobile statistics – September 2005
Table 104 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 105 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity/annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 106 – Internet users and user penetration/annual change - 1996 - 2004
Table 107 – Internet host computers and annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 108 – Multicanal cable TV subscribers and annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 109 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change – September 2005
Table 110 – Mobile subscribers and penetration/annual change – 1998 - 2005
Table 111 – Mobile operators market share - 2003 - 2005
Table 112 – Country statistics Suriname – 2005
Table 113 – Telephone network statistics – 2004
Table 114 – Internet provider statistics – 2004
Table 115 – Internet user statistics – 2004
Table 116 – Mobile statistics – June 2005
Table 117 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 118 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity/annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 119 – Internet users and user penetration/annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 120 – Internet host computers and annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 121 – Mobile subscribers and penetration/annual change - 1996 - 2005
Table 122 – Country statistics Uruguay – 2005
Table 123 – Telephone network statistics – 2004
Table 124 – Internet provider statistics – 2004
Table 125 – Internet user statistics – 2004
Table 126 – Mobile statistics – September 2005
Table 127 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 128 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity/annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 129 – Internet users and user penetration/annual change - 1996 - 2004
Table 130 – Internet host computers and annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 131 – Multicanal cable TV subscribers and annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 132 – Mobile subscribers by operator – September 2005
Table 133 – Mobile subscribers and penetration/annual change – 1996 – 2005
Table 134 – Mobile operators’ market share - 2003 - 2005
Table 135 – Ancel subscribers and annual change - 1999 - 2005
Table 136 – Movistar subscribers and annual change – 1999 - 2005
Table 137 – CTI Móvil subscribers and annual change – 2004 - 2005
Table 138 – Country statistics Venezuela – 2005
Table 139 – Telecom revenue and investment statistics – 2005
Table 140 – Telephone network statistics – 2005
Table 141 – Internet provider statistics – 2005
Table 142 – Internet user statistics – 2005
Table 143 – Mobile statistics – 2005
Table 144 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 145 – Operators’ fixed line market share – 2003 - 2005
Table 146 – CANTV – fixed-lines, annual change and market share - 1998 - 2005
Table 147 – Movistar – WLL lines and annual change – 2004 - 2005
Table 148 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity/annual change - 1996 - 2005
Table 149 – Public payphones and annual change – 1997 - 2005
Table 150 – Internet users and user penetration/annual change - 1998 - 2005
Table 151 – Internet subscribers by access type – 2000 - 2005
Table 152 – Internet host computers and annual change – 1996 - 2004
Table 153 – CANTV – ADSL subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 154 – Pay TV subscribers and penetration/annual change - 1997 - 2005
Table 155 – Mobile subscribers by operator and technology – September 2005
Table 156 – Mobile subscribers and penetration/annual change - 1997 - 2005
Table 157 – Operators’ mobile market share – 2003 - 2005
Table 158 – Movistar - mobile subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 159 – Movilnet - mobile subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 160 – Digitel - mobile subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 161 – Infonet - mobile subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2005
Table 162 – Digicel - mobile subscribers and annual change – 2001 - 2005
Table 163 – Prepaid/postpaid ratio - 1997 - 2005