Telephone Services in France

Telephone Services in France

• Telephone Services:
 

 
Market Size

 

 
The French market for telephone services has decreased by 14.6% since 2002 to
 

 
a value of €27.3 billion in 2003.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Market Sectors

 

 
The fixed voice service sector decreased 20.2% to €11.1 billion from 1999
 

 
to 2003.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Share of Market

 

 
France Telecom still holds most of the telecommunications market with 69.8% of
 

 
the market but is increasingly challenged by competitors since the deregulation
 

 
of the market.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Marketing Activity

 

 
Figures shown are for 2002 as adspend data for 2003 was unavailable at the time
 

 
of writing.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Corporate Overview

 

 
France Telecom dominates the French market with a 63.1% market share in 2003.
 

 


 

 
• Telephone Services: France Télécom sa

 

 
France Telecom's turnover increased by 3.1% in 2003 to reach €46.1 billion.
 

 


 

 
• Telephone Services: Bouygues Telecom

 

 
Bouyues Telecom is part of the larger Bouygues group. As a result, data was only
 

 
available on the group revenue. In 2002, the group turnover increased 8.6% to
 

 
€22.2 billion. At the same time, the group net profit increased by 93.6%
 

 
to €666.0.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Cegetel

 

 
Turnover of the fixed line business of Groupe Cegetel amounted to €825.0
 

 
million in 2003, representing an decrease of 9.1% on the previous year.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Ldcom Networks

 

 
LDCOM is a telecommunications operator based in France. It was established by
 

 
the Louis Dreyfus group in 1998. As of April 2003, the group held approximately
 

 
43% stake in the operator. Other stakeholders in the operator are Suez (17%),
 

 
Swiss Credit First Boston (8%), Belgacom (8%), Italia Telecom (7%) and Wendel
 

 
Investment (7%). LDCOM acquired 9 Telecom in August 2002.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Distribution

 

 
The number of PSTN lines in service decreased by 1.7% to 28.7 million lines in
 

 
2003. The main drivers were consumers switching to mobile only homes and new technologies
 

 
such as voice over IP which decreased the number of telephone lines required by
 

 
businesses and other multiple line users.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Consumer Profile

 

 
In 2003, the number of PSTN lines in service decreased by 1.7% to 28.7 million
 

 
lines. This was driven by consumers who eliminated their fixed line entirely and
 

 
opted to only have mobile phones.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Market Forecasts

 

 
The market is forecast to grow by 20.3% between 2003 and 2008 to reach a value
 

 
of €32.9 billion in 2008.

 

 
• Telephone Services: Sector Forecasts

 

 
As with other Western European countries, fixed voice service revenues will continue
 

 
erode from €10.9 billion to €10.2 billion for a 6.8% decrease across
 

 
the period. This is primarily due to new technologies, such as Voice over IP,
 

 
competition from the cable operators, and people using mobile phones rather than
 

 
fixed voice services.