Market shares for incumbent fixed telephony operators continue to decline in 2005

Stuttgart, Germany – 30th November, 2005 – Incumbent fixed telephony operators’ market share in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK continue to decline in 2005 with increased competition/substitution from other companies such as CaTV, VoIP and mobile operators. Estimates for the year 2005 from Teleseeq, InfoCom’s market intelligence solution, show BT with the lowest market share among the 5 countries studied, dropping to about 66,6% from 67,3% in 2004. France Telecom will still hold a significant share of the market at 85,2% while Telecom Italia will have 83,9% of the market followed by Spain’s Telefonica with 80,5% and Deutsche Telekom with 79,9% (all figures are based on a net revenue evaluation incl. wholesale activities).

Fig. 1 – Incumbent Fixed Telephony Market Share 2002 - 2005


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