Telecommunications market of Czech Rep.Phone Cards, Calling Cards |
| This report provides an overview of the Czech Republic’s liberalised telecom market which is serviced by numerous alternative operators competing with Cesky Telecom in the fixed-line, mobile and wireless sectors. The government completed the privatisation of Cesky Telecom in April 2005, which will help ensure effective competition in the market. Fixed-line numbers continue to decline due to mobile for fixed line substitution but growth in ADSL uptake has gathered momentum and provides an incentive for subscribers to keep fixed lines. Mobile voice market penetration is higher than in most Western European countries and this has led to the launch of commercial 3G services and a focus on mobile data services, with unlimited mobile data services available. Convergence offerings are growing in prevalence, with commercial digital terrestrial TV and cable services available, and the incumbent launching VoIP services. This Paul Budde report provides brief profiles of the major operators, together with the latest data and analysis on the country’s broadband, mobile and digital TV markets and an appraisal of likely developments in 2006. |
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