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Based on these general figures, one may conclude that fixed and mobile access are
generally regarded as complementary (and not as substitutes). Once again, other
factors nonetheless need to be considered and an analysis based on detailed national
data would generally be necessary to reach a conclusion.
4.1.2. A highly heterogeneous picture
Looking at each country separately, the general picture is highly heterogeneous.
Calls
Source: European Commission
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS MARKET INDICATORS - Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2011
The above graphic illustrates that, in countries such as Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech
Republic, Lithuania, Romania and Finland, more than 75% of the outgoing voice traffic
is originated from mobile networks. For these countries, where fixed network coverage
and penetration was previously high, it is possible that calls that “historically” originated
from fixed networks are now originated from mobile networks. However, it may also be
the case that in countries where mobile networks were rolled out in the absence of full
fixed coverage and penetration, mobile voice traffic represents a new source of market
demand (e.g. for those who did not previously have fixed voice access). The expansion
of mobile minutes would thus not necessarily derive from FMS but rather, in some
cases, from mobile networks addressing an untapped or unavailable part of the market.
Voice access
Based on the 2011 E-communication household survey, the number of households
having at least one mobile telephone access is rather high and homogeneous – from
82% to 96% (average 89%) – across Europe. On the other hand, fixed line penetration
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