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OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS
Slovakia
Slovakia
The Telecom Services Market
Z KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 2009e 2008 2007
Population (in millions) (1) 5.4 5.4 5.4
Households (in millions) (3) 1.7 1.7 1.7
GDP growth (%) (1) -4.9% +6.2% +10.6%
Per-capita GDP (PPP, $) (2) 21,374 22,097 20,355
Change in household consumption (%) (1) -0.5% +6.0% +6.9%
Sources:
(1) Eurostat, 2009
(2) IMF, October 2009
(3) Strategy Analytics, May 2009
Z TELECOM SERVICES REVENUES
(IN MILLIONS OF EUROS)
Z NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS (IN MILLIONS)
+ 0.3%
1.1%
170
177
154
1736.5 1742.1
177
190
138
-7.8%
+16.8%
1.1 1.0
0.7 0.8
20 19 12 14
5.59 5.66
103 104
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2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
1235
1238
2008 2009
Data transfer
Fixed Internet
Fixed telephony
Mobile telephony
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Fixed telephony (1) Fixed Internet (1)
Penetration (as % of population)
Growth rate 2008-2009
Sources:
(1) Idate, January 2010
(2) Orange estimate
Mobile telephony (2)
Growth rate 2008-2009
Source: Idate, January 2010
The telecommunications services market slowed considerably
in 2009, in a depressed economic environment, with revenue
growth of 0.3%, compared with 8.2% in 2008.
The fi xed-line services market continued to decline in 2009
(-10.5% for revenues and -7.8% for the number of subscribers)
in favor of mobile telephony and Voice over IP (123,000 new
lines according to Idate). New customers go primarily for mobile
offers due to their attractiveness, without necessarily also
having a fi xed or VoIP line.
The fi xed Internet services market grew by 7.1% in 2009 in
terms of revenues, and by 16.8% in terms of the number of
customers (i.e. 783,000 customers at end 2009), compared
with +18.5% and +24.5% respectively in 2008. This growth was
attributable both to Slovakia’s low Internet penetration rate of
14.3% and its economic development.
Slovakia is an increasingly dynamic and competitive market,
with a variety of offers available to consumers and businesses,
including ADSL, fi ber (FTTH) and mobile broadband Internet .
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