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28 April, 2024
Volume of Sales on Fixed Telephony Market decreased by 13,5% in First Quarter of 2011
The data of National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) show that after a period of stagnation attested in 2010, in the first quarter of this year, the sales on the fixed telephone market declined compared with the same period of the last year, by 13,5% and totaled about 403, 5 million lei.
The reduction of fixed telephony market sales began in 2008, when the volume of sales decreased by 5,8% compared to 2007, whereas in 2009 they decreased by 12,7% compared with 2008. In 2010 the level of sales was maintained as in 2009 due to increase by about 11% of international traffic termination rates. The Agency explained the market downturn by the increasing phenomenon of fixed-mobile and fixed-Internet substitution, leading to decreasing traffic in fixed networks.
ANRCETI data show that in the reporting timeframe, the revenue from fixed telephony activities of company Moldtelecom decreased by 13,9%, making 397,5 million lei. The sales of alternative operators increased by 36,8% and reached almost 6 million lei. Following these developments, the average revenue per user (ARPU) fell by about 15% and amounted to 115,66 lei.
Although the sales of fixed telephone service market declined, the number of subscribers to these services increased slightly, by 1,7%, exceeding 1 million. 164,6 thousand. Moldtelecom connected to its network 382 new subscribers, alternative providers - 3099. As per March 31, 2011, Moldtelecom had a million 124,1 thousand subscribers, alternative providers - over 40,5 thousand.
In the first quarter, on the fixed telephony market there were 22 active providers. The biggest player on this market – JSC Moldtelecom – had 98,52% of this market by turnover. The other 21 alternative providers share 1,48%.
More information about the fixed telephony market in the first quarter of 2011 is available on the Agency website: www.anrceti.md, in the section „Market Evolution”.
May 13, 2011
Changed: 26/05/2011