1 IDATE: TRANSATLANTIC TELECOM INDUSTRY 22 NOVEMBER Dimitri Ypsilanti OECD
2 Diffusion of New Communication Technologies: Is Europe pulling ahead of the US? Europe: More coherent vision of the Information Society Effective regulatory frameworks More effective unbundling Wireless Services Coverage of DSL Policies for convergence BUT US has higher per capita telecommunications investment More dynamic telecom manufacturing with high R&D expenditure
3 Broadband Penetration: June 2005
4 Broadband Growth G7:
5 Broadband prices per Mbit/s, by technology
6 Multiple Play Offers: Top Ten & Others CountryCompany Price USD PPPPrice USDDownUnlimited phone TV Channels JapanYahoo! BB N24 FranceFree Telecom Y93 JapanNTT West N21 NetherlandsCasema Y42 FinlandWelho N12 FinlandElisa N12 SpainAuna N50 NetherlandsVersatel Y1 USA (29th)Mstar Y24 USA (50th)SBC Y60
7 Cable helping generate competition Total households passed by cable TV networks
8 DSL Coverage (lines/population)
9 US Trailing Behind: Cellular mobile subscribers per 100 inhabitants, 2003