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March 2014

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One Clear Measure of Telecom Market Change

March 15, 2014

One measure of how much the telecom market has changed, in Western Europe and elsewhere, is market share.  Consider that former U.K. monopoly provider BT, which once had 100 percent share, supplies just 31 percent of all fixed network broadband connections.  In France, Orange has 41 percent share, while in Italy Telecom Italia has 51 percent share.

Telco Capital Investment: Running Harder to Stay in Place

March 1, 2014

Competition has negatively affected the potential return from any major capital investment in carrier networks. One recent illustration is a warning by Fitch Ratings that telcos will have to invest more network capital than they used to, just to maintain earnings where they are.

“While investment in data networks is still economically justified, weakening cash
flows from traditional services means that telcos have to spend more capital simply to maintain EBITDA at the same level,” said Fitch Ratings.

That actually is not a new problem.