Australia - Telecommunications - Call Statistics

Synopsis

What was simply known as the local call market a few years ago has developed into the most prized telecommunications market for local access and services. The market is still 90% dominated by the incumbent. This report provides call statistics including number of fixed access lines, telephone call spend per product and voice revenues. An overview and analysis of the latest trends in the local access market are provided as well overviews of a number of market surveys by the ACCC and ACMA.

1. Synopsis
2. Local market access – analysis and revenues
3. Telephone spend
4. Voice statistics – fixed access lines and service providers
5. Market surveys
- 5.1 Fixed line and mobile voice usage patterns
  - 5.1.1 Consumer trends
  - 5.1.2 SME trends
6. ACMA survey – consumer attitude towards telco services
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Landline versus mobile phone
- 6.3 Landline telephone usage
7. PSTN services index – ACCC survey – 2007
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 PSTN residential index
- 7.3 PSTN Business index
- 7.4 Mobile services index
8. ACCC report – PSTN revenue and usage
- 8.1 Retail PSTN services - 2006
  - 8.1.1 PSTN revenue and usage
  - 8.1.2 External wholesale PSTN services
9. Related reports

Table 1 – Local call and access revenues and annual change – Telstra and Optus – 1999 - 2007
Table 2 - Telephone call spend per product – 2007
Table 3 – Number of voice service providers in Australia by type of provider – June 2007
Table 4 – Fixed-line services – 1999-00 - 2006-07
Table 5 – Number of fixed-line telephone services – retail and wholesale – 2004-05 - 2006-07
Table 6 – Percentage breakdown of fixed-line telephone services in operation – 2004-05 - 2006-07
Table 7 – Number of ULL lines in Australia – 2006 - 2007
Table 8 – Main use of the fixed-line and mobile phone – August 2007
Table 9 – Usage of telecommunication services by device
Table 10 – Landline usage by type of call – 2007
Table 11 – Percentage changes in PSTN services indexes by services and consumer group – 2006-07 and since 1997-98
Table 12 – Year-on-year percentage change in PSTN services index by service type – 2001-02 - 2006-07
Table 13 – Comparison of share of total consumer PSTN expenditure by service – 1997-98 and 2006-07
Table 14 – Year-on-year percentage changes in PSTN services index by consumer group – 2001-02 - 2006-07
Table 15 – Year-on-year percentage changes in PSTN residential index – 2002-03 - 2006-07
Table 16– Year-on-year percentage changes in the PSTN business index – 2002-03 - 2006-07
Table 17 – Year-on-year percentage changes in the PSTN small business index by service type – 2002-03 - 2005-06
Table 18 – Year-on-year percentage changes in the PSTN larger business index by service type – 2002-03 - 2006-07
Table 19 – Year-on-year percent change in price indexes for mobile services – 2002-03 - 2006-07
Table 20 – Revenue & revenue share by PSTN service & carrier – 2002-03 - 2005-06
Table 21 – Year-on-year change in revenue by PSTN service – 2002-03 - 2005-06
Table 22 – Usage by PSTN service & carrier – 2002-03 - 2005-06
Table 23 – Year-on-year change in PSTN service usage – 2002-03 - 2005-06
Table 24 – Revenue & usage for PSTN origination/termination – 200203 - 2005-06