Hungary - Key Statistics, Regulatory and Fixed-line Telecoms Overviews

Synopsis

Hungary was early to deregulate its telecoms market but interconnection and loop unbundling disputes delayed full and effective competition. Rigorous in promoting competition, the regulator has reduced interconnection and access tariffs to levels average for the EU region. As in many other markets the fixed-line sector is shrinking due to the trend of fixed-to-mobile substation, with fixed-line operators looking to broadband internet access and broadband-based services to boost revenue. The economic crisis has affected telecom revenue, exacerbated by the government’s recent telecom taxes which have been criticised by the EC. This report provides an overview of Hungary’s telecoms and IT market, highlighting regulatory developments, major operators, fixed-line network infrastructure, and a variety of insightful statistics.

Key developments:

Telecoms tax raises HUF61 billion but cuts into operator profits and CAPEX; government considers additional telecoms tax based on traffic; operators reporting lower revenue; new access regulations incorporate fibre and cable infrastructure sharing; National Media and Infocommunication Authority inaugurated to oversee telecoms sector; regulator market data to April 2012; telco financial and operating data to March 2012; market developments into mid-2012.

Companies covered in the report include:

Magyar Telekom, Invitel, Antenna Hungaria and GTS-Datanet.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Key statistics
• 3. Telecommunications market
  • 3.1 Economic background
  • 3.2 Overview of Hungary’s telecom market
• 4. Regulatory environment
  • 4.1 Background
    • 4.1.1 Unified Telecommunications Act 2001
    • 4.1.2 Electronic Communications Act 2003
    • 4.1.3 EU Regulatory Framework
    • 4.1.4 Revised NFR
  • 4.2 Regulatory authority
    • 4.2.1 Nemzeti Hírközlési Hatóság (NHH)
  • 4.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Hungary
    • 4.3.1 Privatisation
    • 4.3.2 Interconnect
    • 4.3.3 Access
    • 4.3.4 Number Portability (NP)
    • 4.3.5 Carrier selection (CS) and carrier preselection (CPS)
• 5. Fixed network operators in Hungary
  • 5.1 Market overview
  • 5.2 Magyar Telekom
    • 5.2.1 International expansion
  • 5.3 Invitel
  • 5.4 Monor
  • 5.5 GTS-Datanet
  • 5.6 Antenna Hungária
• 6. Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 6.1 National telecom network
    • 6.1.1 Magyar Telekom
    • 6.1.2 Alternative operators
  • 6.2 International infrastructure
• 7. Wholesaling
  • 7.1 Overview
• 8. Related reports

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2011 (e)
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – March 2012
• Table 3 – Internet subscriber statistics – 2012 (e)
• Table 4 – Mobile statistics – 2012 (e)
• Table 5 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 6 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2008 - 2012
• Table 7 – Fixed-voice market share by operator – 2011 - 2012
• Table 8 – Magyar Telekom Group financial data – 2006 - 2012
• Table 9 – Invitel financial data – 2009 - 2011
• Table 10 – Invitel financial data by sector – 2010 - 2011
• Table 11 – Invitel subscribers – 2010 - 2011
• Table 12 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2000 - 2013
• Table 13 – Total international internet bandwidth – 2000 - 2012

• Chart 1 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2008 – 2012
• Chart 2 – Magyar Telekom Group financial data – 2006 – 2012
• Chart 3 – Invitel subscribers – 2010 – 2011

• Exhibit 1 – The EU regulatory framework for communications
• Exhibit 2 – Access, the local loop and unbundling – an overview
• Exhibit 3 – Number portability defined
• Exhibit 4 – Carrier selection and carrier preselection overview