Italy - Voice, Data and Internet

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived on 31 January 2005 and has not been updated. In common with most European countries, Italy’s voice, data and Internet markets are distinguished by the ongoing deregulation and disestablishment of the incumbent operator. Voice services were deregulated in 1998 but as elsewhere, the national incumbent has maintained a strong hold on all telephony markets. Broadband growth took off in 2003, and unlike other large European states, alternative broadband technologies such as Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) and metro Ethernet have a major presence. Telecom Italia also has a strong presence in the Internet arena, though Tiscali and Wind are also significant ISPs. This report provides a historical snapshot of Italy’s voice, data and Internet markets in 2004.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Fixed voice market
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Local calls
  • 2.3 Long-distance calls
  • 2.4 International call market
  • 2.5 Carrier PreSelection (CPS) and Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)
• 3. Data market
  • 3.1 Data infrastructure
    • 3.1.1 Leased lines
    • 3.1.2 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
• 4. Internet market
  • 4.1 Overview of the Internet in Italy
  • 4.2 Internet statistics
  • 4.3 Regulatory issues
    • 4.3.1 Flat Rate Internet Access Call Origination (FRIACO)
    • 4.3.2 Government promotions of Information Technology
  • 4.4 Internet access locations
  • 4.5 Profile of Internet users
  • 4.6 Business market
  • 4.7 Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) market
  • 4.8 ISP market
    • 4.8.1 Tin.it
    • 4.8.2 Tiscali
    • 4.8.3 Wind
• 5. Related reports

• Table 1 – Call costs by call type – 2003
• Table 2 – Number of telecommunications channels and growth percentages – 2004 - 2005
• Table 3 – Fixed network traffic – 2004 - 2005
• Table 4 – ISDN subscribers – 1993 - 2003
• Table 5 – Internet users – 1991 - 2003
• Table 6 – Internet hosts – 1991 - 2003
• Table 7 – Home PCs – 1991 - 2003
• Table 8 – Internet users by location – 2000 - 2005

• Exhibit 1 – The Vatican online