Lithuania - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory Overviews

Synopsis

Lithuania’s small telecoms market is among the more developed in Eastern Europe. A number of alternative operators offer services although the incumbent TEO is still the dominant operator in the fixed-line and broadband sectors. Fixed-line subscriber numbers are in steady decline, attributed to fixed-to-mobile substitution, although fixed-line broadband services provide an incentive for consumers to retain lines. This forms the focus of TEO’s future growth strategy, given that it has no presence in the mobile telephony sector. This report provides an overview of the Lithuania’s fixed-line communications sector in 2011. It includes a variety of statistics from the regulator and the main players, as well as an overview of regulatory developments, telecommunications network infrastructure and the incumbent operator TEO.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Key statistics
• 3. Telecommunications market
  • 3.1 Overview of Lithuania’s telecom market
• 4. Regulatory environment
  • 4.1 Background
    • 4.1.1 EU regulatory framework
    • 4.1.2 Revised NFR
  • 4.2 Regulatory authority
    • 4.2.1 Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT)
  • 4.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Lithuania
    • 4.3.1 Privatisation
    • 4.3.2 Interconnect
    • 4.3.3 Access
    • 4.3.4 Carrier selection and Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
    • 4.3.5 Number portability (NP)
• 5. Fixed network operators in Lithuania
  • 5.1 Market overview
  • 5.2 Lietuvos Telekomas (TEO)
• 6. Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 6.1 National telecom network
    • 6.1.1 TEO
    • 6.1.2 Alternative operators
  • 6.2 International infrastructure
• 7. Wholesaling
  • 7.1 Overview
• 8. Related reports

• Table 1 – Country statistics Lithuania – 2011 (e)
• Table 2 – Telecom revenue and investment statistics – 2010
• Table 3 – Telephone network statistics – 2010
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2010
• Table 5 – Internet subscriber statistics – 2010
• Table 6 – Fixed broadband statistics – 2010
• Table 7 – Mobile statistics – 2010
• Table 8 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 9 – Telecom revenue by key services – 2005 - 2010
• Table 10 – Telecom investment annual growth – 2006 - 2010
• Table 11 – CS and CPS lines – 2008 - 2010
• Table 12 – Market share of fixed-line alternative operators – 2003 - 2010
• Table 13 – TEO financial data – 2006 - 2011
• Table 14 – TEO financial data – 2006 - 2011
• Table 15 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2012
• Table 16 – TEO – fixed-line subscribers – 2005 - 2011
• Table 17 – Total international internet bandwidth – 2000 - 2010
• Table 18 – Dark fibre lines – 2008 - 2010

• Chart 1 – Telecom revenue by key services – 2005 - 2010
• Chart 2 – Telecom investment and annual growth – 2006 - 2010
• Chart 3 – CS and CPS lines – 2008 - 2010
• Chart 4 – Market share of fixed-line alternative operators – 2003 - 2010
• Chart 5 – TEO – fixed-line subscribers – 2005 - 2011
• Chart 6 – Dark fibre lines – 2008 - 2010

• Exhibit 1 – EU – The New Regulatory Framework (NRF)
• Exhibit 2 – Access, the local loop and unbundling – an overview