Phones Figures
Evolution of Revenues of Fixed and Mobile Phones (in Mios $)
| |
2002 |
2005 |
| Mobile Phone Gross Revenues |
757 |
910 |
| Mobile Phone Benefits |
403 |
710 |
| State Transfer |
248 |
620 |
| Total Financial Transfers of the Sector (fixed + mobile) to the Ministry of Finance |
497 |
966 |
Evolution of Time of International Communications (in millions of minutes)
| Year |
2001 |
2005 |
| Entering Communications |
307 |
913 |
| Outing Communications |
122 |
215 |
Subscriptions to Fixed Network (2006)
| Residential |
580 000 |
| Professionals |
140 000 |
| Total Subscriptions |
720 000 |
Télécommunications Rates (fixed network)
| Service |
Rate |
| Subscription Costs (for 3 months) |
LBP 36 000 |
| Cost of one local call (all regions) |
LBP 49 /minute |
| Subscription costs for a specific internet line (3 months) |
LBP 15 000 |
| Phone call rate from fixed phone to mobile |
LBP 10 + US 13¢/ minute |
Set up Costs of New Fixed Lines
| Connection |
LBP 100 000 |
| Guarantee |
LBP 100 000 |
| Taxes |
LBP 12 000 |
| Total |
LBP 212 000 |
| Set up cost of international line |
LBP 508 000 |
Expenses of Mobile Phones
| Average bill for all users (normal lines and prepaid cards) |
USD 57/month |
| Average bill for normal lines (postpaid) |
USD 100/month |
Distribution of the Market between the Two Operators
| |
MTC |
Alfa |
| Number of lines |
520 000 |
515 000 |
| Share of postpaid lines |
25% |
46% |
Comparative Penetration Rate of Mobile Phone
| Country |
Rate (%) |
| Bahrain |
109 |
| United Arab Emirates |
96 |
| Qatar |
89 |
| Oman |
47 |
| Algeria |
41 |
| Morocco |
40 |
| Lebanon |
28 |
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