The following table summarizes the level of competition in six key sectors, analyzed by region. For each sector and region, the table shows the number of countries with a monopoly, duopoly, partial competition and full competition. (The total number of countries in each region is shown in brackets). View benchmarking of competition by sector here.
Table 1: Competition by Sector and Region
| |
Local Service |
Domestic Long Distance |
International |
Mobile |
Internet Services |
Leased Lines |
| Africa (42) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monopoly |
16 |
17 |
16 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
| Partial competition & Duopoly |
11 |
11 |
12 |
15 |
4 |
8 |
| Full competition |
12 |
13 |
13 |
23 |
32 |
16 |
| Americas (31) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
11 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
| Partial competition & Duopoly |
5 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
| Full competition |
17 |
17 |
18 |
21 |
23 |
19 |
| Arab States (21) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
11 |
10 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
| Partial competition & Duopoly |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
| Full competition |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
| Asia Pacific (38) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
14 |
14 |
15 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
| Partial competition & Duopoly |
10 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
| Full competition |
14 |
13 |
12 |
18 |
19 |
14 |
| Europe and CIS (52) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
7 |
12 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
| Partial competition & Duopoly |
5 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
| Full competition |
41 |
38 |
40 |
35 |
44 |
40 |
| World |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
59 |
65 |
61 |
18 |
12 |
48 |
| Partial competition & Duopoly |
35 |
32 |
37 |
54 |
23 |
28 |
| Full competition |
90 |
88 |
87 |
104 |
128 |
96 |
Source: ITU World Telecommunications Indicators Database, 2009. The most up-to-date information can be found on the ICT Eye at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Default.aspx.
RELATED Materials
Module 2, section 2.2.1., Benchmarking Competition by Sector