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 |
22 |
19 |
18 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
| Duopoly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Partial competition |
10 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
5 |
9 |
| Full competition |
10 |
10 |
9 |
21 |
28 |
11 |
| Americas (31) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
11 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
| Duopoly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Partial competition |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| Full competition |
14 |
15 |
16 |
20 |
24 |
12 |
| Arab States (21) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
15 |
12 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
| Duopoly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Partial competition |
4 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
| Full competition |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
| Asia Pacific (38) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
14 |
15 |
16 |
6 |
1 |
11 |
| Duopoly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Partial competition |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
| Full competition |
12 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
18 |
13 |
| Europe and CIS (52) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
6 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| Duopoly |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Partial competition |
4 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
3 |
| Full competition |
38 |
34 |
37 |
29 |
40 |
36 |
| World |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monopoly |
68 |
65 |
63 |
20 |
8 |
51 |
| Duopoly |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Partial competition |
34 |
31 |
37 |
55 |
21 |
25 |
| Full competition |
76 |
72 |
77 |
88 |
119 |
77 |
Source: ITU World Telecommunications Indicators Database, 2005. The most up-to-date information can be found on the ICT Eye at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Default.aspx.
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