Turkey’s communications market holds much potential given the size of its population and its growing economy due to the country’s integration with the European Union (EU). The telecoms market has been liberalised with a number of licences awarded to alternative operators and a 55% stake in the incumbent fixed-line operator privatised. The country’s telecoms regulatory framework has been amended to conform to the EU’s regulatory framework for communications. Despite these regulatory developments the incumbent still dominates the market although experience from other EU countries indicate it does take time to nurture competition. This report provides an introduction to the country’s fixed-line market, covering the regulatory environment, market liberalisation and privatisation of the fixed-line incumbent, as well as the country’s national and international fixed-line infrastructure and offering a wealth of statistics.
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| 1. | | Synopsis |
| 2. | | Key statistics |
| 3. | | Telecommunications market |
| 3.1 | | Overview of Turkey’s telecom market |
| 4. | | Regulatory environment |
| 4.1 | | Background |
| 4.2 | | Regulatory authority |
| 4.2.1 | | Telekomunikasyon Kurumu |
| 4.3 | | Telecom sector liberalisation in Turkey |
| 4.4 | | Privatisation |
| 4.4.1 | | Privatisation background |
| 4.5 | | Interconnect |
| 4.6 | | Access |
| 4.7 | | Number portability |
| 4.8 | | Universal services |
| 4.9 | | Electronic Signature Act |
| 5. | | Fixed network operators in Turkey |
| 5.1 | | Turk Telekom |
| 5.2 | | Turksat |
| 6. | | Telecommunications infrastructure |
| 6.1 | | National telecom network |
| 6.2 | | International infrastructure |
| 6.2.1 | | Submarine cable networks |
| 6.2.2 | | Terrestrial cable networks |
| 6.2.3 | | Satellite networks |
| 7. | | Related reports |
Table 1 – Country statistics – 2006 |
| Table 2 – Telecoms revenue by service type – 2000 - 2005 |
| Table 3 – Telecoms investment by service type – 2000 - 2005 |
| Table 4 – Telephone network statistics – 2006 |
| Table 5 – Internet provider statistics – 2005 |
| Table 6 – Internet user statistics – 2006 |
| Table 7 – Internet subscriber statistics – 2006 |
| Table 8 – Broadband subscriber statistics – 2006 |
| Table 9 – Mobile statistics – December 2006 |
| Table 10 – National telecommunications authority |
| Table 11 – Number of operators by service type offered – 2004 - 2005 |
| Table 12 – Turk Telekom tariffs relative to 2002 levels – 2003 - 2006 |
| Table 13 – Fixed lines in service – 1995 - 2006 |
