Americas Telecommunication Indicators

In addition to the analysis of trends in the telecommunications markets of the region, the report also provides a comprehensive set of the latest available data for the 43 economies of the region including fixed line and mobile cellular markets, as well as data on tariffs, revenues, investment, employment, information technology, and international traffic. The data are taken from the ITU’s World Telecommunication Indicators Database, available for purchase on a one-time or subscription basis from the ITU’s website at: http://www.itu.int/ti/publications/world/world.htm. A summary of statistics for the leading operators in the region is provided in Table 2. Selected telecommunication indicators for year-end 1999 are shown in Table 3.

Annexes to the report provide more detail on the privatizations that have taken place in the region, the current status of incumbent operators, the commitments individual governments have undertaken under the World Trade Organization’s General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the universal service policies adopted in different countries. A directory provides contact details for all the regulatory bodies, telecommunication administrations and public telecommunication operators (including mobile services providers) in the region.

The report is available in electronic format (as a PDF file) from the ITU website at: http://www.itu.int/ict/ or as a published report, in English or Spanish, from the ITU bookshop in Geneva (fax: +41 22 5194; e-mail sales@itu.int).