This 38-page report will give you a complete snap-shot of Italy's telecom environment, providing you with all the information you need to be successful in this market.

It initially defines the country's economic and political environment keeping you abreast of any events that could impact the business environment in the near future. It then provides an overview of the country's regulatory environment, including information on regulators, ministries and the liberalisation status of each telecom markets. In this section, you will also come across the country's WTO commitments as well as the latest regulatory events.

The telecom statistics and forecast section for 2001-2010 is filled with valuable data on telecom revenues, telecom investments as well as number of subscribers, penetration and growth for the fixed, mobile, Internet and broadband markets. It also contains International traffic and termination rates information.

This exclusive report then provides you with an analysis of the country’s competitive environment, analyzing the fixed, mobile and Internet markets in terms of players, number of subscribers, market share. It also covers the trends and key events in each sector.

Last but not least, it also provides you with a detailed profile of Telecom Italia, FASTWEB, WIND, Vodafone Italia and 3 Italia, giving you information on their latest activities, key contacts, service offering, financial and market shares.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Economic and Political Environment
Basic country data
Economic summary
Key economic data
Political summary
Key political data

Regulatory Environment
Regulator
Policy maker
Regulatory environment

Telecom Statistics and Forecasts, 2001-2010F
Telecom service revenue
Fixed
Mobile
Internet
Broadband
International traffic
International termination rates

Competitive Environment
Telecom market overview
Fixed market overview
Mobile market overview
Internet market overview

Key Players Profile
Telecom Italia
FASTWED
WIND
Vodafone Italia
3 Italia


LIST OF TABLES

Key economic data, 2001-2005
Telecom statistics and forecasts, 2001-2010F
Number of fixed subscribers by operator, 2004-1Q 2006
Number of mobile subscribers by operator, 2004-1Q 2006
Number of 3G subscribers by operator, 2004-1Q 2006
Number of broadband subscribers by operator, 2004-1Q 2006
Number of Internet subscribers by technology, 2003-2005


LIST OF FIGURES

Growth rate: Real GDP vs. Inflation
Italy telephone subscribers, 2001-2010F
Italy International telephone traffic, 2001-2010F
Italy Internet market, 2001-2010F
Italy International termination rate, 2001-2010F
Italy number of subscribers by market, 2001-2010F
Italy telecom market growth (subscribers), 2001-2010F
Italy fixed subscribers growth by operator, 2004-1Q 2006
Italy fixed market share by operator, 1Q 2006
Italy market share by mobile operator, 1Q 2006
Italy mobile subscriber growth by operator, 2004-1Q 2006
Italy 3G market share by operator, 1Q 2006
Italy 3G subscriber growth by operator, 2004-1Q 2006
Italy broadband market share by operator, 1Q 2006
Italy broadband subscriber growth by operator, 2004-1Q 2006
Italy Internet subscriber growth by technology, 2003-2005
Italy Internet connection share by technology, 2005