TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 23
1.1 What is this report about? 23
1.2 Who is the target reader? 23
1.3 How to use this report 23
1.4 Definitions 23
CHAPTER 2 GROUP OF EIGHT (G8) FIXED LINE TELECOMS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 24
CHAPTER 3 FIXED LINE TELECOMS IN CANADA 29
3.1 Market Overview 29
3.2 Market Value 30
3.3 Market Volume 31
3.4 Market Segmentation I 32
3.5 Market Segmentation II 33
3.6 Market Share 34
3.7 Five Forces Analysis 35
3.8 Leading Companies 41
3.9 Market Forecasts 50
3.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 52
CHAPTER 4 FIXED LINE TELECOMS IN FRANCE 54
4.1 Market Overview 54
4.2 Market Value 55
4.3 Market Volume 56
4.4 Market Segmentation I 57
4.5 Market Segmentation II 58
4.6 Market Share 59
4.7 Five Forces Analysis 60
4.8 Leading Companies 66
4.9 Market Forecasts 71
4.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 73
CHAPTER 5 FIXED LINE TELECOMS IN GERMANY 75
5.1 Market Overview 75
5.2 Market Value 76
5.3 Market Volume 77
5.4 Market Segmentation I 78
5.5 Market Segmentation II 79
5.6 Market Share 80
5.7 Five Forces Analysis 81
5.8 Leading Companies 87
5.9 Market Forecasts 93
5.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 95
CHAPTER 6 FIXED LINE TELECOMS IN ITALY 97
6.1 Market Overview 97
6.2 Market Value 98
6.3 Market Volume 99
6.4 Market Segmentation I 100
6.5 Market Segmentation II 101
6.6 Market Share 102
6.7 Five Forces Analysis 103
6.8 Leading Companies 109
6.9 Market Forecasts 121
6.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 123
CHAPTER 7 FIXED LINE TELECOMS IN JAPAN 125
7.1 Market Overview 125
7.2 Market Value 126
7.3 Market Volume 127
7.4 Market Segmentation I 128
7.5 Market Segmentation II 129
7.6 Market Share 130
7.7 Five Forces Analysis 131
7.8 Leading Companies 138
7.9 Market Forecasts 146
7.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 148
CHAPTER 8 FIXED LINE TELECOMS IN RUSSIA 149
8.1 Market Overview 149
8.2 Market Value 150
8.3 Market Volume 151
8.4 Market Segmentation I 152
8.5 Market Segmentation II 153
8.6 Market Share 154
8.7 Five Forces Analysis 155
8.8 Leading Companies 161
8.9 Market Forecasts 170
8.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 172
CHAPTER 9 FIXED LINE TELECOMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 174
9.1 Market Overview 174
9.2 Market Value 176
9.3 Market Volume 177
9.4 Market Segmentation I 178
9.5 Market Segmentation II 179
9.6 Market Share 180
9.7 Five Forces Analysis 181
9.8 Leading Companies 187
9.9 Market Forecasts 194
9.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 196
CHAPTER 10 FIXED LINE TELECOMS IN THE UNITED STATES 198
10.1 Market Overview 198
10.2 Market Value 200
10.3 Market Volume 201
10.4 Market Segmentation I 202
10.5 Market Segmentation II 203
10.6 Market Share 204
10.7 Five Forces Analysis 205
10.8 Leading Companies 211
10.9 Market Forecasts 224
10.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 226
CHAPTER 11 APPENDIX 227
11.1 Data Research Methodology 227
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: G8 Fixed Line Telecoms industry, revenue ($bn), 2003–12 24
Table 2: G8 Fixed Line Telecoms industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2003–2007 26
Table 3: G8 Fixed Line Telecoms industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2007–2012 28
Table 4: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 30
Table 5: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 31
Table 6: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 32
Table 7: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 33
Table 8: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 34
Table 9: Key Facts: BCE Inc. 41
Table 10: Key Financials: BCE Inc. 43
Table 11: Key Facts: TELUS Corporation 44
Table 12: Key Financials: TELUS Corporation 48
Table 13: Key Facts: Manitoba Telecom Services Inc 49
Table 14: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 50
Table 15: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 51
Table 16: Canada Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 52
Table 17: Canada GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 52
Table 18: Canada Inflation, 2003-2007 52
Table 19: Canada Exchange Rate, 2003-2007 53
Table 20: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 55
Table 21: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 56
Table 22: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 57
Table 23: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 58
Table 24: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 59
Table 25: Key Facts: France Telecom SA 66
Table 26: Key Financials: France Telecom SA 69
Table 27: Key Facts: Neuf Cegetel 70
Table 28: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 71
Table 29: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 72
Table 30: France Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 73
Table 31: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 73
Table 32: France Inflation, 2003-2007 73
Table 33: France Exchange Rate, 2003-2007 74
Table 34: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 76
Table 35: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 77
Table 36: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 78
Table 37: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 79
Table 38: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 80
Table 39: Key Facts: Deutsche Telekom AG 87
Table 40: Key Financials: Deutsche Telekom AG 89
Table 41: Key Facts: Vodafone Group PLC 90
Table 42: Key Financials: Vodafone Group PLC 92
Table 43: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 93
Table 44: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 94
Table 45: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 95
Table 46: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 95
Table 47: Germany Inflation, 2003-2007 95
Table 48: Germany Exchange Rate, 2003-2007 96
Table 49: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 98
Table 50: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 99
Table 51: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 100
Table 52: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 101
Table 53: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 102
Table 54: Key Facts: Telecom Italia S.p.A. 109
Table 55: Key Financials: Telecom Italia S.p.A. 114
Table 56: Key Facts: Fastweb SpA 116
Table 57: Key Facts: Tele2 AB 119
Table 58: Key Financials: Tele2 AB 120
Table 59: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 121
Table 60: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 122
Table 61: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 123
Table 62: Italy GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 123
Table 63: Italy Inflation, 2003-2007 123
Table 64: Italy Exchange Rate, 2003-2007 124
Table 65: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 126
Table 66: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 127
Table 67: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 128
Table 68: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 129
Table 69: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 130
Table 70: Key Facts: NTT Corporation 138
Table 71: Key Financials: NTT Corporation 140
Table 72: Key Facts: KDDI Corporation 141
Table 73: Key Financials: KDDI Corporation 142
Table 74: Key Facts: Softbank Corporation 143
Table 75: Key Financials: Softbank Corporation 145
Table 76: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 146
Table 77: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 147
Table 78: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 148
Table 79: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 148
Table 80: Japan Exchange Rate, 2003-2007 148
Table 81: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 150
Table 82: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 151
Table 83: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 152
Table 84: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 153
Table 85: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 154
Table 86: Key Facts: Sistema JSFC 162
Table 87: Key Financials: Sistema JSFC 164
Table 88: Key Facts: Golden Telecom, Inc. 165
Table 89: Key Financials: Golden Telecom, Inc. 169
Table 90: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 170
Table 91: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 171
Table 92: Russia Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 172
Table 93: Russia GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 172
Table 94: Russia Inflation, 2003-2007 172
Table 95: Russia Exchange Rate, 2003-2007 173
Table 96: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 176
Table 97: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 177
Table 98: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 178
Table 99: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 179
Table 100: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 180
Table 101: Key Facts: BT Group plc 187
Table 102: Key Financials: BT Group plc 190
Table 103: Key Facts: Virgin Media Inc. 191
Table 104: Key Financials: Virgin Media Inc. 193
Table 105: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 194
Table 106: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 195
Table 107: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 196
Table 108: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 196
Table 109: United Kingdom Inflation, 2003-2007 196
Table 110: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2003-2007 197
Table 111: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 200
Table 112: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 201
Table 113: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 202
Table 114: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 203
Table 115: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 204
Table 116: Key Facts: AT&T Inc. 211
Table 117: Key Financials: AT&T Inc. 214
Table 118: Key Facts: Verizon Communications Inc. 215
Table 119: Key Financials: Verizon Communications Inc. 218
Table 120: Key Facts: Qwest Communications International Inc. 219
Table 121: Key Financials: Qwest Communications International Inc. 220
Table 122: Key Facts: Sprint Nextel Corporation 221
Table 123: Key Financials: Sprint Nextel Corporation 223
Table 124: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 224
Table 125: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 225
Table 126: United States Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 226
Table 127: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 226
Table 128: United States Inflation, 2003-2007 226
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: G8 Fixed Line Telecoms industry, revenue ($bn) 2003–2012 24
Figure 2: G8 Fixed Line Telecoms industry, revenue by country (%) 2003–2012 25
Figure 3: G8 Fixed Line Telecoms industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2003–2007 26
Figure 4: G8 Fixed Line Telecoms industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2007–2012 27
Figure 5: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 30
Figure 6: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 31
Figure 7: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 32
Figure 8: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 33
Figure 9: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 34
Figure 10: Forces Driving Competition in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Canada, 2007 35
Figure 11: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Canada, 2007 36
Figure 12: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Canada, 2007 37
Figure 13: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Canada, 2007 38
Figure 14: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Canada, 2007 39
Figure 15: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Canada, 2007 40
Figure 16: Revenues & Profitability: BCE Inc. 43
Figure 17: Revenues & Profitability: TELUS Corporation 48
Figure 18: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 50
Figure 19: Canada Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 51
Figure 20: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 55
Figure 21: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 56
Figure 22: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 57
Figure 23: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 58
Figure 24: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 59
Figure 25: Forces Driving Competition in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in France, 2007 60
Figure 26: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in France, 2007 61
Figure 27: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in France, 2007 62
Figure 28: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in France, 2007 63
Figure 29: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in France, 2007 64
Figure 30: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in France, 2007 65
Figure 31: Revenues & Profitability: France Telecom SA 69
Figure 32: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 71
Figure 33: France Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 72
Figure 34: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 76
Figure 35: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 77
Figure 36: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 78
Figure 37: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 79
Figure 38: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 80
Figure 39: Forces Driving Competition in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Germany, 2007 81
Figure 40: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Germany, 2007 82
Figure 41: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Germany, 2007 83
Figure 42: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Germany, 2007 84
Figure 43: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Germany, 2007 85
Figure 44: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Germany, 2007 86
Figure 45: Revenues & Profitability: Deutsche Telekom AG 89
Figure 46: Revenues & Profitability: Vodafone Group PLC 92
Figure 47: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 93
Figure 48: Germany Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 94
Figure 49: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 98
Figure 50: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 99
Figure 51: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 100
Figure 52: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 101
Figure 53: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 102
Figure 54: Forces Driving Competition in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Italy, 2007 103
Figure 55: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Italy, 2007 104
Figure 56: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Italy, 2007 105
Figure 57: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Italy, 2007 106
Figure 58: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Italy, 2007 107
Figure 59: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Italy, 2007 108
Figure 60: Revenues & Profitability: Telecom Italia S.p.A. 114
Figure 61: Revenues & Profitability: Tele2 AB 120
Figure 62: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 121
Figure 63: Italy Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 122
Figure 64: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 126
Figure 65: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 127
Figure 66: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 128
Figure 67: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 129
Figure 68: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 130
Figure 69: Forces Driving Competition in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Japan, 2007 131
Figure 70: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Japan, 2007 133
Figure 71: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Japan, 2007 134
Figure 72: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Japan, 2007 135
Figure 73: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Japan, 2007 136
Figure 74: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Japan, 2007 137
Figure 75: Revenues & Profitability: NTT Corporation 140
Figure 76: Revenues & Profitability: KDDI Corporation 142
Figure 77: Revenues & Profitability: Softbank Corporation 145
Figure 78: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 146
Figure 79: Japan Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 147
Figure 80: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 150
Figure 81: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 151
Figure 82: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 152
Figure 83: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 153
Figure 84: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 154
Figure 85: Forces Driving Competition in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in Russia, 2007 155
Figure 86: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in Russia, 2007 156
Figure 87: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in Russia, 2007 157
Figure 88: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in Russia, 2007 158
Figure 89: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in Russia, 2007 159
Figure 90: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in Russia, 2007 160
Figure 91: Revenues & Profitability: Sistema JSFC 164
Figure 92: Revenues & Profitability: Golden Telecom, Inc. 169
Figure 93: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 170
Figure 94: Russia Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 171
Figure 95: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 176
Figure 96: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 177
Figure 97: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 178
Figure 98: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 179
Figure 99: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 180
Figure 100: Forces Driving Competition in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 181
Figure 101: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 182
Figure 102: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 183
Figure 103: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 184
Figure 104: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 185
Figure 105: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Fixed-Line Telecoms Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 186
Figure 106: Revenues & Profitability: BT Group plc 190
Figure 107: Revenues & Profitability: Virgin Media Inc. 193
Figure 108: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 194
Figure 109: United Kingdom Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 195
Figure 110: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 200
Figure 111: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume: Fixed-line phones million, 2003-2007 201
Figure 112: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 202
Figure 113: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 203
Figure 114: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 204
Figure 115: Forces Driving Competition in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in the United States, 2007 205
Figure 116: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in the United States, 2007 206
Figure 117: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in the United States, 2007 207
Figure 118: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in the United States, 2007 208
Figure 119: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in the United States, 2007 209
Figure 120: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in the United States, 2007 210
Figure 121: Revenues & Profitability: AT&T Inc. 214
Figure 122: Revenues & Profitability: Verizon Communications Inc. 218
Figure 123: Revenues & Profitability: Qwest Communications International Inc. 220
Figure 124: Revenues & Profitability: Sprint Nextel Corporation 223
Figure 125: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 224
Figure 126: United States Fixed Line Telecoms Market Volume Forecast: Fixed-line phones million, 2007-2012 225