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The OECD Communications Outlook 2009 presents the most recent comparable data on the performance of the communication sector in OECD countries and on their policy frameworks. The data provided in this report map the eight years of competition for many OECD countries that fully opened their market to competition in 1998. The 2009 edition analyses the communications sector over the years following the ""dot com bubble"" crisis and explores future developments. The OECD Communications Outlook provides an extensive range of indicators for the development of different communications networks and compares performance indicators such as revenue, investment, employment and prices for service throughout the OECD area. These indicators are essential for industry and for regulators who use benchmarking to evaluate policy performance. This book is based on the data from the OECD Telecommunications Database 2009, which provides time series of telecommunications and economic indicators, such as network dimension, revenues, investment and employment for OECD countries from 1980 to 2007. For more information on trends in information technology, globalisation and the impact on the way people live and work, refer to the OECD Information Technology Outlook, published every other year.Table of Content : ForewordExecutive SummaryChapter 1. Main Trends-Innovation through convergence-The wired upgrad-Mobile/wireless growt-Transformation of voiceChapter 2. Recent Communication Policy Developments-Introduction-Trends in competitionPlatform competition versus local loop unbundling-Regulatory issues.Local loop unbundling-Fixed-to-mobile interconnection (or termination charges)-Household expenditures on communicationsChapter 3. Telecommunication Market Size-Introduction-Fixed access lines-Mobile revenues-Television-Voice traffic-Research and development-Employment trendsChapter 4. Network Dimensions and Development-Introduction-Fixed-line developments-Mobile developments-Broadband developments-Investment accession countries and ChinaChapter 5. Internet Infrastructure-Introduction-Internet hosts-Web serversecure servers-The domain name system-Address space-Networks on the internet-PeeringSecurityChapter 6. Broadcasting-Introduction-Traditional broadcasting-New broadcasting platformsChapter 7. Pricing.Introduction: prices overall-Flat rate vs. usage charging-Mobile pricing trends-Broadband pricing trends-Leased lines.Chapter 8. Trade in Telecommunication Equipment and Services-Introduction-ConclusionGlossary Annex Tables