France
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France |
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These
pages present basic facts and technology indicators
about the Information Society developments in France. |
All data have been collected from readily publicly available sources of information. Some are estimates. They should be considered only as indicative of trends and general tendencies. |
1. Economic data
1.1 General socio-economic data
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Reference years |
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Total area (km2) |
549 000(1) |
1999 |
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Population |
58 612 000(1) |
1997 |
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Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion) |
1 472.9(2) |
1999 |
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Gross National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO) |
24 978.5(2) |
1999 |
Source :
(1) INED (French National Institute of Statistical Studies). www.ined.fr
(2)"Bilan Economique et Social du Monde 1999"
Conversion rate used : 1$= 1.0046 Euro (average exchange rate for 1999)
1.2. Telecom market size (Millions Euro)
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Millions Euro |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Fixed Terminals |
1 229 |
1 257 |
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Fixed telecommunication services |
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Fixed telephony |
16 839 |
17 487 |
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Leased lines and data |
1 826 |
2 053 |
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Mobile services |
3 944 |
6 004 |
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Interconnexion services |
2 137 |
4 297 |
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Total Telecommunication Market |
25 975 |
31 097 |
Source : " Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications ". www.art-telecom.fr
2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed operators
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Number of operators having a license at the end of 1999 |
92 |
Source : DRS Group quoted in " Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications – annual report 1999 ".
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Some fixed operators |
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France Telecom |
Source : Sema Group
2.2 Mobile operators
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Number of subscribers |
Type of network |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
% of the market (end 1999) |
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France Telecom Mobiles |
RC2000 (analogue) |
87 000 |
9 700 |
- |
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France Telecom Mobiles |
GSM |
3 000 000 |
5 542 600 |
10 051 000 |
48,75 |
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Bouygues Telecom |
DCS-1800 |
500 000 |
1 406 500 |
3 233 200 |
15,68 |
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SFR |
NMT-450 |
80 000 |
37 500 |
- |
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SFR |
GSM |
2 125 000 |
4 163 500 |
7 334 800 |
35,57 |
Source : Mobile communications n°255 & 278
2.3 Internet Service Providers
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Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers |
Last reference date |
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200(1) |
1999 |
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Main Internet Services Providers |
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Company |
Web sites |
Number of users |
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Wanadoo (1) |
www.wanadoo.fr |
12/99 : 1 000 000(1) |
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Libertysurf |
www.libertysurf.fr |
12/99 : 609 000(2) |
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AOL-compuserve (cegetel) |
www.aol.fr |
01/99 : 500 000(2) |
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Club-internet |
www.clubinternet.fr |
12/99 : 380 000(2) |
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World on line |
www.worldonline.fr |
05/99 : 50 000(2) |
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Free |
www.free.fr |
05/99 : 15 000 |
Source :
(1) Idate : www.idate.fr
(2)La Tribune : www.latribune.fr
Portals
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Main portals |
Web sites |
Number of Users End 1999 |
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Wanadoo |
www.wanadoo.fr |
3 047 000 |
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Voila |
www.voila.fr |
2 578 000 |
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Yahoo ! France |
www.yahoo.fr |
2 450 000 |
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MSN |
www.msn.fr |
1 514 000 |
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Nomade |
www.nomade.fr | |
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Lycos |
www.lycos.fr | |
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Excite |
www.excite.fr | |
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Lokace |
www.lokace.fr | |
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Ecila |
www.ecila.fr |
Source : www.netvalue.com
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Internet
3.1.1 General data
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Number of internet users |
5 000 000(1) |
8 845 020(1) |
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Number of Internet domestic users |
4 717 300(2) |
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Number of Internet users per 100 inh |
9 (3) |
15 (3) |
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Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies |
45%(3) |
69%(4) |
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Estimation of Extranet penetration rate in companies |
15%(4) |
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Estimation of Intranet penetration rate in companies |
30%(4) |
Source :
(1) 24 000 Multimédia/ISL
(2) MediaAngles/CSA
(3) Sema Group calculation
(4) Sessi-Enquête TIC 19993.1.2 E-Commerce
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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E-commerce market (EURO Million) |
61 (1) |
1 981 (1) |
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E-commerce spending per 100 inh (Euro) |
104 (2) |
3360 (2) |
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Number of e-commerce users |
210 000 (1) |
1 415 203 (1) |
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Number of e-commerce users per 100 inh |
2 (2) |
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Nb of E-commerce users / nb of Internet users |
16 (2) |
Source :
(1) Benchmark Group " E-commerce in France "
(2) Sema Group calculation3.1.3 Web sites
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Number of adresses under .fr domain |
Last reference date |
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72 037 |
13/07/2000 |
Source : AFNIC ( Association Française du Nommage Internet en Coopération)
3.1.4 Internet hosts
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Number of Internet hosts |
Last reference date |
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1 233 071 |
01/2000 |
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
3.2 Telephones lines
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of conventional lines |
31 600 000(1) |
31 200 000 (1) |
30 800 000 (1) |
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Total number ISDN channels |
2 100 000(1) |
2 800 000(1) |
3 600 000(1) |
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Total number of mobile phone subscriptions |
5 792 000(2) |
11 159 000(2) |
20 619 000(2) |
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Total number of lines |
39 492 000 |
45 159 000 |
55 019 000 |
Source :
(1) France Telecom Annual Report 1999. www.francetelecom.com
(2)Mobile Telecommunication n°255 & 278
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh. |
54 |
53 |
52 |
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Total number of ISDN channels per 100 inh. |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Total number of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inh. |
9.9 |
19 |
35 |
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Total number of lines per 100 inh. |
67 |
77 |
93 |
Source : Sema Group calculation
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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% of conventional lines / total number of lines |
80 |
69 |
56 |
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% of ISDN channels / Total number of lines |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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% of mobiles phone lines / Total number of lines |
15 |
25 |
37 |
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.3 Public pay phones
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Installed base |
226 000(1) |
241 000(1) |
240 000(1) |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Source : (1) France Telecom Annual Report 1999. www.francetelecom.com
3.4 Personal computers
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of Home PCs |
8 000 000 |
9 040 657(1) |
10 908 858(2) |
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Total number of Business PCs |
5 000 000 |
5 309 343(1) |
7 076 016(2) |
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Total number of PCs |
13 000 000 |
014 350 000 |
17 984 874 |
Source :
(1) Mediametrie
(2) www.journaldunet.fr
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh. |
15.4 |
18.5 |
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Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh. |
9 |
12 |
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Total number of PCs per 100 inh. |
24.4 |
18.5 |
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.5 Television
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Television |
Total number |
Number per 100 inh. |
Last reference date |
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Number of TV sets |
21 600 000(1) |
36.6 |
10/99 |
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Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers |
5 300 000(1) |
8.9 |
10/99 |
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Number of Home equipped with Satellite |
6 000 000(2) |
10.18 |
End 1999 |
Source :
(1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
(2) ECCA (European Communication Cable Association)
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Total number |
Last reference date |
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Number of Households |
22 900 000(1) |
10/99 |
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Number of homes passed by cable |
6 649 993(1) |
10/99 |
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Number of Homes passed by cable / Number of Households |
29% |
10/99 |
Source : (1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
3.6 Voice traffic
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Fixed traffic |
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Total number of minutes of national communications (million) (excluding mobile and interconnection traffic) |
125 857 |
133 558 |
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Total number of minutes of international communications (million) (outgoing traffic) |
3 997 |
4 386 |
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Total number of minutes of fixed traffic (million) |
129 854 |
137 944 |
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Total number of minutes of mobile communications (million) |
9 968 |
21 444 |
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Total number of interconnection and wholesale traffic (million minutes) |
19 911 |
48 404 |
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Total number of minutes of fixed and mobile traffic (million) |
159 733 |
207 792 |
Source : (1) "Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications". Annual reports 1998 & 1999. www.art-telecom.fr
