Update:
January 2001
Algeria
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Algeria |
These pages present basic facts and technology indicators about the Information Society developments in Algeria.
All data have been collected at the end of 2000 from readily publicly available sources of information. Since they depend on definitions which are not standardised in all countries, or, in some cases on estimates, and also due to the difficulty to obtain statistical data and series in several countries covered, these indicators should be considered only as indicative of trends and general tendencies.
This report has been prepared under the sole responsibility of the ESIS II contractors. We welcome any additional information or corrections. Please contact the ESIS contractor in charge of the country concerned. They will be next updated in January 2000.
1. Economic data
1.1 General socio-economic data
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Reference year |
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Total area (km2) |
2,381,740 |
2000 |
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Population (million) |
28.946 |
1996 |
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Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion) |
2850 |
January 2000 |
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Real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate (%) / previous year |
5.3 |
January 2000 |
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Growth Domestic Product (GNP) per capita (EURO) |
1703.4 |
January 2000 |
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Economic structure |
Agriculture: 15% |
January 2000 |
Sources :
ONS (National Office of Statistics –
1.2 Telecom market size
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
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Operators market (EURO million) |
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PSTN |
31.5 |
61.9 |
71.3 |
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ISDN |
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Value-Added Services |
0.7* |
1.1* |
1.4* |
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Mobile |
3.1** |
4.5** |
4.1** |
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Satellite |
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Cable |
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Equipment market (EURO million ) |
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Total Telecom market (EURO million) |
Sources:
Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications P&T (
2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed Operators
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Number of operators having a license December 2000 |
01 |
Sources : Ministry of P&T
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Fixed operators December 2000 |
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Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications |
Sources : Ministry of P&T
2.2 Mobile Operators
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Name of Operator |
Type of network |
Number of subscribers |
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
December 2000 |
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P&T |
GSM |
18 000 |
48 000 |
50 000 |
70 000 |
Sources : Ministry of P&T
2.3 Internet Service Providers
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Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers |
Last reference date |
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28 |
2000 |
Sources : Ministry of P&T
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Main Internet Services Providers - August 2000 |
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Company |
Web sites |
Number of subscribers |
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CERIST |
11 126 |
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GECOS |
1 000 |
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EEPAD |
5 000 |
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Sources : CERIST
2.4 Portals
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Main portals - December 2000 |
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Name |
Internet Address |
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El djazair |
http://eldjazair.net.dz |
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Algeriainfo |
http://www.algeriainfo.com |
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BMGI International |
http://www.edjazair.com |
Source : CERIST
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Telephones lines
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
October 2000 |
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Total number of conventional lines |
1 278 142 |
1 400 343 |
1 477 000* |
1 500 000 |
1 800 000 |
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Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) |
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Total number of mobile phone lines |
12 000 |
18 000 |
48 000* |
57 000 |
78 000 |
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Total number of lines |
1 290 142 |
1 418 000 |
1 525 000* |
1 557 000 |
1 878 000 |
Sources: ITU – *Ministry of P&T
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
October 2000 |
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Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh. |
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.0* |
5 |
5.85 |
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Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) per 100 inh. |
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Total number of mobile phone lines per 100 inh. |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.1* |
0.19 |
0.21 |
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Total number of lines per 100 inh. |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.19 |
6.06 |
Sources : Ministry of P&T
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
October 2000 |
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% of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) / Total number of lines |
0% / 1 290 142 |
0% / 1 418 000 |
0% / 1 525 000 |
0 |
0 |
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% of mobiles phone lines / Total number of lines |
0.93% / 1 290 142 |
1.27% / 1 418 000 |
3.14% / 1 525 000 |
3.66% / 1 557 000 |
4.15% / 1 878 000 |
Sources: Ministry of P&T
3.2 Telecom equipment
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
October 2000 |
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Telephones sets |
Installed base |
1 510 000 |
1 649 900 |
1 850 000 |
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Penetration rate (units per 100 inh.) |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
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Public pay phones |
Installed base |
5780* |
5200 |
6200 |
8000 |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
0.2* |
0.18 |
0.21 |
0.25 |
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Fax machines |
Installed base |
6200* |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
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Modems |
Installed base |
2500 |
5614** |
10 124** |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
0.2 |
0.34 |
Sources: Ministry of P&T
*ITU
**Customs
3.3 Personal computers
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
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Total number of PCs |
100 000 |
120 000 |
140 000 |
Sources : Estimations
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
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Total number of PCs per 100 inh. |
0.34 |
0.42 |
0.47 |
Sources : Estimations
3.4 Internet
3.4.1 General data
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
December 2000 |
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Number of internet users |
200 000 |
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Number of Internet domestic users |
1000* |
1 500 |
Sources :
CERIST
*ITU
3.4.2 E-Commerce
There is no e-commerce applications in Algeria yet.
3.4.3 Web sites
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Number of adresses under country domain (.dz for Algeria) |
Last reference date |
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250 |
2000 |
Sources : CERIST
3.4.4 Internet hosts
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Number of Internet hosts |
Last reference date |
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3 |
2000 |
Sources : CERIST
3.5 Miscellaneous
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Television |
Total number |
Number per 100 inh. |
Last reference date |
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Number of TV sets |
5 800 000 |
20 |
1998 |
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Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers |
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Number of Home equipped with Satellite |
4 800 000 |
16.5 |
1998 |
Sources: Estimation
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Waiting Time |
Average waiting time |
Last reference date |
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Average waiting time for fixed telephone subscription |
9.5 months |
1997 |
Sources: ITU
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Network digitisation |
Rate |
Last reference date |
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Network digitisation rate |
33.9% |
1996 |
Source: CERIST
4. The use of public network
4.1 Voice
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
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Number of calls per inh. |
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Number of minutes called per inh. |
3.2* |
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Total number of minutes of national communications (million) |
9266 |
10 670 |
12 300** |
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Total number of minutes of international communications (million) |
405 |
567 |
700** |
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Total number of minutes (million) |
9671 |
11 237 |
13 000 |
Source: Ministry of P&T
*ITU
**estimation
4.2 Data
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
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Switched (tera octets) |
4.6 |
11.3 |
15.1 |
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IP (tera octets) |
8.0 |
32.2 |
72.4 |
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X25 (tera octets) |
4 |
8 |
12 |
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Frame Relay (tera octets) |
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ATM (tera octets) |
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Total Traffic (tera octets) |
16.6 |
51.5 |
99.5 |
Sources :
CERIST5. The telephone tariffs of historical operator
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
October 2000 |
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Fixed costs (EURO) |
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Installation for main line |
29.0 |
50.7 |
50.7 |
61.5 |
61.5 |
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Rental per month for main line |
1.5 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
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Variable costs (EURO) |
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Local call per minute |
0.003 |
0.006 |
0.006 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
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Long Distance call per minute |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
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Average of International call per minute |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
Sources :
Ministry of P&T