Update:
January 2001
Slovakia
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Slovakia |
These pages present basic facts and technology indicators about the Information Society developments in Slovakia.
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.
1. Economic data1.1 General socio-economic data
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Reference year |
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Total area (km2) |
49 036 |
2000 |
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Population (million) |
5.379 |
1996 |
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Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion) |
18.5 B |
1999 |
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Real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate (%) / previous year |
+2.5 |
09/2000 |
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Growth National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO) |
3 425 |
1999 |
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Economic structure |
Agriculture: 4.07 % |
1999 |
Source :
Calculation based on data of the Statistical Office (Statistical Yearbooks) and the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (Annual Reports 1995 2000)
1.2 Telecom market size
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
06/2000 |
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Operators market (EURO million)* |
400 |
500 |
700 |
750 |
N/A |
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PSTN*** |
333 |
358 |
430 |
418 |
N/A |
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ISDN * |
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Value-Added Services |
2 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
N/A |
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Mobile*** |
51 |
114 |
212 |
242 |
N/A |
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Satellite * |
2 |
3 |
13 |
20 |
N/A |
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Cable * |
10 |
20 |
35 |
50 |
N/A |
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Equipment market (EURO million )** |
284 |
317 |
348 |
375 |
N/A |
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Total Telecom market (EURO million)** |
684* |
817* |
1 048* |
1 125* |
N/A |
Source:
*estimation
**European Information Technology Observatory 1999,
***Calculation based on Statistical Revues 1997 2000 of Trendy (Slovak economic newspaper),
1.3 Computer market size
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
12/2000 |
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Services market (EURO million) |
46 |
52 |
63 |
74 |
89* |
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Equipment market (EURO million) |
249 |
242 |
249 |
275 |
299 * |
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Total Computer market (EURO million) |
295 |
294 |
312 |
349 |
388* |
* expected
Source: European Information Technology Observatory 1999
2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed Operators
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Fixed operators 06/2000 |
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Slovak Telecom |
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Slovenske elektrarne (Slovak Electricity Distribution Company) |
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Zapadoslevenske energeticke zavody (Regional Electricity Distribution Company/West Slovakia) |
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Stradoslovenske energeticke zavody (Regional Electricity Distribution Company/Middle Slovakia) |
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Vychodoslovenske energeticke zavody (Regional Electricity Distribution Company/East Slovakia) |
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Transtel |
Source : Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (AR 19992000)
2.2 Mobile Operators
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Name of Operator |
Type of network |
Number of subscribers |
% of the market ( 06/2000) |
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
06/2000 |
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Eurotel |
GSM & Analogue |
92 000* |
250 000* |
356 000** |
533 000* |
46,03 |
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Globtel |
GSM |
111 617 |
324 842 |
512 000** |
625 000 |
53,97 |
* included to total customers of both Eurotel΄s networks
** Calculation based on national penetration rate and market division officially presented in the "Trend" Newspaper (March 2000)
Source : Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (AR 1997 2000)
2.3 Internet Service Providers
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Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers |
Last reference date |
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86 |
06/2000 |
Source : Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (AR 19992000)
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Five Main Internet Services Providers Date 06/2000 |
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Company |
Web sites |
Number of subscribers |
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Slovak Telecom |
www.telecom.sk | |
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NEXTRA |
www.nextra.sk | |
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GTS Slovakia |
www.gts.sk | |
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EuroWeb |
www.euroweb.sk | |
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SANET |
www.sanet.sk | |
Source : monitoring of press releases of several public information resources
2.4 Portals
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Main portals 11/2000 |
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Name |
Internet Address |
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HOST |
www.host.sk |
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HOME |
www.home.sk |
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ZOZNAM |
www.zoznam.sk |
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AZET |
www.azet.sk |
Source : Taylor Nelson Sofres Factum Slovakia (Research, I-audit)
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Telephones lines
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
06/2000 |
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Total number of conventional lines |
1 246 471 |
1 391 864 |
1 539 283 |
1 655 380 |
1 672 942 |
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Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) |
0 |
0 |
2 796 |
13 386 |
22 488 |
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Total number of mobile phone lines |
28 658 |
200 141 |
465 634 |
918 039 |
1 158 000 |
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Total number of lines |
1 275 129 |
1 592 005 |
2 004 917 |
2 573 419 |
2 830 942 |
Sources: Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (1995 2000)
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
06/2000 |
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Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh. |
23.22 |
25.88 |
28.54 |
30.66 |
30.99 |
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Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) per 100 inh. |
0 |
0 |
0.05 |
0.25 |
0.42 |
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Total number of mobile phone lines per 100 inh. |
0.53 |
3.72 |
8.63 |
17.0 |
21.45 |
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Total number of lines per 100 inh. |
23.75 |
29.60 |
37.17 |
47.66 |
52.44 |
Source : Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (1995 2000)
Slovak Telecom (AR 1995 1999)
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
06/2000 |
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% of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) / Total number of lines |
0 |
0 |
0.14 |
0.52 |
0.79 |
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% of mobiles phone lines / Total number of lines |
2.25 |
12.57 |
23.22 |
35.67 |
40.91 |
Source: Calculation based on data of the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (1995 2000) and Slovak Telecom (AR 1995 1999)
3.2 Telecom equipment
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
06/2000 |
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Public pay phones |
Installed base |
11 071 |
12 894 |
13 175 |
13 723 |
13 888 |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
2.06 |
2.39 |
2.44 |
2.54 |
2.57 |
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Pagers |
Installed base |
2 400 |
2 140 |
2 284 |
1 786 |
1 718 |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
0,45 |
0.40 |
0.42 |
0.33 |
0,32 |
Source: Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (19952000)
3.3 Personal computers
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
Month x of 2000 |
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Total number of Home PCs |
70 000* |
100 000* |
115 000* |
135 000* |
N/A |
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Total number of Business PCs |
240 000* |
275 000* |
350 000* |
442 000* |
N/A |
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Total number of PCs |
310 000* |
375 000* |
465 000* |
577 000* |
N/A |
* estimation
Source : Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
06/2000 |
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Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh. * |
1.30 |
1.85 |
2.13 |
2.50 |
N/A |
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Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh.* |
4.46 |
5.11 |
6.49 |
8.19 |
N/A |
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Total number of PCs per 100 inh.* |
5.76 |
6.96 |
8.62 |
10.69 |
N/A |
*estimation
Source : Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications
3.4 Internet
3.4.1 General data
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Number of Internet domestic users* |
500 000 |
600 000 |
* estimation
Source : Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommuncations (Annual Reports 1997 -2000)
3.4.2 Web sites
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Number of ddresses under country domain |
Last reference date |
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56 315 |
11/2000 |
Source : RIPE (01/2001)
3.4.3 Internet hosts
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Number of Internet hosts |
Last reference date |
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39 774 |
12/1999 |
Source : Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (Annual Report 1997-2000)
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** |
1 241 663 |
23.0 |
1999 |
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Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers*** |
670 000 |
12.4 |
1999 |
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Number of Home equipped with Satellite**** |
283 370* |
5.3* |
1999 |
* estimation
Source:
**Statistical Office
***National Council for Broadcasting and Re-transmission (AR 1999)
****Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (AR 1999-2000)
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Waiting Time |
Average waiting time |
Last reference date |
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Average waiting time for fixed telephone subscription |
7.4 months |
1999 |
Sources: Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (AR 1999-2000)
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Network digitisation |
Rate |
Last reference date |
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Network digitisation rate |
66.81% |
1999 |
Source: Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications (AR 1999-2000)
4. The use of public network
4.1 Voice
Impulse: refers to the timing period for one unit price
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
06/2000 |
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Number of impulses per inh. |
875 |
799 |
1 187 |
1 165 |
541 |
Source: Calculation based on data of the telecommunication sector statistics
5. The telephone tariffs of historical operator
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
11/2000 |
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Fixed costs (EURO) |
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Installation for main line |
19.0-136.0 |
111.5-167.3 |
124.3-186.4 |
111.5-167.4 |
84.0-141.7 |
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Rental per month for main line |
0.8-1.4 |
1.1-1.7 |
1.5-2.2 |
1.4-2.0 |
2.8-3.7 |
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Variable costs (EURO) |
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Local call per minute |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.6 |
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Long Distance call per minute |
0.04-0.12 |
0.05-0.14 |
0.05-0.13 |
0.05-0.12 |
0.6-0.14 |
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Average of International call per minute |
0.28-2.8 |
0.28-2.10 |
0.27-2.35 |
0.24-2.11 |
0.14-20.7 |
Source :
Calculation based on price lists of the Slovak Telecom (1995 2000)
