Update:
January 2001
Tunisia
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Tunisia |
These pages present basic facts and technology indicators about the Information Society developments in Tunisia.
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 data
1.1 General socio-economic data
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Reference year |
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Total area (km2) |
163,500 |
Month 12 of 2000 |
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Population (million) |
9.0 |
1996 ** |
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Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion) |
16.7 ++ |
July 2000 |
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Real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate (%) / previous year |
6.0 |
July 2000 |
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Growth National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO) |
2.517 ++ |
July 2000 |
**** Conseil Superieur du Developpement (est on the first nine months)Source: * Ministry of Economic Development
** US Gov: "Country Commercial Guide FY 1999: Tunisia"
*** UN: Population Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs
1.2 Telecom market size
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
11/ 2000 |
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Operators market (EURO million) |
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PSTN |
280.5 |
324.6 (approx) |
332.8 (approx) |
380.5 |
410.2 |
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ISDN |
1.1 |
1.5 (approx) |
2.1 (approx) |
2.1 |
2.1 |
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Value-Added Services |
2.7 |
2.8 (approx) |
4.3 (approx) |
5.7 |
6.8 |
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Mobile |
6.7 |
11.2 (approx) |
12.6 (approx) |
13.6 |
14.1 |
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Satellite |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Cable |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Equipment market (EURO million ) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Total Telecom market (EURO million) |
Source: IRSIT (Institut Regional Des Sciences Informatiques et Des Telecommunications)
1.3 Computer market size
No data available
2. Actors and competition2.1 Fixed Operators
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Number of operators having a license Month 12 of 2000 |
1 |
Source : IRSIT
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Fixed operators Month 12 of 2000 |
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Office National des Telecommunications (Tunisie Telecom) |
Source : IRSIT
2.2 Mobile Operators (PLEASE LIST MAIN OPERATORS
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Name of Operator |
Type of network |
Number of subscribers |
% of the market (Month 12 of 2000) |
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Month 12 of 2000 |
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Tunisie Telecom |
RTM (analogue) |
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Tunisie Telecom |
GSM |
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Total |
110,000 |
Source : IRSIT
2.3 Internet Service Providers
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Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers |
Last reference date |
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9 |
December 2000 |
Source : IRSIT
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Main Internet Services Providers - Date Month 12 of 2000 |
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Company |
Web sites |
Number of subscribers |
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ATI |
www.ati.tn | |
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Planet Tunisie |
www.planet.tn | |
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3S Global Net |
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Total |
37,000 * |
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Source : IRSIT
* ATI
2.4 Portals
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Main portals 12 of 2000 |
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Name |
Internet Address |
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Portal of PTT |
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Source : IRSIT
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Telephones lines
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
12 of 2000 |
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Total number of conventional lines |
585,200 * |
680,000 * |
800,000 * |
850,000 * |
900,000 *** |
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Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) |
10 ** |
45 ** |
90 ** |
120 ** |
120 *** |
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Total number of mobile phone lines |
5,500 * |
7,700 * |
36,400 * |
50,000 * |
110,000 *** |
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Total number of lines |
590,710 |
687,745 |
836,490 |
900,120 |
1130,000 |
Sources: * Office national des télécommunications (ONT), also called Tunisie Télécom.
** TUNIPAC
*** (est) IRSIT
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
12 of 2000 |
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Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh. |
6.5 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
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Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) per 100 inh. |
0.0001 |
0.0005 |
0.0001 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
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Total number of mobile phone lines per 100 inh. |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
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Total number of lines per 100 inh. |
6.6 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
Source : IRSIT
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
12 of 2000 |
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% of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) / Total number of lines |
0.002 |
0.007 |
0.01 |
0.013 |
0.011 |
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% of mobiles phone lines / Total number of lines |
0.9 |
1.12 |
4.35 |
5.6 |
9.7 |
Source: IRSIT
3.2 Telecom equipment
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
12 of 2000 |
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Telephones sets |
Installed base |
585,200 * |
680,000 * |
800,000 * |
875,000 |
910,000 *** |
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Penetration rate (units per 100 inh.) |
6.5 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
9.3 |
11.8 |
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Public pay phones |
Installed base |
7,428 ** |
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9,900 |
12,000 |
13,200 *** |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
0.8 |
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1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
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Fax machines |
Installed base |
28,000 ** |
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30,000 * |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
3.1 |
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3.2 |
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Modems |
Installed base |
29,000 * |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
3.1 |
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Videotex terminals |
Installed base |
300 * |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
0.03 |
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Videoconference stations |
Installed base |
10 * |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
0.001 |
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Pagers |
Installed base |
2,300 * |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
0.26 |
Sources: * http://inforoutes.cidif.org/consultation/consultation.cfm
** ITU: "World Telecommunication Indicators: 1960-1996"
*** (est) IRSIT
3.3 Personal computers
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
12 of 2000 |
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Total number of Home PCs |
900 |
2,197 |
4,125 |
7,250 |
9,100 |
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Total number of Business PCs |
89,100 |
107,666 |
133,375 |
137,750 |
210,000 |
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Total number of PCs |
90,000 |
109,863 |
137,500 |
145,000 |
219,100 |
Sources: Secrétariat d’Etat à l’Informatique
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
12 of 2000 |
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Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh. |
0.009 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.1 |
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Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh. |
0.95 |
1.15 |
1.43 |
1.48 |
2.18 |
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Total number of PCs per 100 inh. |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.55 |
2.2 |
Sources: Secrétaria d’Etat à l’Informatique
Stats for ‘per 100 inh’ use the population figures as per table 1.1
3.4 Internet
3.4.1 General data
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12 of 2000 |
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Number of internet users |
300,000 |
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Number of Internet domestic users |
20,000 |
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Number of Internet users per 100 inh |
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Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies |
Source : ATI
3.4.2 E-Commerce
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12 of 2000 |
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E-commerce market (EURO Million) |
0.1 |
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E-commerce spending per 100 inh (Euros) |
n.a. |
Source : (est) IRSIT
3.4.3 Web sites
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Number of adresses under country domain .TN |
Last reference date |
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251 |
June 2000 |
Source : ATI
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 |
2,375,000 |
25.8 |
1999 (est) |
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Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers |
- |
- |
- |
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Number of Home equipped with Satellite |
118,750 |
1.29 |
1999 (est) |
Source: CIA: "The World Factbook 1998"
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Waiting Time |
Average waiting time |
Last reference date |
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Average waiting time for fixed telephone subscription |
1.5 years |
1996 |
Sources: Tunisie Telecom
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Network digitisation |
Rate |
Last reference date |
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Network digitisation rate |
100% |
1999 |
Source: Tunisie Telecom
4. The use of public network
4.1 Voice
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End 1998 |
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Total number of minutes of international communications (million) |
252.5 |
Sources: Ministry of Communications
4.2 Data
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End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
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Switched (tera octets) |
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IP (tera octets) |
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X25 (tera octets) |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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Frame Relay (tera octets) |
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ATM (tera octets) |
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Total Traffic (tera octets) |
Sources: IRSIT
5. The telephone tariffs of historical operator
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End 1996 * |
End 1997 * |
End 1998 * |
End 1999 * |
12 of 2000 ** |
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Fixed costs (EURO) |
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Installation for main line |
95.06 |
95.06 |
95.06 |
95.06 |
62.6 |
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Rental per month for main line |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.09 |
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Variable costs (EURO) |
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Local call per minute |
0.009 |
0.009 |
0.007 |
0.003 |
0.008 |
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Long Distance call per minute |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
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Average of International call per minute |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.47 |
0.42 (a) |
Sources: * Ministry of Communications
** Tunisie Telecom
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