Thomas J. Sugrue Opening Remarks August 3, 2000 Fifth Annual CMRS Competition Report
Total US Commercial Wireless Subscribers: 1992 to 1999 Source: Federal Communications Commission
Charting the Growth in the Mobile Telephone Industry: UP 437% From 16 Million Subscribers in 1993 UP 291% From 39,810 Jobs in 1993 DOWN 33% From $61.48 per Month in 1993 UP 411% From $14 Billion as of 1993 DOWN 68% From 24 Months for Comparative Hearings SubscribersJobs Capital Investment Average Subscriber Bill Wait for Licenses 86 Million Subscribers in ,817 Jobs in 1999 $71.3 Billion Invested as of 1999 $41.24 Dollars Per Month in Months From Application to Grant Source: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association
Markets with More Than Two Mobile Telephone Providers: December 1994 BTAs with > 2 Operators BTAs with <= 2 Operators BTAs with Mobile Telephone Competition
Markets with More Than Two Mobile Telephone Providers: December 1996
Markets with More Than Two Mobile Telephone Providers: November 1999
Mobile Telephone Competition Source: Federal Communications Commission
Historical and Projected Average Price Per Minute for Mobile Telephone Service Source: The Strategis Group, 2000
Entry Level Pricing for DOR-Type Plans (1998 vs 2000) 20 minutes 180 minutes 150 minutes 300 minutes 600 minutes Source: Company Web sites.
The Sugrues “Graduate” to a “Share-a-Minute” Plan Source: Sugrue family budget Monthly ExpenditurePrice per Minute 64¢/min 19¢/min Separate Plans $45 for 70 mins. Combined Plan $40 for 210 mins.
1999 Wireless Penetration Source: Dennis H. Leibowitz, et al, The Global Wireless Communications Industry, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Winter , at 62 and 75.
Change in Wireless Penetration ( ) Source: Dennis H. Leibowitz, et al, The Global Wireless Communications Industry, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Winter , at 62.
Average Minutes of Use Per Month E Source: Michael I. Rollins, The Wireless EDGE, Salomon Smith Barney, May 23, 2000, at 5.
Average Annual Price for Basket of Digital Mobile Service for Personal Use (August 1999) Source: OECD, Cellular Mobile Pricing Structure and Trends, May 2000, at ??.
U.S. Subscribers vs Total Subscribers Abroad Source: Dennis H. Leibowitz et al, The Global Wireless Communications Industry, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Summer 2000, at 64. Total Mobile Telephone Subscribers