Algeria Profile (Latest data available: 2013)

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Algeria Profile (Latest data available: 2013)

Various statistics (Latest data available: 2013)

Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

Households with a computer (%)

Households with Internet access at home (%)

Individuals using the Internet (%)

Policy Maker (Latest data available: 2005)

Please provide the name and contact details of the

Policy-Maker.

Ministère de la poste et des technologies de l'information et de la communication

Regulatory Authority (Latest data available: 2005)

Name of the telecom/ICT regulator Autorité de régulation de la poste et des télécommunications

(ARPT)

Ahmed Gaceb Please provide the name of the Head of the

Regulatory Authority

Please provide the exact title of the Head of the

Regulatory Authority.

Legal document creating the regulator

Directeur général

Loi n° 2000-03

Year separate regulator created 2000

Regulator also regulates other utilities

Regulator autonomous in decision making

Who is responsible for approving the budget of the

Regulator?

Sources of regulator’s budget and % financed from each source

• Yes If Yes, specify utilities regulated: Poste.,

Yes

Le Conseil

Reporting requirements of the regulator

• Award/auction of other licence, percentage: 17.7,

• Numbering fees, percentage: 1.5,

• Spectrum fees, percentage: 60.1,

• Other • Other, Source: Produits divers,redevance recheche,formation et normalisation en matière des TIC, percentage: 20.6,

• Report to Legislature/Parliament

Entity in charge of licensing

Regulatory Functions (Latest data available: 2005)

S R

Entity in charge of interconnection rates

Entity in charge of price regulation

Entity in charge of technical standards setting

Entity in charge of radio frequency allocation and assignment

Spectrum Monitoring and Enforcement

Entity in charge of numbering

Entity in charge of type approval

Entity in charge of service quality monitoring

R Op

R

R

O R M*

O R M*

R

R

R Op

M: Agence nationale des fréquences

M: Agence nationle des fréquences

8

102

3.3

0

26

23.8

16.5

1

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Entity in charge of universal service/access

Quality of service standards setting

Entity in charge of enforcement of quality of service obligations

Entity in charge of broadcasting (radio and TV transmission)

Entity in charge of broadcasting content

Entity in charge of Information Technology

S R

S R

Entity in charge of Internet content

S: Sector Ministry

O: Other Ministry or Government body

R: Regulatory Authority

Op: Operator

N: Not regulated

M: If more than one entity or another body is involved in this function, please explain

Level of Competition (Latest data available: 2005)

Local Fixed Line Services

Domestic fixed long distance

International Fixed Long Distance

P

P

P

2

2

2

3 Mobile

IMT (3G, 4G, etc.)

Wireless Local Loop

DSL

Cable modem

Fixed Wireless Broadband

Leased Lines

P

P

C

P

C

International Gateways

Internet Services

Cable Television2004

Fixed Satellite Services (FSS)1998

Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)

VSAT P

M: Monopoly

P: Partial competition (year when competition was introduced)

C: Full competition (year when competition was introduced)

N: N/A

P

C

M

M

2

2

35

3

Universal Service - services covered and operator obligations (Latest data available: 2005)

Definition of universal service/access exists Yes

Universal access/service policy adopted

Voice services included in Universal service/access definition

Internet services included in Universal service/access definition

Other services included in Universal service/access definition

• Fixed line public payphone service as part of universal service definition

• Emergency services as part of universal service definition

• Directory services as part of universal service definition

Operators under universal access/service obligation • All operators

2

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Operators/service providers required to offer belowcost prices

No

Financing of Universal Service activities and/or Universal Service Funds (Latest data available: 2005)

Means of financing operator(s) universal access/service obligations

Operational Universal Service Fund

• Universal service funds

Yes

If Yes, when?

Operators/ service providers required to contribute to

USF

• Incumbent fixed-line operator(s)

• Fixed-line operators

• Mobile operators

• Satellite operators

Means of calculating USF contribution amounts

USF financed by other sources

• Percentage of net revenues (turnover) Percentage: 3,

No

USF budget financing by source (in percentage)

Regulator administrating USF

If No, name the entity responsible

Other financing mechanisms for the provision of

Universal service

If Yes, please explain

Yes

No

3

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