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Peru
Internet Usage and Market Report


Peru Internet Usage Statistics:
7,636,400 Internet users as of March/08, 26.2% of the population, according to Osiptel.

Latest Population Estimate:
29,180,899 population for 2008, according to US Census Bureau.

Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is US$ 2,610 ('06) according to World Bank.

Peru Country Size:
1,285,216 sq km - Population density is 23 persons per sq km.

Internet Growth and Population Statistics:

YEAR

Population

Internet Users

% Pen.

GNI p.c.

Usage Source

2000

25,726,000

2,500,000

9.7 %

$ 2,100

ITU

2005

28,032,047

4,570,000

16.3 %

$ 2,360

C.I.Almanac

2007

28,920,965

6,100,000

21.1 %

$ 2,360

Osiptel

2008

29,180,899

7,636,400

26.2 %

$ 2,360

ITU

Note: GNI is Gross National Income per capita, and corresponds to
World Bank data for the years 2000 and 2006 in US dollars.



Peru Search Engines:

Peru Search Engines
Listing of Peruvian SE and Directories.

Peru Local Time and Dialing Code:
Peruvian local time.



Peru Internet Usage and Broadband:

Peru - Convergence, Broadband and Internet Market Report
In mid-2005, Peru could count itself amongst the ten countries with the highest ADSL growth in the world. Peru is one of the Latin American leaders in terms of broadband penetration over telephone lines (12%). However, in terms of e-readiness ranking, it occupies the 50th place worldwide and the 8th place in Latin America Growth is still hampered by low teledensity and PC penetration. In March 2005, the government launched a ‘PC Peru Program’ aimed at bridging the digital divide by offering computers at less than half price. To promote telecom convergence, in June 2005 the government published a proposed amendment to the Telecom Law which would allow companies to offer all telecom services with one single licence. More information on the report

Peru - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory Overviews
The Peruvian telecom market was liberalised in 1998, and the country enjoys free competition in all telecom sectors. Despite liberalisation, telecommunications are largely in the hands of one single company, Telefónica del Perú, which still has a near monopoly in the local fixed-line market and also dominates the mobile sector. This situation has stifled growth and, at around 7%, fixed-line teledensity is among the lowest in South America. Excessively high interconnection rates have been blamed for this state of affairs. At 16% in early 2005, Peruvian mobile penetration is also low for Latin America. On the positive side, a multicarrier system introduced in 2002 has stimulated long-distance competition, and fixed-to-mobile charges were reduced in 2004 and 2005. More information here

Peru - Telecommunications Major Players and Infrastructure
Despite liberalisation and the removal of licensing restrictions, the local fixed-line market remains almost a monopoly, with Telefónica del Perú (TdP) still holding 96% of all lines in service. Moreover, Tdp’s main local fixed-line competitor, Comunicaciones Móviles del Perú/BellSouth Peru, was merged with Telefónica Móviles Perú in June 2005 and was renamed Movistar Perú. Long-distance telephony, on the other hand, is enormously competitive, stimulated by the multicarrier system introduced in April 2002. There is no limit to the number of long-distance licensees. Besides TdP, the main long-distance carriers are: IDT Perú, Americatel Perú, Impsat Perú and Telmex Perú. See table of contents.

Peru - Mobile Communications and Mobile Data Market Report
A wave of change began in the Peruvian mobile scenario following Telefonica de Peru acquisition, in October 2004, of BellSouth Peru, which was renamed Comunicaciones Móviles del Perú (CMP). Telefónica asked for governmental approval to merge CMP with Telefónica Móviles Perú. Such a merger raised considerable controversy but was approved in April 2005 and implemented in the following June. The new merged company, named Movistar Perú, now dominates the mobile market with around 66% share. To revitalise competition, the government awarded a fourth mobile licence, in March 2005, to América Móvil. It also imposed substantial duties to expand operations in under-serviced rural areas on both Movistar, as a condition for approving the merger, and on América Móvil. More information on the report



Peru Country Profile:

Peru Profile by the BBC

World Bank News on Peru

CIA Factbook on Peru

Lanic - Peru
Site with links about Peru, maintained by
the University of Texas at Austin.

Living in Peru
Living in Peru is a "Guide for foreigners
living in Peru" and others who are looking for useful
information to make their time in Peru more pleasant.

Wikipedia about Peru
History, politics, geography, economy and demographics of Peru.


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