Venezuela Mobile Forecast, 2008 - 2010 as Subscriber Numbers are Expected to Increase & Tevenco Gains a Major Market Share

Telvenco to gain major market share from Movistar Venezuela and Movilnet in Venezuela’s mobile operator space. This Mobile Forecast on Venezuela provides over 65 operational and financial metrics for the Venezuela wireless market. We cover quarterly historical data starting in 1Q2004 and ending in 1Q2008. We also provide four-year forecasts at the operator level going out to 2010. Operators covered for Venezuela include: Movilnet (CANTV), Movistar Venezuela (TEF), Telvenco, and Others (Infonet and Digicel). Our Mobile Forecasts are updated quarterly and are available for one-time delivery or through regular updates. Notable highlights of the 3Q08 Venezuela Mobile Forecast include: - The number of subscribers in Venezuela will increase from our projected 28.2 million in 2008 to a forecasted 31.3 million in 2010. The wireless penetration level in the country will increase from 100.4% to 107.2% over this period. - We forecast that Movilnet and Movistar Venezuela will be losing market share to Telvenco. Movilnet is expected to see its market share decline from its projected 39.8% (in 2008) to 39.4% (in 2010) while Movistar Venezuela will see a similar drop in market share from 38.7% (in 2008) to 38.3% (in 2010). On the other hand, Telvenco which will see its market share increase from 21.5% to 22.3% over this period.