Final Report
Chapter 3 Development Status and Problem in ICT Sector
Table 3.3-4 Comparison of Economic Status between Myanmar and Viet Nam
Items
Population
Myanmar
GDP growth rate
Viet Nam
59.7 million
90.39 million
6.3% (2012)
5.02% (2012)
8.0% or more (2005-2007)
USD3,547 (2012)
Purchasing power parity (PPP)
USD1,405 (2012)
PPP > USD2,000
Number of mobile subscribers
n.a.
5,437,450 (2012)
Mobile Phone Carriers
MPT (until June 2013)
4 operators (under plan)
・MPT (Public)
・Domestic operator
(Ytanarpon?)
・2 Foreign operators
USD2,141 (2005)
9,593,200 (2005)
134,066,000 (2012)
7 operators in 2012
Open market in 2002
・MobiPhone
(Private: 41% share)
・Vittel
(Public: 34% share)
・Vinaphone
(Public: 20% share)
・others
Source: Prepared by Survey Team based on the data from IMF, ITU, etc.
Table 3.3-5
Relation between Mobile Phone Density
and Economic Growth Rate in Viet Nam
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2012
Mobile Phone Density (%)
3.37
6.03
11.54
22.47
52.96
87.11
149.11
Fixed Phone Density (%)
5.41
12.31
n.a.
10.19
13.13
17.18
11.36
Economic Growth Rate (%)
7.34
7.79
8.44
8.23
8.46
6.31
5.02
Source: IMF, ITU
3.3.2
Fee Structure
This section shows the relations between increase of mobile phone subscribers and change of
SIM card price offered by MPT.
Grow-up process in Myanmar telecommunication is different from that in developed countries,
i.e., mobile phone and internet service were starting to grow up even under insufficient penetration
of fixed phone services. In particular, fixed phone subscriber connection did not increase after 2007
when mobile phone service was growing on a full scale and number of internet users via fixed line
had not been increasing. This caused by delayed investment to the communication infrastructures.
One of the features in mobile subscribers is that 90% of mobile phone subscribers used the prepaid
phone and it will become easy for fee collection. Price of SIM card in 2000, when mobile phone
service was started, was remarkably high in comparison with life level of ordinary citizens.
Ordinary citizens other than politicians and business owners purchased the SIM card under loan
assistance. 10 years has been passed in 2011, the crustal movement in telecommunication sector
was starting in connection with political and economic reforms. Although telecommunication
sector in Myanmar is still monopoly environment by MPT, price of SIM card become lower from
2010. (1.5 million kyat at maximum) The price reduced to 500 thousand kyat in 2011 and number
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