Postal and Electronic Communications Services, Slovenia, 2007 - 2008

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The number of all postal items (national and international traffic) in 2008 increased by 9% over the level of 2007.

While the number of main telephone lines on fixed location increased in the observed period on account of the growth of VoIP lines, the number of calls from this location in 2008 did not reach the result of 2007. In this comparison also the traffic realized with these calls fell (by 13%).

The cumulative result of telephone traffic in the mobile network in 2008 exceeded 2007 by about 9%. It was positive concerning both national and international traffic. The number of calls in the mobile network was in 2008 about 2% over the 2007 result.

SORS is now presenting data on postal services and electronic communications services in the SI-TAT database for the first time. The data were obtained from providers of services observed. Data on electronic communications services are collected by the Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia.

Postal services are shown by data on the volume of postal items (by months) only, while the presentation of electronic communications activity is more exhaustive. Published data refer to fixed and mobile telephone services, transfer of data and internet access. It contains the connection on fixed locations, the users of mobile network, calls and traffic in fixed and mobile networks, data concerning roaming and internet access.

Data are shown on the level of Slovenia almost all of them separately for business and private users (households).

Quarterly data from the first quarter of 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2008 are available. In the future the database will be updated quarterly with the First Release on postal and electronic communications services – the next one is expected to be released on June 5^th 2009