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Brussels, 30 June 2014 - Today BIPT has published the annual statistics relating to the telecoms sector. The general market context shows a strong rise in investments. The volumes of mobile telephony and text messages have increased slightly and especially mobile broadband has grown substantially. The use of fixed telephony continues to decrease. Belgium retains its sixth place in the European broadband ranking and is still at the top in the development of fixed high-speed broadband.

BIPT has received 3 candidacies for the concession regarding the delivery of recognised newspapers and recognised periodicals. The deadline for candidacies was 11 June 2014. The Belgian State will now evaluate the candidacies and invite the selected candidates to submit an offer

Brussels, 11 June 2014 – Mobile broadband penetration has risen from 16% (2011) to 45.7%. This means that over 45% of all mobile users also use mobile data on their smartphones or tablets.  Despite catching up Belgium is still below the EU average (62.4 %). Although mobile broadband use has grown significantly in the past 2 years, there are still a number of bottlenecks, such as the emission standards, taxes on mobile infrastructures, information to consumers that still curb the growth of mobile broadband in Belgium. Therefore, in a study carried out by IDATE Consulting for BIPT, 8 recommendations are made to promote mobile broadband penetration in Belgium.

The technical specifications in a Belgacom reference offer for business customers did not correspond with the reality observed in the field.

BIPT publishes a comparison of the cheapest telecommunication tariffs on the Belgian residential market

Universal postal service in Belgium

Benchmark study of the prices for telecom products in Belgium and our neighbouring countries

The regulatory framework for the opening of the cable is now comprehensive

The three lots sold by auction have produced a total of 360 million EUR.

This survey provides a picture of the knowledge by consumers of the electronic communications market in the first half of 2013.