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This report based on a detailed forecast for 170 countries globally that account for 99 percent of the world's population. It also evaluates the ability of the underlying economy and telecommunications infrastructure in each of these countries to support expansion of their broadband networks. It answers questions about where the wireline opportunities will occur in 2007 through 2013, how big the opportunity will be after 2013, and what impact will fiber technologies have on the market. The report includes 42 forecasts and 11 supporting tables along with forecasts for each of the 170 countries analyzed.

1 Executive Summary 8
1.1 Total Subscriber Growth 8
1.2 New Subscriber Growth 9
1.3 Fiber Growth 10
1.4 Conclusions and Recommendations 12
2 Methodology and Assumptions 13
2.1 Coverage of Report 13
2.2 Opportunity Analysis 13
2.3 Developed Countries 14
2.4 Emerging Countries 15
3 Global Overview 16
3.1 Global Prospects and Forecasts 16
3.2 Prospects and Forecasts for Developed Countries 25
3.3 Prospects and Forecasts for Emerging Countries 30
4 Western Europe 35
4.1 Subscriber Forecasts 36
4.2 Broadband System Spending 39
5 Developed Countries in Asia/Pacific 42
5.1 Subscriber Forecasts 43
5.2 Broadband System Spending 46
6 North America 48
6.1 Subscriber Forecasts 49
6.2 Broadband System Spending 51
7 Emerging Countries in Asia/Pacific 53
7.1 Subscriber Forecasts 55
7.2 Broadband System Spending 58
8 Eastern Europe/CIS 60
8.1 Subscriber Forecasts 62
8.2 Broadband System Spending 65
9 Latin America 67
9.1 Subscriber Forecasts 68
9.2 Broadband System Spending 71
10 Middle East and Africa 73
10.1 Subscriber Forecasts 76
10.2 Broadband System Spending 79
11 Conclusions and Recommendations 81
11.1 Conclusions 81
11.2 Recommendations 82
12 Appendix II: Glossary 83