Barriers and Opportunities for Enhancing Capital Flows
In the COMCEC Member Countries
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*1. Fixed line telephone density: phone lines per 1,000
population
 Very high: if more than 480
 High: if between 351 and 480
 Moderate: if between 121 and 350
 Low: if between 40 and 120
 Very low: if less than 40
**2. Reliability of telecoms network: faults per 100 phone
lines per year
 Very good: if less than 13
 Good: if between 13 and 23
 Fair: if between 24 and 56
 Poor: if between 57 and 100
 Very poor: if more than 100
Historical scores adjusted on the extent to which
network meets business needs. Where data on faults
unavailable, average waiting time for instalment of new lines
is used as a proxy measure of quality.
*3. The costs of international phone calls (US$ per 3 minutes
to US)
 Very low: if lower 0.7
 Low: if between 0.7 and 1.75
 Moderate: if between 1.76 and 2.5
 High: if between 2.51 and 4
 Very high: if more than 4
Based on cost of 3-minute call to the US (for US, cost of call
to Europe).
*4. Mobile phones penetration, susbscribers per 100
inhabitants
 Very high: if more than 80
 High: if between 60 and 80
 Moderate: if between 30 and 59
 Low: if between 10 and 29