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South Korea s three mobile operators - SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus - have released their latest operational data for the quarter ended March ----. This has enabled BMI to review and update, where appropriate, forecasts for all sectors in this report. ...Furthermore, mobile virtual network operators are on track to be introduced in H---, and we expect their entry to help lower tariff rates and capture niche and untapped markets. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has recognised the potential of near field communications and has roped in stakeholders - mobile operators, handset equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, billing service providers and government organisations - to form the Grand NFC Korea Alliance. We believe that this move to bring rivals onboard is largely to eliminate the issue of different technological standards that are not compatible, and to ensure the entire industry moves in the same direction while the market is still in its infancy. ...Meanwhile, we see disinflation taking hold in South Korea as headline consumer price inflation (CPI) eased to -.- y-o-y in May from -.- in April, the second straight month of deceleration. We expect inflationary pressures easing gradually in the coming months, which should translate to the KCC allaying pressure on South Korean mobile operators to reduce tariff rates.
 
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New fixed-line, broadband and mobile telephony data from the Finnish regulator have been incorporated into BMI s analyses and forecasts for Finland s telecommunications market. These showed the fixed-line market contracted much faster in ---- than we had been expecting and this contraction also reached into the fixed broadband market. ...There is little room for alternative players, more so now that interest in unbundled local loops (ULLs) is waning and broadband customers are turning to mobile as a replacement platform. Data from the three principal fixed-line operators confirm the overall downward trend while the Finnet Group - which only discloses figures every six months or so - is rather evasive on this topic, not surprising considering it does not have a mobile business to which it can transfer fixed customers. The rate of decline was only a little slower than in ----, suggesting Finland is likely to record the fastest rate of fixed-line contraction in Western Europe over the next five years. ...However, the mobile market grew strongly in ---- and showed equally robust growth in Q---, despite market saturation. We believe this was achieved through aggressive price promotion and the ability of MVNOs to tackle those segments of the market typically bypassed by operators.
 
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Fears of a US Fiscal Debacle over Debt Ceiling are Overblown
Oxford Analytica believes that fears that US political leaders may precipitate renewed recession by allowing a fiscal crunch or voluntary debt default late this year are wildly overblown.
Congress will raise the statutory debt ceiling and reduce the severity of scheduled fiscal consolidation regardless of the outcome of November's elections -- though the debate may spill into the next Congress, unnerving markets.
Republican leader John Boehner vowed that the House of Representatives would not vote to increase the debt limit beyond the current threshold of 16.39 trillion dollars unless there were offsetting cuts in spending or unspecified "reforms" -- raising the spectre of another destabilising standoff over fiscal policy. The United States might hit the ceiling before the end of the year, adding to market anxiety about Congress's ability to avert the 8 trillion dollar fiscal consolidation crunch scheduled to hit under current law by January 1, 2013. Unless there is legislative action to avoid overly rapid consolidation, many economists view this cocktail of tax increases and heavy spending cuts ('taxageddon') as lethal to US growth. However, OxAn says:
  • The elections will determine the nature (cuts vs revenue increases) of fiscal consolidation; it will occur regardless who is in office.
  • Even if 'tea party' influence grows, it will not be sufficient to stymie the process or block a debt ceiling increase and fiscal deal.
  • Even if lawmakers engage in further political brinkmanship, the hit to confidence will be less than during the August 2011 debt debacle.
For details see UNITED STATES: Fear of a fiscal debacle is excessive