How PwC can help you
The Technology, Information, Communications and Entertainment (TICE) sectors are all experiencing change, consolidation and expansion. PwC' Global TICE Practice provides a range of professional services to companies and individuals in communications industries across the globe.
At PwC Macedonia we help our clients manage the rapidly-changing business developments that have come with increasing globalisation, the explosion of the Internet, e-commerce, rapidly declining product life-cycles, intellectual property issues, and other challenges arising from the swiftly evolving technology industry.
Every day, around the world, we reinforce our reputation as the TICE industry's leading professional services firm by playing a strong supporting role in the business - a role that doesn't end when the curtains go down. Let us know how we can help address your business challenges in the TICE arena. We're here to share the insight, knowledge and practical skills we've acquired to help you pass over difficult situations.
Telecommunications
The country has a well-developed fixed communications network with a tele-density of over 30 lines per 100 inhabitants, within the region average. The former state monopoly - Makedonski Telekomunikacii was privatised in 2001: Magyar Telekom (Deutsche Telekom Group) now holds a majority stake in the company, while the State remains a minority shareholder.
Three mobile operators are active on the market: T-Mobile Macedonia (a subsidiary of Makedonski Telekomunikacii), ONE (owned by Telekom Slovenia Group) and VIP (a subsidiary of Mobilkom Austria). The mobile networks cover up to 99% of the population. The mobile penetration rate exceeds 100 % of the population, and continues growing steadily.
The full liberalisation of the telecommunications sector is on-going and international fixed line operators, competing with the incumbent operator, have entered the market since 2006 such as Nextel, and ONE (Telekom Slovenia Group).
A large range of data communication solutions are available. The country has one of the highest rates of internet usage in the region, with nearly one third of the population connecting regularly to the Internet according to a USAID study from May 2006.
Tourism
Tourism has the potential to provide prime opportunities for investment and the future development of the Macedonian economy. With its low population density, mostly mountainous landscapes, three large natural lakes, preserved nature and rich history, Macedonia has a large number of places of interest, including the famous Ohrid lake, a recognised UNESCO heritage site.
Hospitality industry is still under-developed but the landscape is rapidly changing with major investments currently ongoing, especially around the lakes and the ski resorts, and tourism is expected to become one the Macedonian development key drivers.
Global Technology, Information, Communications and Entertainment
