4.7.8. Main indicators of the cable TV services (2002–)

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Indicator 2002 2003 2004a 2005a 2006a 2007a 2008a 2009b 2010c 2011c
Number of data suppliers according to main activity 424 404 369 351 376 353 351 319 292 273
Post and telecommunication services 172 178 183 179 211 207 201 186 184 142
Public administration and defence services; compulsory social security services 94 81 67 56 54 45 40 33 29 14
Retail trade 29 24 23 20 20 17 16 14 5 14
Construction work 25 24 23 30 33 29 27 22 16 17
Recreational, cultural and sport services 24 24 15 13 13 12 11 10 0 8
Real estate services 20 14 4 9 2 2 14 14 13 10
Membership organization services 17 14 11 6 5 3 2 2 2 4
Radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus 16 17 18 14 13 11 10 11 2 7
Other business services 6 10 10 10 11 11 14 12 2 6
Others 21 18 15 14 14 16 16 15 39 51
Total revenue of cable television provision (million HUF) 42 120 50 660 60 682 70 533 78 893 82 705 86 869 82 988d 75 548 73 263
Total fees for internet access of cable tv service providers (million HUF) 2 294 4 215 7 352 12 191 21 091 28 993 36 141 109 970 113 700 –
Total length of their networks (km) 94 494 95 501 100 709 103 323 107 175 113 092 117 161 120 918d 123 599 130 566
Own capital (million HUF) 60 527 57 019 41 529 49 086 63 469 71 718 117 619 555 674 509 373 565 857
Investments (million HUF) 7 111 9 931 20 986 22 734 32 578 32 387 40 481 34 147d 38 322 42 119
Fixed assets at the end of the year (million HUF) 126 842 136 265 129 583 164 072 195 119 232 739 266 672 927 930 962 703 1 668 679
Value of networks (million HUF) 56 190 87 297 95 521 108 291 127 394 159 563 207 673 355 333 346 803 354 743
Number of dwellings connected to cable (thousands) 1 746 1 921 1 968 2 031 2 123 2 138 2 219 2 215e 2 201e 2 241
Of which via star topology (thousands) 1 077 1 508 1 618 1 751 1 894 1 989 2 131 2 055 2 018 1 587
Number of subscribers (thousands) 1 727 1 903 1 964 2 028 2 113 2 124 2 192 2 209e 2 192e 2 228
Number of program packages (piece) 1 300 1 481 1 440 1 750 2 055 1 818 2 388 2 555 2 236 –
Number of amplifiers (piece) 175 017 184 848 191 890 204 957 215 053 224 240 234 012 235 693 242 428 –
Number of head stations (piece) 1 348 1 377 1 442 1 440 1 469 1 380 1 339 1 225 1 118 1 041
Number of cabled distribution systems for tv programmes and sound signals (CDS) (piece) 1 414 1 485 1 619 1 729 1 906 2 060 2 082 1 786 1 682 1 559
Number of star topology system (piece) 683 820 924 1 043 1 355 1 553 1 618 1 400 1 317 1 241
Number of networks for reverse signal transmission (e.g. internet provision) (piece) 291 411 530 625 839 996 1 064 1 054 1 071 1 046
Number of homepasses (thousands) 2 194 2 628 2 942 3 073 3 519 3 847 4 302 4 401 4 727 4 905
aAntennaMikro service is not included.  bAntennaMikro service is not included. IPTV service is included here.  cIPTV service is included here.  dRapid increase in data could be explained by changes in scope of data providers (e.g. Magyar Telekom and Invitel are cable tv providers, too.)  eFrom 2009 IPTV service is included here. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011