data from the itu ict regulatory tracker show that in only per cent of countries had an open telecommunication sector enabling investment innovation and access compared with per cent of countries having progressed to such an enabling regulatory environment in chart this testifies to the improvement in the regulatory and policy context of many ict markets worldwide the two vertical axes are scaled proportionally based on the values so that a per cent increase in subscription penetration on the right axis takes the same range as a per cent decrease in prices on the left axis