I want to obtain general market data, maket size, names of top
manufacturers for the "telephone apparatus Manufacturing" industry.
This includes corded (wire connected) and cordless telephones for home
and for business use. Ideally I would like to know the number of new
phones sold in the US and worlwide in 2000, 2001,2002 and projections
and
predictions for future. I am interested in both IP and Non IP phone
(analog) phones.

I do not want data information on wireless phones
I do not want links to market research reports that cost $1000+.

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Request for Question Clarification by ragingacademic-ga on 31 Mar 2003 08:58 PST

matthewgilmore -

Thanks so much for your question.
It is not difficult to put this data together - however, it will take
a minimum of 30 to 60 minutes.

Perhaps you would like to adjust your suggested fee to more
appropriately account for the time involved?  This should still cost
you far less than $1000+...

with respect,
ragingacademic

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Clarification of Question by matthewgilmore-ga on 31 Mar 2003 10:44 PST

For clarification I am note interested in:
the interface box that connects the network of wires in the house = no
interested in the dial central office equipment or the modums that
allow computers to talk over telephone lines = no

What I want are numbers and market info about regular (POTS) phones
used in homes and in business settings. IP phones are phones that work
over VOIP lines and I am interested in current phones sold and
projections for those too, but I really need to guage to size of
market for POTS phones.

I sympathize with not wanting links that cost $1000. At some internet
sites I have had to enter fake credit card numbers to find out even
the approximate cost of the goods or services.
 In the USA, cordless phones likely out-sell wire connected phones.
The base station nearly always is an analog interface with the phone
company even if the system is otherwise digital. If IP stands for
internet provider phone, I know zero people who are using such a
system, nor have I heard of phones designed especially for this
application. If my wife and I are typical about 100 million cordless
phones are sold anually in the USA. Replacement batteries cost almost
as much as a new phones, and they seem to be poorly made as  new
batteries fix the problems only about half of the time.
 You mentioned telephone apparatus companies. Are you interested in
the interface box that connects the network of wires in the house to
the cable television cable or the phone companies wire. Are you
interested in the dial central office equipment or the modums that
allow computers to talk over telephone lines?   Neil