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ITU Software for the Calculation of Costs, Tariffs and Rates for Telephone Services

Negotiating tariffs or rates is a delicate matter, whether it is for a new operator entering a liberalized market or a regulator wishing to set affordable tariffs for national calls without compromising competitiveness among operators.

COSITU is a practical tool from ITU's Market, Economics and Finance Unit to automate: 

  • the calculation of costs, 

  • taxes related to the exchange of international traffic (accounting, settlement and termination rates), 

  • interconnection rates between local operators, and 

  • tariffs for national and international telephone services taking into account the impact of Universal Service Obligations decided by public authorities.  

This software can be applied to both fixed and mobile services.

About COSITU Methodology

Trends in Economics and Finance
Volume I:
  Cost, Tariff and Interconnection Rate Calculation Methodology and Application to Case Studies

Describes the methodology on which COSITU is based and presents the results emerging from typical case studies carried out on the basis of this methodology, with a view to serving as a  guide for comparative values.

NEW:  The Russian version is available on the Electronic Bookshop website: http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-d/publicat/trendsv1.html

COSITU Server: BENCHMARK your COSTS!
Results obtained from use of the software can be benchmarked by means of the  COSITU Server.  The categories for benchmarking are:
  • Teledensity
  • Region
  • Development

to ask for a password please contact the e-mail: cositu@itu.int

News


COSITU Service Pack 2

will be available soon!

COSITU session to be updated 

The AFRICOM session should be replaced in the software by an updated version.  Please follow the instructions.

Readme
Download Africom.zip
(If you have not yet downloaded SP 1)
Download Africom SP 1

 

Exchange rates in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)

SDR current and historical exchange rates can be obtained from the International Monetary Fund (IMF):

http://www.imf.org/external/fin.htm

and a fact sheet regarding the Special Drawing Rights from:

http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/sdr.htm

COSITU Training

A series of Training Workshops is offered worldwide please consult our website: Next Events

Work in the Centres of Excellence (CoE)
Contact

COSITU

Market, Economics and Finance Unit
International Telecommunication Union
Tel:  +41 22 730 5791 / 6350
Fax:  +41 22 730 5484
E-mail:  cositu@itu.int

 

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