ICT PRICES 2017
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Key findings
1 Introduction
2 Mobile-cellular prices
     2.1 Mobile-cellular regional trends
3 Mobile-broadband prices
     3.1 Trends in mobile broadband pricing
     3.2 Mobile-broadband regional trends
4 Fixed-broadband prices
     4.1 Fixed-broadband regional trends
     4.2 Value for money in fixed-broadband offers
List of references
Annex 1: ICT price data methodology
     Price data collection and sources
     The mobile-cellular sub-basket
     The fixed-broadband sub-basket
     Mobile-broadband prices
Annex 2: ICT prices tables
     Fixed-broadband prices 2016
     Mobile-cellular prices 2016, to fixed telephone, SMS
     Mobile-cellular prices 2016 (on-net)
     Mobile-cellular prices 2016, off-net
Notes
     Fixed-broadband prices 2016
     Mobile-cellular prices 2016, to fixed telephone, SMS
     Mobile-cellular prices 2016 (on-net)
     Mobile-cellular prices 2016, off-net
Table 1: Mobile-cellular sub-basket, 2016
Table 2: Five least expensive countries for mobile-cellular services in each region, PPP$, 2016
Table 3: Mobile-broadband sub-basket, prepaid handset-based, 500 MB, 2016
Table 4. Mobile-broadband sub-basket, postpaid computer-based, 1 GB, 2016
Table 5: Countries with the most and least expensive mobile-broadband services in each region, PPP$, 2016
Table 6: Fixed broadband sub-basket, 2016
Table 7: Changes in fixed-broadband data allowances, 2015 – 2016
Annex Table 2.1: OECD mobile-cellular low-user call distribution (2009 methodology)
Box 1: Factors affecting prices
Box 2: Quality as a factor that influences mobile-broadband value-for-money and perceived affordability
Box 3: Creating incentives for fixed-broadband use in North America
Annex Box 2.1: Rules applied in collecting mobile-cellular prices
Annex Box 2.2: Rules applied in collecting fixed-broadband Internet price data
Annex Box 2.3: Rules applied in collecting mobile-broadband prices
Chart 1: Proportion of individuals not using the Internet, by type of reason, 2016
Chart 2: Limitations to Internet use as a percentage of Internet users citing them, 2017
Chart 3: Mobile-cellular sub-basket, as a percentage of GNI per capita (top), in PPP$ (middle) and in USD (bottom), 2008-2016
Chart 4: Mobile-cellular sub-basket by region, as a % of GNI per capita (top), in PPP$ (middle) and in USD (bottom), 2008-2016
Chart 5: Mobile-cellular sub-basket, as a percentage of GNI per capita, by region, 2016
Chart 6: 500 MB handset-based (left) and 1 GB computer-based (right) sub-basket, as a % of GNI per capita (top), in PPP$ (middle) and in USD (bottom), 2013-2016
Chart 7: Increase in data allowances, prepaid handset-based 500 MB plans (top) and postpaid computer-based 1 GB plan (bottom), selected economies, 2015 and 2016
Chart 8: 500 MB handset-based (left) and 1 GB computer-based (right) sub-basket, as a % of GNI per capita (top), in PPP$ (middle) and in USD (bottom), by region, 2013-2016
Chart 9: Fixed-broadband sub-basket, as a percentage of GNI per capita (top), in PPP$ (middle) and in USD (bottom), by development level, 2008-2016
Chart 10: Changes in entry-level advertised speeds of fixed-broadband plans, 2015 – 2016
Chart 11: Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of GNI per capita, speeds and caps, Africa, 2016
Chart 12: Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of GNI per capita, speeds and caps, Arab States, 2016
Chart 13: Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of GNI per capita, speeds and caps, Asia and the Pacific, 2016
Chart 14: Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of GNI per capita, speeds and caps, CIS, 2016
Chart 15: Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of GNI per capita, speeds and caps, Americas, 2016
Chart 16: Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of GNI per capita, speeds and caps, Europe, 2016
Chart 17: Fixed-broadband price per Mbit/s and monthly price in USD, selected economies, 2016
Chart 18: Fixed-broadband price per GB and monthly price in USD, selected economies, 2016