A practical guide on benchmarking telecommunication prices
Foreword
Table of contents
Introduction: The case for regulatory benchmarking
Step 1: Selecting the benchmark countries
An example of country selection: Mobile termination rate benchmark
Step 2: Standardising the services and prices that are to be compared
An example of service and price selection: PSTN retail tariff benchmark
Step 3: Data collection
Step 4: Converting the prices into a consistent data set
Step 5: Establishing the basic benchmark
Step 6: Adjusting for differences in national operating conditions
An example of adjusting for national differences: mobile termination rate benchmark
Step 7: Analysing the results to inform price regulation
An example of using a benchmark to set prices: mobile termination
Conclusion