Measuring the Information Society 2011 Table 3.9: Mobile-broadband and fixed-broadband monthly prices and speeds compared, selected economies, 2011 Mobile-broadband Fixed-broadband Monthly price for 1GB of download volume (USD) Price per 100 Mbit/s in USD Price as % of GNI per capita Monthly price for entry-level sub-scription Country Operator Subscription Speed (Mbit/s) Cap (GB) Speed (Mbit/s) Cap (GB) Price as % of GNI per capita type Access type/ device Operator (USD) Australia Telstra Prepaid Standard subscription 40.6 21.0 1.0 4.06 1.1 Australia Telstra Postpaid Dongle 20.2 21.0 1.0 2.02 0.6 Telstra 36.7 1.5 2.0 1.0 Bahrain Batelco Prepaid Dongle or standard subscription 26.7 21.0 1.0 2.67 1.3 Belgium Proximus Belgacom Postpaid Standard subscription 34.3 N/A 1.0 3.43 0.9 Belgacom 25.0 3.1 15.0 0.7 Brazil Vivo Postpaid Standard subscription 81.3 1.0 1.0 8.13 12.1 Netcombo 16.9 0.5 N/A 2.5 Brazil Vivo Prepaid Dongle 78.3 1.0 1.0 7.83 11.7 Canada Rogers Postpaid Standard subscription 30.6 21.0 1.0 3.06 0.9 Bell 26.2 2.0 2.0 0.7 Canada Rogers Postpaid Dongle 35.7 21.0 1.0 3.57 1.0 Bell 26.2 2.0 2.0 0.7 Chile Movistar Postpaid Dongle 33.8 4.0 1.0 3.38 4.3 VTR 39.4 6.0 Unlimited 5.0 Finland Elisa Prepaid Dongle 27.2 1.0 Unlimited N/A 0.7 Finland Elisa Postpaid Standard subscription 20.4 1.0 Unlimited N/A 0.5 Elisa 35.6 1.0 Unlimited 0.9 Germany* T-Mobile Postpaid Standard subscription 27.4 7.2 0.2 13.70 0.8 T-Home 39.4 2.0 Unlimited 1.1 Germany T-Mobile Postpaid Dongle 41.1 7.2 3.0 1.37 1.2 T-Home 39.4 2.0 Unlimited 1.1 India Airtel Prepaid Dongle or standard subscription 16.6 N/A 2.0 0.83 16.9 Kenya Safaricom Prepaid Standard subscription 24.5 N/A 1.5 1.63 38.7 Kenya Safaricom Postpaid Dongle 24.5 N/A 1.5 1.63 38.7 Orange 37.9 0.3 Unlimited 59.9 Lithuania Omnitel Postpaid Standard subscription 7.6 7.2 1.0 0.76 0.8 Zebra 10.3 1.0 N/A 1.1 Lithuania Omnitel Prepaid Dongle 15.5 7.2 3.0 0.52 1.6 Mali Orange Prepaid Dongle or standard subscription 20.7 N/A 1.0 2.07 36.6 Mexico Telcel Postpaid Dongle or standard subscription 24.9 N/A 1.0 2.49 3.3 Telmex 20.5 1.0 N/A 2.7 Morocco** Maroc Telecom Postpaid Dongle or standard subscription 12.1 1.8 4.0 0.30 5.2 Maroc Tel-ecom 11.7 1.0 Unlimited 5.1 Russia Beeline Postpaid Dongle 17.1 7.2 2.0 0.86 2.2 Wplus 9.9 1.8 Unlimited 1.3 Russia Beeline Postpaid Standard subscription 13.5 7.2 1.0 1.35 1.7 Wplus 9.9 1.8 Unlimited 1.3 South Africa Vodacom Prepaid Dongle or standard subscription 41.3 N/A 1.2 3.44 8.6 Sri Lanka Dialog Postpaid Dongle or standard subscription 4.4 3.6 2.0 0.22 2.7 Sri Lanka 81 Telecom 5.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 Turkey Turkcell Prepaid Dongle or standard subscription 18.2 21.0 1.0 1.82 2.5 United Arab Emirates Etisalat Postpaid Dongle or standard subscription 39.5 21.0 1.0 3.95 0.8 Etisalat 40.6 0.3 Unlimited 0.8 United States Verizon Prepaid Dongle 50.0 1.4 1.0 5.00 1.3 United States Verizon Postpaid Standard subscription 30.0 1.4 Unlimited N/A 0.8 Bell South 20.0 Unlimited 0.5 Viet Nam Mobifone Prepaid/ Postpaid Standard subscription 5.7 3.6 1.0 0.56 7.4 Viet Nam Mobifone Postpaid Dongle or standard subscription 3.8 7.2 1.3 0.29 4.9 FPT Telecom 10.45 3.1 Unlimited 13.5 Note: * The standard mobile-cellular data subscription is advertised as unlimited, but after 200 MB of volume downloaded the speed decreases to 64 kbit/s. ** After 4 GB the speed decreases to 512 kbit/s; after 10 GB the speed is reduced to 128 kbit/s; and after 16 GB, the speed is reduced to 64 kbit/s. Source: ITU, from operators’ websites.