| International Telephone Calls (minutes/customer) 1980-1995 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Austria | 26 | 41 | 72 | 102 | 112 |
| Belgium | 29 | 42 | 73 | 104 | 109 |
| Denmark | 26 | 42 | 72 | 94 | 104 |
| Finland | 15 | 22 | 37 | 47 | 62 |
| France | 13 | 19 | 38 | 43 | 48 |
| Germany | 18 | 30 | 40 | 61 | 64 |
| Greece | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 44 |
| Ireland | 5 | 8 | 21 | 108 | 114 |
| Italy | 6 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 34 |
| Luxembourg | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 560 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 37 | 61 | 87 | 88 |
| Portugal | 3 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 30 |
| Spain | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 27 |
| Sweden | 26 | 41 | 67 | 81 | 91 |
| UK | 13 | 22 | 29 | 61 | 62 |
| Norway | 23 | 42 | 66 | 93 | 100 |
| Switzerland | 74 | 112 | 199 | 231 | 247 |
| USA | 4 | 9 | 29 | 50 | 57 |
| Japan | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| Source: | OECD, ITU | ||||
| Published: | Communications Outlook 1997 Telecommunications statistics 1997 and 1998, Helsinki | ||||
| US$ per 3 Minutes in Peak Hours to USA | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | |
| Austria | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| Belgium | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Denmark | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Finland | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| France | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Germany | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Greece | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Ireland | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Italy | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Luxembourg | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Netherlands | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Portugal | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Spain | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Sweden | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| UK | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Norway | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Switzerland | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| USA | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Canada | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Japan | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Czech Republic | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Hungary | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Poland | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Russia | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Turkey | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| Source: | OECD | |
| Published: | The World Competitiveness Yearbook 1997, 1998 | |