
| Mobile Telecommunications Tariffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1992 | Jan 1994 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1996 | May 1998 | Jan 1996 | Feb 1998 | May 1998 | ||
| OECD=100 | OECD=100 | OECD=100 | |||||||
| Austria | 1 592 | 1 161 | 1 158 | 1 136 | 1 110 | 97 | 98 | 81 | |
| Belgium | 1 408 | 1 166 | 1 176 | 1 148 | 1 478 | 98 | 130 | 108 | |
| Denmark | 706 | 606 | 608 | 535 | 727 | 46 | 62 | 53 | |
| Finland | 932 | 558 | 562 | 635 | 820 | 54 | 72 | 60 | |
| France | 2 148 | 1 938 | 1 861 | 2 025 | 2 633 | 173 | 231 | 193 | |
| Germany | 2 403 | 1 489 | 1 383 | 1 198 | 1 290 | 102 | 119 | 95 | |
| Greece | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 531 | n/a | n/a | 112 | |
| Ireland | 1 693 | 1 082 | 1 056 | 1 073 | 1 380 | 92 | 121 | 101 | |
| Italy | 1 394 | 1 203 | 1 125 | 1 125 | 1 530 | 96 | 135 | 112 | |
| Luxembourg | 2 517 | 1 243 | 1 515 | 1 489 | 1 873 | 127 | 173 | 137 | |
| Netherlands | 1 533 | 1 234 | 1 097 | 1 111 | 1 281 | 95 | 116 | 94 | |
| Portugal | 2 029 | 1 670 | 1 728 | 1 663 | 2 026 | 142 | 184 | 149 | |
| Spain | 1 718 | 1 445 | 1 362 | 1 252 | 1 524 | 107 | 140 | 112 | |
| Sweden | 976 | 858 | 833 | 813 | 1 012 | 70 | 86 | 74 | |
| UK | 1 835 | 1 344 | 1 290 | 1 302 | 1 491 | 111 | 135 | 109 | |
| Norway | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 643 | n/a | 56 | 47 | |
| Switzerland | 818 | 86 | 60 | ||||||
| USA | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 600 | n/a | n/a | 44 | |
| Canada | 1471 | 108 | |||||||
| Japan | 1600 | 165 | 117 | ||||||
| OECD average | 1 537 | 1 231 | 1 160 | 1 169 | 1 364 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| Source: | OECD, EURODATA (analogue mobile services based on fixed and usage charge, US$ based on PPP, exluding tax) |
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| Published: | Communication Outlook | ||||||||
| Packed Switched Data Communications Charges | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1992 | Jan 1994 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1996 | May 1998 | Jan 1996 | Feb 1998 | May 1998 | ||
| OECD=100 | OECD=100 | OECD=100 | |||||||
| Austria | 12 377 | 10 912 | 9 598 | 11 175 | 11 375 | 123 | 140 | 126 | |
| Belgium | 6 932 | 6 797 | 6 235 | 7 307 | 7 398 | 80 | 91 | 82 | |
| Denmark | 6 504 | 4 959 | 4 532 | 5 233 | 5 349 | 58 | 66 | 59 | |
| Finland | 4 020 | 2 649 | 3 726 | 3 753 | 4 018 | 41 | 49 | 45 | |
| France | 8 245 | 7 846 | 6 698 | 6 963 | 7 200 | 77 | 88 | 80 | |
| Germany | 15 231 | 14 223 | 18 758 | 22 361 | 23 412 | 246 | 288 | 260 | |
| Greece | 15 551 | 12 380 | 8 245 | 7 644 | 5 466 | 84 | 67 | 61 | |
| Ireland | 7 500 | 7 598 | 14 308 | 12 110 | 12 303 | 133 | 151 | 137 | |
| Italy | 12 611 | 9 289 | 7 747 | 8 751 | n/a | 96 | n/a | n/a | |
| Luxembourg | 9 119 | 7 503 | 6 089 | 6 696 | 7 002 | 74 | 86 | 78 | |
| Netherlands | 11 459 | 10 392 | 9 200 | 10 518 | 10 932 | 116 | 136 | 121 | |
| Portugal | 12 554 | 10 960 | 10 165 | 10 984 | 12 749 | 121 | 157 | 142 | |
| Spain | 25 508 | 18 243 | 15 280 | 16 750 | 16 774 | 184 | 206 | 186 | |
| Sweden | 6 509 | 6 083 | 5 470 | 5 294 | 4 828 | 58 | 59 | 54 | |
| UK | 15 026 | 14 047 | 12 630 | 4 455 | 11 879 | 136 | 146 | 132 | |
| Norway | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 630 | n/a | 69 | 63 | |
| Switzerland | 7 965 | 59 | 88 | ||||||
| Turkey | 2 654 | n/a | 29 | ||||||
| Canada | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10 111 | n/a | n/a | 112 | |
| Japan | 13 232 | 163 | 147 | ||||||
| OECD average | 9 320 | 9 161 | 8 446 | 9 092 | 9 006 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| Source: | OECD (Based on fixed and usage charge made by OECD , US$ based on ppp, exluding tax) | ||||||||
| Published: | Communication Outlook | ||||||||
| National Leased Line Charges | |||||||
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| 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | Index 1996 OECD=100 |
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| 9.6 kbit/s | 64 kbit/s | 1.5/2.0 Mbit/s |
9.6 kbit/s | 64 kbit/s | 1.5/2.0 Mbit/s |
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| Austria | 476 357 | 514 929 | 3 243 429 | 114 | 82 | 86 | |
| Belgium | 499 234 | 470 992 | 3 282 428 | 119 | 75 | 87 | |
| Denmark | 124 351 | 202 527 | 1 261 163 | 30 | 32 | 33 | |
| Finland | 200 048 | 240 489 | 1 000 421 | 48 | 38 | 27 | |
| France | 522 619 | 464 579 | 2 303 242 | 125 | 74 | 61 | |
| Germany | 419 109 | 531 609 | 3 238 634 | 100 | 84 | 86 | |
| Greece | 378 571 | 1 100 818 | 4 204 831 | 90 | 174 | 111 | |
| Ireland | 482 038 | 571 311 | 3 874 186 | 115 | 90 | 103 | |
| Italy | 433 630 | 812 302 | 6 938 368 | 103 | 129 | 184 | |
| Luxembourg | 183 548 | 309 717 | 3 097 172 | 44 | 49 | 82 | |
| Netherlands | 213 551 | 483 768 | 2 802 899 | 51 | 77 | 74 | |
| Portugal | 761 239 | 907 775 | 5 802 316 | 182 | 144 | 154 | |
| Spain | 1 239 877 | 676 611 | 5 037 148 | 296 | 107 | 134 | |
| Sweden | 75 646 | 266 653 | 1 084 639 | 18 | 42 | 29 | |
| UK | 339 914 | 467 965 | 2 017 578 | 81 | 74 | 53 | |
| Norway | 302 332 | 420 417 | 2 231 082 | 72 | 67 | 59 | |
| Switzerland | 490 455 | 584 000 | 2 745 697 | 117 | 92 | 73 | |
| Turkey | 355 221 | 1 598 494 | 7 104 417 | 85 | 253 | 188 | |
| USA | 275 600 | 692 556 | 1 722 000 | 66 | 110 | 46 | |
| Canada | 469 917 | 374 347 | 3 873 471 | 112 | 59 | 103 | |
| Japan | 540 355 | 707 219 | 4 663 669 | 129 | 112 | 124 | |
| OECD average | 419 305 | 631 425 | 3 771 735 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| Source: | OECD | ||||||
| Published: | Communication Outlook | ||||||