This section provides international benchmarks of voice telephony call rates and broadband data rates: [1]
- Table 1 summarizes approximate interconnection fees and rate elements charged by carriers in several developed and developing nations for local exchange access,
- Table 2 provides rates for broadband services for selected countries.
The data benchmarked here should be interpreted with care. The terms and conditions of telecommunications carrier-to-carrier interconnection vary on the basis of such factors as traffic density, routing distance, number of switches transited, equipment efficiency and time of day. Regulatory policies also have a major effect, particularly if rates include non-cost factors such as universal service contributions.
Some network access rates may be comparatively high, because they must compensate carriers for fixed costs that do not vary with usage. Some nations require telephone subscribers to pay a monthly fixed fee for the privilege of having network access regardless of usage. If subscribers do not pay such a fee per minute service charges may have to include a surcharge.
Table 1: Benchmarking Voice Telephony Call Rates
|
Nation or State |
Local Level |
Single Transit |
Double Transit |
| Fixed-to-Fixed EU average 2003 |
0.80 Euro-cents per MOU [2] |
0.75 Euro-cents per MOU |
0.63 Euro-cents per MOU |
| New York 2005 |
Port rate $2.57 flat rate |
0.001147 cents per MOU originating; 0.00111 cents per MOU terminating |
Tandem Switching 0.000481 cents and 0.000203 common transport |
| Hungary 2004 |
1.85 Euro-cents per MOU |
2.4 Euro-cents per MOU |
2.76 Euro-cents per MOU |
| Czech Republic 2004 |
1.3 |
1.62 |
2.06 |
| Japan 2004 |
|
1.727 local switching yen per MOU |
2.057 yen per MOU |
| India 2005 |
0.20 - 1.10 Rupee based on mileage bands |
|
|
| Malaysia 2005 |
2.6 Sen per MOU |
4.8 Sen per MOU |
8.43 Sen per MOU |
Table 2: Benchmarking Broadband Data Rates
|
Nation or State |
56/64 kilobits per second at 2, 50 and 200 kilometres |
1.544/2 megabits per second at 2, 50 and 200 kilometres |
155 megabits per second at 2, 50 and 200 kilometres |
| United Kingdom 2004 |
229; 460; 583 Euro per month |
464; 1691; 3612 Euro per month |
11,964; 33,908; 71,795 Euro per month |
| New York 2004 |
186; 410; 1009 Euro per month (56 kbps) |
488; 1578; 4635 Euro per month (1.544 mbps) |
n/a |
| California 2004 |
88; 233; 689 Euro per month (56 kbps) |
360; 1234; 3651 Euro per month (1.544 mbps) |
n/a |
| Germany |
92; 414; 478 Euro per month |
340; 1979; 2504 Euro per month |
1600; 7511; 12,161 Euro per month |
| Hungary |
193; 337; 621 Euro per month |
702; 2149; 5003 Euro per month |
7813; 13,727; 23,868 Euro per month |
| Japan |
655; 1122; 1190 Euro per month |
3164; 7301; 9046 Euro per month |
9302; 50,583; 122,998 Euro per month |
| Malaysia |
2.6 Sen per MOU |
4.8 Sen per MOU |
8.43 Sen per MOU |
ENDNOTES
[1] Benchmarking data is sourced from Teligen, the OECD, the European Commission, Intug, and the National Regulatory Research Institute.
[2] “MOU” stands for “Minutes of use”.
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