OECD Fixed Voice and Leased Line Price Benchmarking Q3 2022 update: Bezeq in Israel has the cheapest offering for low residential users of fixed voice, while AT&T in the US is the most expensive.
The Q3 2022 OECD Fixed Voice and Leased Line Benchmarking Service update is now available for download. For a low residential user (making 20 fixed voice calls per month, which equates to 62 minutes per month), the Bezeq Home Phone Line 50 from Bezeq Israel is the cheapest at USD PPP 5.13 per month including VAT. Second cheapest is Heimasími Endalaus VoIP service from Icelandic operator Síminn, at USD PPP 7.84 including VAT. AT&T USA has the most expensive services, with its Standard Home Phone service, at USD PPP 60.42 including VAT. Second most expensive is Bell Canada’s Home Phone Lite service, at USD PPP 54.06 including VAT. AT&T is KPN is almost twelve times the cost of the Bezeq plan, while Bell Canada is over ten times the cost.
For most countries, the bulk of the cost continues to come from the upfront rental charge, and this can be seen on the graph below, with the blue bar representing fixed costs. Where variable call costs are levied, these can amount to a varying degree of the overall cost, depending on the countries.
As Costa Rica is now an OECD country, it has been included from this update onwards.
The chart below shows the cheapest tariff in each country, based on the OECD 2017 20 calls residential basket for this update.
Source: OECD Fixed Voice Price Benchmarking, Strategy Analytics
The Q3 2022 update for Fixed Voice services incorporates the OECD 2017 baskets, the latest baskets available for fixed voice. It is possible to view the results in a wider range of currencies.
Historical pricing for the OECD countries over several years is also available. Strategy Analytics also produces benchmarking services for mobile voice, and fixed and mobile broadband, as well as bundled telecoms services and Pay TV.
If you have any difficulty using any of the functions within OECD Fixed Voice and Leased Line Price Benchmarking, or would like more information on how to get the most out of the system, please contact either:
Nacera Touileb, Analyst, Teligen: Tel: +44 1908 423 679 Email: ntouileb@techinsights.com
Bernadette Finn, Associate Director, Teligen. Tel: +44 1908 423 672. Email: bfinn@techinsights.com