OECD Mobile Voice and Data Price Benchmarking Q3 2022 update:
The Q3 2022 update of the OECD Mobile and Data Voice Price Benchmarking service is now available for download. The service has been extended to include Costa Rica, which is now part of the OECD, and the total number of countries covered is 38.
For a residential user with a moderate to high call and data requirements (making 300 calls a month totalling 577 minutes, and with a 5 GB mobile data requirement and 40 text messages), the Combo Mes Todo En Uno Ultra $15000 (6GB) from Movistar Colombia is the cheapest option. It comes with 6 GB data, which is slightly more expensive, but still under USD PPP 9.50 per month. At the other end, most expensive for this basket is the 4G All-You-Can-Use Max plan from KDDI au Japan, costing just under USD PPP 56.50, followed by Rogers of Canada with its Pay-As-You-Go Talk & Text plan with 8 GB data, for just under USD 49.
The average cost for this basket across all OECD countries is just over USD PPP 24/month.
Notably for this low/mid-usage basket, 50% of the results are based on prepaid plans.
Source: OECD Mobile Voice and Data Price Benchmarking Q3 2022, Strategy Analytics
For clients of the Premium version of the service (which includes additional providers in selected markets – see below), the system includes two new flags, which allow users to view results for 3G/4G separately, and 5G separately.
The Q3 2022 update for Mobile Voice and Data service incorporates the OECD 2017 baskets, which are shown in the table below.
The system includes a custom facility, allowing users to produce results for customised usage profiles.
Additional operators in selected countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, USA) are available on request as part of the OECD Mobile Voice and Data Price Benchmarking Premium Service.
Historical pricing for the OECD countries over several years is available.
Results from this and previous updates in a time-series format can also be accessed in the convenient OECD Mobile Voice and Data Price Benchmarking dashboards.
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If you have any difficulty using any of the functions within OECD Mobile Voice and Data Price Benchmarking, or would like more information on how to get the most out of the system, please contact either:
Angela Toal, Service Manager, OECD Mobile Voice & Data Price Benchmarking, Teligen. Tel: +44 1908 423 678. Email. atoal@techinsights.com
Bernadette Finn, Associate Director, Teligen. Tel: +44 1908 423 672. Email. bfinn@techinsights.com