Mobile Phones: Pricing Structures and Trends (Information society)

Foreword
Table of Contents
	Boxes
		Box 1. Select glossary of mobile terms
		Box 2. Finland: mobile penetration update
		Box 3. European Union mobile licensing
		Box 4. Key cellular mobile policy initiatives in Japan
		Box 5. Receiving party pays regulatory update
		Box 6. Removing regulatory barriers to CPP
		Box 7. Mobile traffic and revenue patterns in Spain
		Box 8. European Commission investigations of pricing between fixed and mobile networks
		Box 9. Pre-paid card use in Sweden
		Box 10. Lock-in
		Box 11. SMS messaging and “hz.com”
	Figures
		Figure 1. Rolling three-year average growth rates in different market structures
		Figure 2. OECD mobile basket prices time series
		Figure 3. BT fixed network to mobile network
		Figure 4. Fixed to mobile network prices and penetration
	Colour Supplement
		Mobile subscriber growth
		Mobile penetration in the OECD area
		Liberalisation has fundamentally changed the market structures for mobile communications
		Liberalisation correlates with higher growth rates in mobile penetration
		Cellular prices are falling
		Who pays for a mobile call?
		Calling opportunities
		Calling opportunities in Finland
		Calling party pays, receiving party pays and growth rates
		Pre-paid share of subscribers for selected European operators
		CPP experience in Mexico
		Are fixed-to-mobile termination rates cost oriented?
		Price of roaming
		Selected pre-paid card prices
		Short message service (SMS) pricing in the OECD area
	Statistical Annex
		Table 1. Pre-paid users in selected Europe mobile operators, June 1999
		Table 2. Mobile cellular subscribers in OECD countries
		Table 3. Mobile subscribers per 100 inhabitants in OECD countries
		Table 4. Mobile subscriber increase per 100 inhabitants per annum, 1991-99
		Table 5. Number of mobile operator equivalents in OECD countries
		Table 6. OECD mobile subscriber penetration rankings, 1990-June 1999
		Table 7. Personal basket of digital cellular service, August 1999
		Table 8. Business basket for digital mobile service
		Table 9. INTUG Survey of European roaming prices, 1999
		Table 10. Fixed network pricing in Denmark, July 1999
		Table 11. Comparison between CPP and RPP
		Table 12. Mobile subscribers as a percentage of access lines
		Table 13. Cellular mobile growth in Mexico
		Table 14. Network calling opportunities in OECD area
		Table 15. Price of calls between fixed and mobile networks
		Table 16. Interconnection charges between fixed and mobile networks in OECD countries, January 1999
		Table 17. Mobile pricing and service innovation
		Table 18. Pre-paid card pricing in OECD countries
		Table 19. Selected mobile card conditions and duration
		Table 20. SMS growth in Europe
		Table 21. Short message service (SMS) pricing in OECD countries
		Table 22. Radiolinja pricing for SMS roaming
		Table 23. OECD Member countries and IMT- 2000 (UMTS and 3G)
Main points
Cellular Mobile Pricing Structures and Trends
	Introduction
		Box 1. Select glossary of mobile terms
Mobile Penetration Rates
	Box 2. Finland: mobile penetration update
Changing Market Structure
	Box 3. European Union mobile licensing
	Market structure and growth
		Box 4. Key cellular mobile policy initiatives in Japan
		Figure 1. Rolling three-year average growth rates in different market structures
		Box 5. Receiving party pays regulatory update
Pricing Trends
	Figure 2. OECD mobile basket prices time series
	Roaming prices
		Pre-paid cards and roaming
		INTUG survey of roaming prices
Convergence with Fixed Network Pricing
	Local mobile and local fixed network pricing
		Payphones
Calling Party and Receiver Party Pays
	Box 6. Removing regulatory barriers to CPP
	Receiving party pays and growth rates
		Impact of change from RPP to CPP in Mexico
		Calling opportunities and pricing structures
			Box 7. Mobile traffic and revenue patterns in Spain
The Price of Calls from Fixed Networks to Mobile Networks
	i) Mobile operators set the retail price of fixed network to mobile network calls
	ii) Mobile and fixed operators agree on a retail price
	iii) Fixed network operators set the retail price of fixed network to mobile network calls
	Fixed to mobile network pricing in countries with calling party pays
		Fixed to mobile pricing and competition
	Regulatory action in CPP markets
		Box 8. European Commission investigations of pricing between fixed and mobile networks
	Transparency and fixed-to-mobile pricing
		Figure 3. BT fixed network to mobile network
	Fixed network to mobile network interconnection rates
		Figure 3. BT fixed network to mobile network
		Figure 4. Fixed to mobile network prices and penetration
	Figure: Mobile subscriber growth
	Figure: Mobile penetration in the OECD area
	Figure: Liberalisation has fundamentally changed the market structures for mobile communications
	Figure: Liberalisation correlates with higher growth rates in mobile penetration
	Figure: Cellular prices are falling
	Figure: Who pays for a mobile call?
	Figure: Calling opportunities
	Figure: Calling opportunities in Finland
	Figure: Calling party pays, receiving party pays and growth rates
	Figure: Pre-paid share of subscribers for selected European operators
	Figure: CPP experience in Mexico
	Figure: Are fixed-to-mobile termination rates cost oriented?
	Figure: Price of roaming  Price of roaming  Price of roaming
	Figure: Selected pre-paid card prices
	Figure: Short message service (SMS) pricing in the OECD area
Tromboning
Pre-paidCards
	Box 9. Pre-paid card use in Sweden
	Pre-paid card pricing structures
	Pricing of pre-paid card service
	Card validity
		Box 10. Lock-in
	Pre-paid cards, called and receiving party pays
Short Message Service
	SMS pricing
	SMS pricing: comparisons and implications
		Box 11. SMS messaging and “hz.com”
		International SMS and roaming
		SMS and the Internet
	SMS and access
IMT-2000 Licensing Update
	Commencement of service
	Number of operators
	Method of allocating licences
Notes
Statistical Annex
	Table 1: Pre-paid users in selected Europe mobile operators, June 1999
	Table 2: Mobile cellular subscribers in OECD countries
	Table 3: Mobile subscribers per 100 inhabitants in OECD countries
	Table 4: Mobile subscriber increase per 100 inhabitants per annum, 1991-99
	Table 5: Number of mobile operator equivalents in OECD countries
	Table 6: OECD mobile subscriber penetration rankings, 1990-June 1999
	Table 7: Personal basket of digital cellular service, August 1999
	Table 8: Business basket for digital mobile service
	Table 9: INTUG Survey of European roaming prices, 1999
	Table 10: Fixed network pricing in Denmark, July 1999
	Table 11: Comparison between CPP and RPP
	Table 12: Mobile subscribers as a percentage of access lines
	Table 13: Cellular mobile growth in Mexico
	Table 14: Network calling opportunities in OECD area
	Table 15: Price of calls between fixed and mobile networks
	Table 16: Interconnection charges between fixed and mobile networks in OECD countries, January 1999
	Table 17: Mobile pricing and service innovation
	Table 18: Pre-paid card pricing in OECD countries
	Table 19: Selected mobile card conditions and duration
	Table 20: SMS growth in Europe
	Table 21: Short message service (SMS) pricing in OECD countries
	Table 22: Radiolinja pricing for SMS roaming
	Table 23: OECD Member countries and IMT-2000 (UMTS and 3G)