WORLDWIDE MARKET RESEARCH REPORT - CISE

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EC/IST FP6 Project No 026920 Work Package: 6 Type of document: Report Date: 20.12.2007 File name: OP_WP6_D37_V1.0.doc Version: 1.0 Title: Worldwide Market Research Report 226 / 356 persist in many African communications sectors, which usually continue in core market segments following privatization, resulting in low levels of competition. As a result, in Africa, the average cost of internet access can be up to 100 times higher than in developed countries. Nevertheless, there is great variation in cost of services to users and market structures in different African countries. What is clear from the analysis is that across the very different countries, internet costs in Africa are high and countries with some of the lowest per capita incomes have among the highest costs. Prices also do not relate necessarily to real costs. The average price of dial-up (including telephone rental costs, call costs and ISP costs) for 30 hours is $72.90. The average price of Leased Lines is $1292.96 per month (this is for a 128 kbps outgoing, 64 kbps incoming). For comparison the ITU estimated in 2003 that 30 hours of off-peak dial-up internet access in Europe costs $28/month vs. $54 for Africa. Of the total price to connect to the internet via dial-up, telecommunications make up around 60%. Figure 5-33 Regulatory framework vs. Monthly dialup costs
EC/IST FP6 Project No 026920 Work Package: 6 Type of document: Report Date: 20.12.2007 File name: OP_WP6_D37_V1.0.doc Version: 1.0 Title: Worldwide Market Research Report 227 / 356 As shown in the chart above, which plots the regulatory score and the average price of dial- up access, it appears there may be a negative correlation between internet access costs and the country’s market openness (there are higher costs in more open markets). The cost of ISP dial-up services tended to be lower or equal to cyber café charges, with the exception of Algeria, which has the highest ISP dial-up charges and among the lowest cyber café charges. Figure 5-34 Comparison of Dialup vs. Cybercafé prices Countries with lower user rates tend to have higher ISP dial-up charges and lower cyber café rates. In most parts of Africa, access to the Internet is increasingly being achieved through cyber cafés. The cost of public access can therefore have a dramatic impact on usage patterns. Ghana shows a surprising lack of internet take up, with relatively low cyber café prices at just above US$ 0.50 per hour. This may be attributable to the lack of effective competition despite a duopoly in the fixed line network for some time. Ivory Coast has the highest call charges, followed by South Africa, that is having a declining growth in correspondence with the dramatic increases in local calls from 2002.
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