Abstract - Vodafone

Moving the debate forward • The Policy Paper Series • Number 8 • April 2008
Germany
Viag/O2
First available data is from July 1999.
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On-net – All times, Germany, O2 Germany
On-net Pricing in Mobile
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In 1999 Viag had already established an on-net discount of up to 71% below the off-net call price. The range has since been
narrowed somewhat, and then widened significantly from 2005 onwards.
Ireland
Eircell/Vodafone
First available data is from July 1992.
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On-net – All times, Germany, Vodafone Ireland
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The first on-net discount appears to have been introduced in May 1999, with a discount of up to 75% below the off-net call
prices. The range of discounts was later narrowed and reduced somewhat. In 2007 the discount was completely removed.
Ireland
Esat/BT
First available data is from February 2000.
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Esat had already established an on-net discount in 2000, with a discount range of 38% to 69% below the off-net call prices.
There have been significant variations in later years.
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