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On-net Pricing in Mobile Moving the debate forward • The Policy Paper Series • Number 8 • April 2008
Italy
Telecom Italia Mobile/TIM
First available data is from July 1992.
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Discounted prices for on-net calls appear to be introduced in March 2000, with a discount range of 52% to 66%. In 2007 the
range is 0 – 75%.
Norway
Telenor
First available data is from July 1992.
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On-net – All times, Norway, Telenor
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Telenor appears to have introduced on-net discounts in October 1995. The original discount range was 0 to 21%, in 2002 the
range was 50% to 65% discount below the off-net price level, and in 2007 the range was 0 – 100%.
Norway
Netcom
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First available data is from August 1998. Unfortunately there are gaps in this data, but the on-net discount concept was clearly
introduced before 1998, and most likely around the same time it was introduced by Telenor. Currently Netcom advertises the
fact that all calls have the same price, regardless of destination network.