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On-net Pricing in Mobile Moving the debate forward • The Policy Paper Series • Number 8 • April 2008
Sweden
Telia
First available data is from July 1992.
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
-50%
-60%
-70%
-80%
-90%
-100%
On-net – All times, Sweden, Telia
Jul 92
Oct 92
Jan 93
Apr 93
Jul 93
Oct 93
Jan 94
Apr 94
Jul 94
Oct 94
Jan 95
Apr 95
Jul 95
Oct 95
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Oct 96
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Jan 98
Apr 98
Jul 98
Oct 98
Jan 99
Apr 99
Jul 99
Oct 99
Jan 00
Apr 00
Jul 00
Oct 00
Jan 01
Apr 01
Jul 01
Oct 01
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Oct 02
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Jul 03
Oct 03
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Apr 04
Jul 04
Oct 04
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Apr 05
Jul 05
Oct 05
Jan 06
Apr 06
Jul 06
Oct 06
Jan 07
Apr 07
Jul 07
Oct 07
On-net discounts were first introduced in March 2000, with a discount range of 0 to 68% below the off-net call prices. Since
then the discount range has expanded.
Sweden
Tele2
First available data is from April 2001.
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
-50%
-60%
-70%
-80%
-90%
-100%
On-net – All times, Sweden, Tele2 – Comviq
Jul 92
Oct 92
Jan 93
Apr 93
Jul 93
Oct 93
Jan 94
Apr 94
Jul 94
Oct 94
Jan 95
Apr 95
Jul 95
Oct 95
Jan 96
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Oct 96
Jan 97
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Jul 97
Oct 97
Jan 98
Apr 98
Jul 98
Oct 98
Jan 99
Apr 99
Jul 99
Oct 99
Jan 00
Apr 00
Jul 00
Oct 00
Jan 01
Apr 01
Jul 01
Oct 01
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Oct 02
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Apr 03
Jul 03
Oct 03
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Apr 04
Jul 04
Oct 04
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Jul 05
Oct 05
Jan 06
Apr 06
Jul 06
Oct 06
Jan 07
Apr 07
Jul 07
Oct 07
On-net discounts have been a regular feature with Tele2 at least since beginning of 2001, most probably before that.
United Kingdom
Cellnet/O2
First available data is from December 1992.
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
-50%
-60%
-70%
-80%
-90%
-100%
On-net – All times, United Kingdom, O2
Jul 92
Oct 92
Jan 93
Apr 93
Jul 93
Oct 93
Jan 94
Apr 94
Jul 94
Oct 94
Jan 95
Apr 95
Jul 95
Oct 95
Jan 96
Apr 96
Jul 96
Oct 96
Jan 97
Apr 97
Jul 97
Oct 97
Jan 98
Apr 98
Jul 98
Oct 98
Jan 99
Apr 99
Jul 99
Oct 99
Jan 00
Apr 00
Jul 00
Oct 00
Jan 01
Apr 01
Jul 01
Oct 01
Jan 02
Apr 02
Jul 02
Oct 02
Jan 03
Apr 03
Jul 03
Oct 03
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Oct 04
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Jul 05
Oct 05
Jan 06
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Jul 06
Oct 06
Jan 07
Apr 07
Jul 07
Oct 07
Cellnet appears to have introduced on-net discounts in June 2000. The discount range was 28% to 67% below the off-net call
prices. Since the end of 2001 the discount range has been very wide, right up to including free on-net calls for a period.