Mobile Termination Rate Update 2010
February 2010
26 pages
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This report provides an update to Telecommunications Management Group's (TMG) highly acclaimed Primer on Mobile Termination Rates, which is the premier source of mobile termination rate (MTR) information around the world. The report is an indispensable resource of benchmark MTRs essential for regulators, operators, policy makers, researchers and others. Like all TMG reports, Mobile Termination Rate Update 2010 is based on official primary source data from government authorities and operators. Mobile Termination Rate Update 2010 provides the latest wholesale mobile interconnection prices (including identifying countries where MTRs are not used) for 140 countries.

In addition to the latest rates (shown in national currency, US$ and Purchasing Power Parity), the report indicates if the MTR is regulated or not. It also includes the MTRs for the last five years for 35 major economies. The report provides regional benchmarks and highlights the link between MTRs and minutes of use, and includes core mobile market information for 40 economies (35 where MTRs are used and 5 where they are not). The report also contains supporting information showing the exchange rates used and the source of the data.

Contents
1

Overview

2
Regional Benchmarks
2.1Americas
2.2Asia-Pacific
2.3Europe
2.4Middle East and North Africa
2.5

Sub-Saharan Africa

3

MTRs and traffic

4

Technical Note

5

Statistical Tables

6

Sources

Figures
Figure 1-1:Average world MTR, 2005-2009, US$
Figure 2-1:Regional MTR averages, U.S. cents per minute, 2009
Figure 2-2:Americas MTR, U.S. cents per minute, 2009
Figure 2-3:Asia-Pacific MTR, U.S. cents per minute, 2009
Figure 2-4:Europe MTR, U.S. cents per minute, 2009
Figure 2-5:Middle East and North Africa MTR, U.S. cents per minute, 2009
Figure 2-6:Sub-Saharan Africa MTR, 2009, U.S. cents per minute
Figure 3-1:Minutes of Use per mobile subscriber per month, 2008
Figure 3-2:MTRs and Minutes of Use, 2008

Tables
Table 5-1:MTR in major economies, 2005-2009
Table 5-2:Mobile market indicators, major economies, 2008
Table 5-3:MTRs by country, 2009
Table 5-4:MTRs sorted by U.S. cents and PPP cents
Table 5-5:Countries where MTR not applicable
Table 5-6:Exchange rates

Sample Table 5-3 (Data Excluded) (click to enlarge)

Countries Covered*
AlbaniaCosta RicaHong KongMoroccoSingapore
AlgeriaCôte d'IvoireHungaryMozambiqueSlovak Republic
AnguillaCroatiaIcelandNamibiaSlovenia
ArgentinaCyprusIndiaNepalSouth Africa
ArubaCzech RepublicIndonesiaNetherlandsSpain
AustraliaDenmarkIrelandNetherlands AntillesSri Lanka
AustriaDjiboutiIsraelNew ZealandSt. Kitts
BahrainDominicaItalyNicaraguaSt. Lucia
BangladeshDominican Rep.JamaicaNigerSt. Vincent
BelgiumEcuadorJapanNigeriaSudan
BelizeEgyptJordanNorwaySwaziland
BeninEl SalvadorKenyaOmanSweden
BoliviaEritreaKorea (Rep.)PakistanSwitzerland
BosniaEstoniaLatviaPanamaTaiwan
BotswanaEthiopiaLebanonParaguayTanzania
BrazilFijiLiberiaPeruThailand
BulgariaFinlandLithuaniaPhilippinesTogo
CambodiaFranceLuxembourgPolandTrinidad & Tobago
CameroonGabonMacedoniaPortugalTunisia
CanadaGambiaMadagascarQatarTurkey
Cape VerdeGeorgiaMalawiRomaniaUganda
Cayman IslandsGermanyMalaysiaRussiaUkraine
ChadGhanaMaldivesRwandaUnited Kingdom
ChileGreeceMaliSamoaUnited States
ChinaGrenadaMaltaSaudi ArabiaUruguay
ColombiaGuatemalaMauritaniaSenegalVenezuela
ComorosGuineaMauritiusSerbiaZambia
CongoGuyanaMexicoSeychelles
Congo (D.R.)HondurasMontenegroSierra Leone

* Includes countries which are identified in the report as not using MTRs (e.g., Receiving Party Pays, Sender Keeps All, monopoly mobile market). Countries shown in bold include supplementary information in the report including five year MTR profile and core mobile indicators (mobile penetration, price of monthly mobile basket, market concentration indicator, number of operators, minutes of use and average revenue per user (ARPU)).


Report Information

Data Sheet (PDF)

Press Release
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