Average entry level prices for global DSL, cable and fibre subscriptions
increased slightly during the last quarter of 2007, according to the new
research.
The latest data from
Point
Topic reveals an increase in global DSL entry level prices from $24.43 to
$24.54, mainly influenced by the pricing policy of Telekom Austria.
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The company raised the price of one of its services, AonSpeed Start, by 30
per cent from $23.19 to $30.16 and increased the downstream speed from 500Kbps
to 1Mbps.
By the end of the year the Austrian operator offered the fourth most
expensive entry level prices for DSL access after western European incumbents
Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and Belgacom and BT.
The average global price for cable services increased from $27.21 to $27.43
due to the activity of Australian operator OptusNet Cable, which has become the
sixth most expensive cable operator worldwide.
Average entry level prices for fibre services increased due to the changes
made by Sweden-based Svenska Bostader.
The increases in average prices are significant, but we are not yet ready to call it a trend
Fiona Vanier Research analyst, Point Topic
The telco made a slight adjustment to its entry level service in the end of
2007 from $30.64 to $30.75, raising the global average from $29.09 to $29.10.
"The increases in average prices are significant, but we are not yet ready to
call it a trend," said Fiona Vanier, research analyst at Point Topic.
"However, without external factors coming in to play, it is difficult to see
room for further price cuts in the next two to three quarters."
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