Australia - Telecommunications Services - Call charges Government Reviews and Stats

Synopsis

The cost of services will always be an important determinant of success in the market. As regards telecommunications services, the cost of voice telephony calls is also an important indication of how competitive forces had lead to overall cost reductions. This report looks at some major public sector assessments of call charges, both fixed and mobile, covering real costs in dollars and cents, and price changes over time. Key sources here are the ACCC and the Productivity Commission.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. ACCC price reviews
  • 2.1 Fixed-to-mobile charges review 2003/2004
  • 2.2 ACCC: little competition in call charges – 2004 review
  • 2.3 Index approach – June 2002
    • 2.3.1 Primary index – price changes across all services and consumers
    • 2.3.2 PSTN index for residential customers
    • 2.3.3 PSTN index for business customers
    • 2.3.4 Index for mobile telephony
    • 2.3.5 Index for basic access
    • 2.3.6 Index for local calls
    • 2.3.7 Index for national long-distance calls
    • 2.3.8 Index for international calls
    • 2.3.9 Index for fixed-to-mobile calls
  • 2.4 Review – June 2001
  • 2.5 Review – May 2000
• 3. Productivity Commission
  • 3.1 Report - December 1999
  • 3.2 Report – March 1999
• 4. Related reports

• Table 1 – Price changes for all telecom services across all customers – 1997 - 2003
• Table 2 – Price changes for PSTN services for residential customers – 1997 - 2003
• Table 3 – Price changes for PSTN services for small business customers – 1997 - 2003
• Table 4 – Price changes for PSTN services for other business customers – 1997 - 2003
• Table 5 – Price changes for mobile telephony – 1997 - 2003
• Table 6 – Price changes for basic access – 1997 - 2003
• Table 7 – Price changes for local calls – 1997 - 2003
• Table 8 – Price changes for national long-distance calls – 1997 - 2003
• Table 9 – Price changes for international calls– 1997 - 2003
• Table 10 – Price changes for fixed-to-mobile calls – 1997 - 2003
• Table 11 – Real changes in Australian telecommunications prices – February 1998 - June 1999
• Table 12 – Relative Australian telecommunication service prices – 1999