Mobile and fixed broadband internet prices by type of offer (least expensive) (isoc

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The broadband internet retail prices statistics are used to monitor the affordability of the connectivity in the EU. Statistics about broadband internet prices support monitoring of European Commission’s of the Digital Single Market strategy, launched in 2015 to lay the foundations of a united and sustainable European digital society.

4. Statistical Indicator

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4.1. Data description

The statistics on retail prices of broadband internet come from a study on Mobile and Fixed Broadband Prices in Europe commissioned by the European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology (DG CNECT).

These annual statistics show monthly retail prices of broadband internet in purchasing power parities in euro (PPP_EUR). The broadband internet prices statistics are broken down by type of offer, showing the level of prices for standardised offers of fixed, mobile and converged broadband services, taking into account download speeds or volumes of the internet service, as well as inclusion of fixed telephony services, TV services, mobile broadband internet access and mobile voice telephony. All offers are for private individuals and households - business packages are not included. The types of offers (baskets) defined follow the guidelines issued by Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) for European Benchmark of the pricing of bundles.

The broadband internet prices statistics are available for the following types of offers. The table also indicates if a type of offer has been available throughout the period of the available data, or if it has become obsolete or has been introduced in the monitoring of internet prices at a certain point of time.

Type of offer	coverage
Fixed internet < 12 Mbps	until 2021
Fixed internet 10-30 Mbps	from 2022 onwards
Fixed internet 12-30 Mbps	until 2021
Fixed internet 30-100 Mbps	all years
Fixed internet 100-200 Mbps	all years
Fixed internet >200 Mbps	until 2021
Fixed internet 200-999 Mbps	from 2022 onwards
Fixed internet ≥ 1 Gbps	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 12-30 Mbps with fixed phone	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 30-100 Mbps with fixed phone	all years
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone	all years
Package - fixed internet >200 Mbps with fixed phone	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 200-999 Mbps with fixed phone	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet ≥ 1 Gbps with fixed phone	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 12-30 Mbps with fixed phone and TV	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 30-100 Mbps with fixed phone and TV	all years
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone and TV	all years
Package - fixed internet >200 Mbps with fixed phone and TV	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 200-999 Mbps with fixed phone and TV	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet ≥ 1 Gbps with fixed phone and TV	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 12-30 Mbps with fixed phone with 1-SIM, 30 calls 1 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 30-100 Mbps with fixed phone with 1-SIM, 30 calls 1 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 30-100 Mbps with fixed phone with 2-SIM, 100 calls 2 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 30-100 Mbps with fixed phone with 1-SIM, 30 calls 5 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone with 1-SIM, 30 calls 5 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone with 1-SIM, 100 calls 2 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone with 1-SIM, 300 calls 5 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone with 2-SIM, 100 calls 10 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 200-999 Mbps with fixed phone with 1-SIM, 100 calls 10 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 200-999 Mbps with fixed phone with 1-SIM, 300 calls 20 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 30-100 Mbps with fixed phone and TV with 1-SIM, 100 calls 2 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone and TV with 1-SIM, 300 calls 5 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone and TV with 2-SIM, 300 calls 5 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 100-200 Mbps with fixed phone and TV with 1-SIM, 100 calls 10 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet >200 Mbps with fixed phone and TV with 1-SIM, 300 calls 5 GB mobile	until 2021
Package - fixed internet 200-999 Mbps with fixed phone and TV with 1-SIM, 300 calls 20 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet 200-999 Mbps with fixed phone and TV with 2-SIM, 300 calls 20 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Package - fixed internet ≥ 1 Gbps with fixed phone and TV with 1-SIM, 300 calls 20 GB mobile	from 2022 onwards
Mobile internet - mobile data 0.5 GB with no calls	until 2021
Mobile internet - mobile data 1 GB with no calls	all years
Mobile internet - mobile data 2 GB with no calls	until 2021
Mobile internet - mobile data 5 GB with no calls	all years
Mobile internet - mobile data 10 GB with no calls	from 2022 onwards
Mobile internet - mobile data 20 GB with no calls	all years
Mobile internet - mobile data 50 GB with no calls	from 2022 onwards
Mobile internet - mobile data 0.5 GB with 30 calls	until 2021
Mobile internet - mobile data 1 GB with 30 calls	all years
Mobile internet - mobile data 2 GB with 100 calls	until 2021
Mobile internet - mobile data 5 GB with 30 calls	all years
Mobile internet - mobile data 5 GB with 300 calls	until 2021
Mobile internet - mobile data 10 GB with 100 calls	from 2022 onwards
Mobile internet - mobile data 20 GB with 30 calls	from 2022 onwards
Mobile internet - mobile data 20 GB with 100 calls	until 2021
Mobile internet - mobile data 20 GB with 300 calls	all years
Mobile internet - mobile data 50 GB with 100 calls	from 2022 onwards
Mobile internet - mobile data 50 GB with 300 calls	from 2022 onwards

For detailed methodological approach and limitations of the study, please refer to the report on Mobile and fixed broadband prices in Europe.

4.2. Unit of measure

Purchasing power parities (PPP) in euro

4.3. Reference Period

Calendar year

4.4. Accuracy - overall

The indicator is produced according to high-level quality standards. Details on accuracy can be found in the report on Mobile and fixed broadband prices in Europe.

4.5. Source data

Mobile and fixed broadband internet prices in Europe - DG CNECT

5. Frequency and Timeliness of dissemination

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5.1. Frequency of dissemination

Every year

The indicators are updated annually.

5.2. Timeliness

T+2 years

New data points are disseminated within two years after the reference year.

6. Coverage and comparability

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