ICT services getting more affordable worldwide –
Broadband prices drop by more than 50%; high-income economies of Europe and Asia-Pacific are most affordable markets; fast Internet still out of reach in developing world
Geneva, 16 May 2011 – Consumers and businesses globally are paying on average 18% less for entry-level information and communication technology
(ICT) services than they were two years ago – and more than 50% less for high-speed Internet connections, according to new figures released today by ITU.
Data from ITU’s 2010 ICT Price Basket also show that relative prices for mobile cellular services decreased by almost 22% from 2008 to 2010, while fixed telephony costs declined by an average of 7%. Over the same period, the number of mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide grew from 4.0 to 5.3 billion.
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