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If you want to make a mobile phone call, go to Sri Lanka

January 13, 2016
mobile-prices
Q. How did this happen? A. In part, because of the falling price of ownership and usage of mobile phones, particularly in South Asia
Comparative prices for a basket of mobile calls in 2014
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6/10


of the cheapest countries for using a mobile phone are in South Asia
country

7/10


Most expensive countries are in Western Europe
country
Monthly price for Mobiles % of GNI per capita
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As a percentage of income, developed countries pay less,

but the gap is narrowing
A basket of mobile calls

The basket of services used is based on the OECD low-user basket which includes 30 outgoing calls a month (on and off-peak), plus 100 text messages

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