1. The Digital Divide, Internet Development and Pricing Session 2: Internet pricing and access Sam Paltridge, OECD

2. Internet access pricing since 1995

3. OECD Internet Pricing Comparisons Prices for Incumbent –practical (9400 ISPs at www.thelist.com) –market exit –quality of service –market share (35% share of subscribers in OECD, 40% share in Europe) –most interest/requests –national coverage (?) What is included: –Monthly line rental –20, 30 and 40 hours connection time at peak and off-peak times (including discount schemes) –US$ or US$ (PPP) –ISP charge –Peak and Off-peak comparisons –Tax

4. Urban-Rural Digital Divide: The difference a POP can make to pricing in Australia

5. 40 Hours US$ PPP (off-peak), September 2000 http://www.oecd.org/dsti/sti/it /

6. Internet subscribers and pricing

7. Internet Development and Pricing

8. The Digital Divide in the OECD

9. Online Time and Pricing: Average usage in markets with unmetered tariffs is 2 to 4 times higher than those with metered tariffs. Changes in pricing structure impact on usage.

10. E-commerce, Access and Usage

11. At the beginning of 2000 five countries had unmetered access. At the close of 2000 there will be 12. ‘Traditional’: –Australia, Canada, NZ, Mexico, US. Introduced in 2000: –24/7: Germany, Portugal, UK. –Off-peak: Finland, Hungary, Korea, Spain. Close Call: –Japan (NTT for ISDN and late night) Unmetered but not from incumbent: –France, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden.

12. More Information OECD - Communications Outlook 2001 OECD Website - http://www.oecd.org/dsti/sti/it/ Internet Hosts - Netsizer (www.netsizer.com) Secure Servers - Netcraft (www.netcraft.com)