Polish Regulator Says Mobile Costs Dropped Sharply in 2005-2007

Poland's telecoms regulator has published a report into the cost of mobile phone services in the country, and concluded that the average mobile prices offered by domestic mobile operators were characterised by a substantial drop within the period from 2005 to 2007. With respect to tariffs offered by the Polish operators compared to operators from other EU Member States, Poland witnessed one of the most significant drops in tariffs within the period from 2005 to 2007 for the post-paid basket (36%) as well as for the post-paid and pre-paid jointly (36%).

Thanks to that, the baskets for Poland ranked second for post-paid and third for post-paid and pre-paid jointly in the benchmarks picturing the dynamics of tariff drops in the selected 19 EU Member States.

For the pre-paid basket the fall in prices amounted to 10% and Poland ranked fifteenth among the 19 benchmarked EU countries.

Consumer preferences did not change within the period from 2005 to 2007. The price continues to have priority upon choosing a mobile offer. Most consumers are not inclined to pay year by year higher bills for mobile services.

The full report (in Polish - but with graphs) is available on the UKE website.

The regulator also announced that the European Court of Justice has dropped legal action concerning the lack of a comprehensive directory and a directory enquiry service covering all fixed and mobile subscribers. The regulator reported at the beginning of this year that a single directory of both services was now available, complying with EU Directive 2002/22/EC.

Posted to the site on 25th April 2008