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Continued price fall in telecommunications
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2008-06-05T10:00:00.000Z
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Telecommunication services, price index, Q4 2007

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Continued price fall in telecommunications

Prices for telecommunication services decreased by 0.6 per cent from the third to the fourth quarter of 2007. This means that the trend with lower prices in the industry continues. The decrease in the last quarter was a result of lower prices in the private market.

Price index, telecommunication services. 2006=100

Prices of mobile telephone services in the private market were the main contributor to the decrease. Prices of fixed telephony services and Internet services have also decreased in this market.

This is the first time a published price index for telecommunication services includes the business market. Telecommunication services for the private market have previously been published on a monthly basis as part of the consumer price index. Figure for the first quarter of 2008 will be published together with the second quarter figures in August.

Price increase in the business market

Prices in the business market rose by 1.6 per cent from the third to the fourth quarter of 2007, caused by higher prices for fixed telephony and mobile telephone services. Prior to this the prices had been relatively stable since the fourth quarter of 2005 except from a decline of 5.4 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2005 to the first quarter of 2006.

Price index, telecommunication services. 4th quarter 2005-4th quarter 2007. 2006=100
Period Total index Changes from same quarter
in the previous year,
per cent 		The private market The business market
4th quarter 2005  104.1    103.3  105.7
1st quarter 2006  102.2    103.4  100.0
2nd quarter 2006  102.3    103.4  100.0
3rd quarter 2006 98.6   98.0 99.7
4th quarter 2006 96.9 -6.9 95.2  100.3
1st quarter 2007 96.8 -5.3 95.1  100.0
2nd quarter 2007 96.7 -5.5 95.0  100.0
3rd quarter 2007 96.4 -2.2 94.8 99.5
4th quarter 2007 95.8 -1.2 93.1  101.1

About the industry

According to Statistics Norway’s structural statistics, the telecommunication industry consisted of 697 enterprises with a total turnover of about NOK 60.8 billion in 2006. The industry is characterised by a few large enterprises.

Prices in the statistics

The price information is for fixed telephony, mobile telephone and Internet services.

New standard industrial classification

The statistics for the first quarter of 2009 will be published according to the new standard industrial classification (NACE rev.2). In the new standard, the industry consists of wired telecommunications, wireless telecommunications, satellite telecommunications and other telecommunications activities.

For more information, see About the statistics .