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The cost of cellular services in the regions of Russia: results of a new study ComNews Research

Welcome to the outcome of the study of ComNews Research, on the cost of cellular services in the regions of Russia. As stated in the company, through it were revealed regional differences in the cost of data services in several categories.

The cost of cellular services in Russia is extremely varied, depending on the region. This is due to a difference in the level of consumer prices and incomes, and the competitive situation. This conclusion, in its new study came analysts ComNews Research, study the cellular operators in 83 regions of the Russian Federation.

For the analysis of tariff plans of mobile operators of federal and regional significance specialists Comnews Reserach adapted to apply a methodology for the peculiarities of the Russian Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), is used to monitor tariffs for mobile communications in EU Member States.

The methodology divides the tariff plans for the three levels of consumption: low, medium and high, each of which corresponds to a constant set of cellular services, the so-called, «mobile cart». Having obtained the average value of each of the three «mobile baskets» - low, average and expensive, analysts Comnews Research was able to compare the cost of cellular services, both in regions of the Russian Federation, as well as operators.

In the regional ranking of the lowest cost of «small basket» recorded in the Krasnodar region and Republic of Adygea, as well as in the Rostov, Tambov, Lipetsk and the Kursk region. Most low-cost operator of Russia in this category is the company Tele2: the average cost of «small basket» of proposals operator in all regions (20 out of 83 th members of the Russian Federation) is 54.83 EUR., A 43% lower than in average for Russia (96.69 EUR).. Most low-cost operator of «big three» is the MTS, it is - only one of the «federal», whose «small basket» (88,77 rub. In the middle regions of) stóit less than the average rate (96.69 EUR).. The company ITT is also a leader in the number of regions in which its tariff proposals were the cheapest (22 regions). The most expensive of the operators considered in the rating is the company «Sibirtelecom», present in six states - the value of «small basket» of all companies of the Holding (118.79 EUR). 23% higher than average value.

The lowest value of «average basket» observed in the central and Volga regions - the Republic of Chuvashia, Lipetsk, Perm, Kursk and Rostov regions. In the operator ranking leader in this category is Tele2 - the average value of the company, by region 150 rub. That at 37% below the average rate (237.80 rbl.), As well as SMARTS (198.55 EUR), and the sole representative of the federal triples - company MTS, whose «average basket» of 234.64 EUR. The most expensive operators in the category are Sibirtelecom and Uralsvyazinform (IPAs).

In the category of tariff «expensive basket» (the average for Russia 554.82 rub.) Cheapest proposals presented in the Krasnodar region and Adygea Republic, Nizhny Novgorod, Murmansk, Lipetsk and Astrakhan regions. In three of the most low-cost operators in this category included Uralsvyazinform (416.36 rbl.), As well as SMARTS (504.64 rbl.) And MTS (496.50 EUR)..

In addition to ranking the subjects of the federation for each of the categories of consumption, analysts ComNews Research was an integral rating of the cost of cellular services. According to him, the most expensive regions in all categories of consumption are the Chukotka AO, Magadan Region., Republic of Sakha, Sakhalin Region. As well as Moscow, which is largely due to the overall high level of consumer prices. This factor of high consumer prices are not always determine the high level of tariffs. In Transbaikalian province, occupying the level of the high cost of the fifth place, a factor high level of tariffs remains unfavorable competitive situation. The most «cheap» regions of Russia is the Krasnodar region and Adygea Republic, where prices for cellular communications for more than 30% below the current average in Russia.

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