Broadband Internet access cost (BIAC) 2015 : prices as of February 2015 : final report

This study monitors broadband prices in the EU28 and some non-EU countries (European: Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and non-European: Japan, Korea, Canada and three states of the USA: California, Colorado and New York). Pricing information of about 200 ISPs and 4,500 residential broadband offers (both Standalone Internet and bundled with fixed telephony and/or television) is collected and compared. The report presents broadband prices in February 2015 in several manners: 1. Overall horizontal analysis of trends on the broadband market; 2. Country fiches presenting an analysis per EU Member States. Key findings: - Despite a stabilisation in price between 2013 and 2014, broadband prices in the EU28 have fallen significantly between 2012 and 2015; especially in the 30-100 Mbps speed category - Price levels are still largely dispersed between EU Member States, but some convergence is taking place - 12-30 Mbps offers seem to offer the best value for money, offers with speeds over 100 Mbps remain in general very expensive - New entrants are most often providing the least expensive offers, which, however, are generally not available to all customers - The EU28 is the least expensive for 12-30 Mbps broadband, and the third least expensive for 30-100 Mbps broadband, after South Korea and Japan.