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Mobile telephony became 2.4% cheaper on average in 2007 compared with 2006. In December 2007, prices for mobile telephony were 0.7% lower than in December 2006. Prices remained unchanged from November to December 2007.
In 2007, the price index for fixed-line telephone services was 1.7% higher than in 2006. In December 2007, prices for fixed-line telephony rose by 1.7% compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. Prices fell by 0.3% compared with the previous month.
From the perspective of private households, the price index for telecommunications services as a whole (fixed-line, mobile communications and Internet) was 0.4% above the previous year’s level in 2007. In December 2007, the overall index rose by 0.8% compared with December 2006. From November to December 2007, the overall index fell by 0.2%.
