May 26, 2023 Survey on Differences in Telecommunications Service Charges between Domestic and Overseas Markets
FY2022 survey results

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) surveys differences in telecommunications service charges between domestic and overseas markets every fiscal year to appropriately grasp the state of telecommunications service charges.
MIC has recently summarized the fiscal 2022 survey results and decided to make the survey results public.

1. Survey targets

MIC surveyed mobile phone, FTTH, and landline services in six cities: Tokyo, New York, London, Paris, Düsseldorf, and Seoul.

2. Survey method

MIC collected mobile phone, FTTH, and landline phone charges based on public information and compared model charges*1 and monthly charges*2.

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  1. The total monthly payments required according to a usage style (model) based on the number of communications, call time, number of emails sent and received, and data traffic, to compare the communication charges in each city.

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  2. Including basic charges, calling charges, communications charges, and expenses for subscription/moving specified by each business operator in the terms and conditions for users.

3. Survey results

A summary of the survey results and detailed information is provided in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2, respectively. Both are in PDF.
Each country has various fee systems for telecommunications services, including regular and discount rates. In addition, it should be noted that the fees required differ depending on the type of usage, and there can be regional differences even within the same country. Therefore, it is appropriate to consider the results of this survey as an indicator.

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  The published materials are in Japanese only.