This chapter briefly summarises the results of FTS price evolution, including EP customers, between January 1998 and 31 December 2002.
| 1999 | 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | EP | Global | Standard | EP | Global | |
| Installation | 99,0 | 99,0 | 99,0 | 99,0 | 99,0 | 99,0 |
| Monthly Rental | 103,7 | 97,6 | 101,5 | 111,0 | 101,5 | 107,5 |
| Local | 106,5 | 99,1 | 105,6 | 109,4 | 102,4 | 108,5 |
| Regional | 102,5 | 95,7 | 102,1 | 100,8 | 97,7 | 100,6 |
| Long Distance | 90,3 | 89,7 | 90,3 | 56,3 | 56,4 | 56,3 |
| International | 80,2 | 80,2 | 80,2 | 67,7 | 67,7 | 67,7 |
| Traffic | 97,1 | 95,0 | 96,9 | 87,8 | 90,0 | 88,0 |
| Total | 99,4 | 97,1 | 98,9 | 95,0 | 98,8 | 95,8 |
| 2001 | 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | EP | Global | Standard | EP | Global | |
| Installation | 99,0 | 99,0 | 99,0 | 99,0 | 99,0 | 99,0 |
| Monthly Rental | 117,1 | 107,0 | 113,4 | 117,7 | 107,6 | 114,0 |
| Local | 109,3 | 102,4 | 108,5 | 109,3 | 102,4 | 108,5 |
| Regional | 83,9 | 94,9 | 84,6 | 82,1 | 94,6 | 82,8 |
| Long Distance | 48,2 | 46,8 | 48,1 | 47,3 | 45,8 | 47,2 |
| International | 60,7 | 60,7 | 60,7 | 60,6 | 60,6 | 60,6 |
| Traffic | 80,7 | 87,2 | 81,3 | 80,1 | 86,9 | 80,6 |
| Total | 91,3 | 102,0 | 93,5 | 90,9 | 102,3 | 93,2 |
1998 (Base year) =100
Table 4 shows that customers benefiting from the economy package supported a nominal increase of 2.3% in FTS prices between 1998 and 2002, while customers of the standard price table benefited from a nominal accumulated reduction in the same period of 9.1%. As stated above, this result is due to the high weight that the tariff components whose prices increased in nominal terms have in the invoices of EP beneficiaries.
| Standard | EP | Global | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installation | -0,2% | -0,2% | -0,2% |
| Monthly Rental | 4,0% | 1,7% | 3,2% |
| Local | 2,3% | 0,6% | 2,1% |
| Regional | -4,3% | -1,3% | -4,1% |
| Long Distance | -16,7% | -17,3% | -16,7% |
| International | -11,7% | -11,7% | -11,7% |
| Traffic | -5,2% | -3,4% | -5,1% |
| Total | -2,3% | 0,5% | -1,7% |
Table 5 effectively shows that the prices for local calls and monthly rental increased in average annual nominal terms by 2.1% and 3.2% respectively. For the set of EP beneficiary and non-beneficiary customers in the years from 1998 to 2002, FTS prices dropped by an average of 1.7% a year, in nominal terms.
| Standard | EP | Global | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installation | -13,0% | -13,0% | -13,0% |
| Monthly Rental | 3,4% | -5,5% | 0,1% |
| Local | -4,0% | -10,0% | -4,7% |
| Regional | -27,9% | -16,9% | -27,2% |
| Long Distance | -58,4% | -59,8% | -58,5% |
| International | -46,8% | -46,8% | -46,8% |
| Traffic | -29,7% | -23,7% | -29,2% |
| Total | -20,2% | -10,1% | -18,1% |
In real terms, only the monthly rental price increased. The FTS invoice for the set of FTS customers (EP beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries) benefited from an accumulated real drop of 18.1%.
Graphic 2: Real Evolution of the FTS Price Index (Includes EP)
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