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Telecommodities Indices - Long-Term Downward Trend in Bandwidth pricing Seems Back on Track
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June 1, 2000
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Posted: 06/2000
Long-Term Downward Trend in Bandwidth
pricing Seems Back on Track
The RTBX*RPI has tracked the current weighted average price of coast-to-coast DS-3 pricing since July 1998.
During that time, bandwidth pricing has decreased more than 55 percent from $60,000 to its current level of $26,988.
The bandwidth index took a brief upturn during January and February rising from $23,250 to $30,250; however, it began falling again in March and April. At the close of our cycle, the decline has brought the RTBX*RPI almost back to its pre-January levels.
In the international termination rate market, price movements were mixed. For example, rates to France (-7 percent), Germany (-7 percent) and the Philippines (-10 percent) decreased, while rates to the Netherlands (+10 percent) and Italy (+3 percent) increased.
Rates to the majority of routes listed in the accompanying chart remained unchanged from the previous month.
Graph: DS-3 Bnadwidth RTBX*RPI
and RTBX*RFP*360 Indices
Top International Spot Rates
Country | CurrentMonth | LastMonth | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | $ 0.0825 | $0.0825 | $ – | 0% |
Brazil | $ 0.0500 | $ 0.0500 | $ – | 0% |
China | $ 0.0550 | $ 0.0525 | $ 0.0025 | 5% |
Colombia | $ 0.0925 | $ 0.0925 | $ – | 0% |
Dominican Republic | $ 0.0750 | $ 0.0750 | $ – | 0% |
France | $0.0450 | $0.0483 | $(0.0033) | -7% |
Germany | $0.0425 | $0.0455 | $(0.0030) | -7% |
Hong Kong | $ 0.0425 | $ 0.0425 | $ – | 0% |
India | $ 0.2500 | $0.2500 | $ – | 0% |
Israel | $ 0.0950 | $ 0.0950 | $ – | 0% |
Italy | $0.0775 | $0.0750 | $0.0025 | 3% |
Japan | $ 0.0950 | $ 0.0950 | $ – | 0% |
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of China | $0.0950 | $0.0950 | $ – | 0% |
Mexico | $0.0600 | $0.0620 | $(0.0020) | -3% |
Netherlands | $0.0550 | $0.0500 | $0.0050 | 10% |
Philippines | $0.1300 | $0.1450 | $(0.0150) | -10% |
Taiwan,Province of China | $ 0.0400 | $ 0.0400 | $ – | 0% |
United Kingdom | $ 0.0450 | $0.0450 | $ – | 0% |
The top international spot rates-per-minute cost of terminating a call
from the United States to a given country are the best offers to sell
voice minutes capacity at RateXchange as of Feb. 15, 2000.
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