Africa - RIA African Mobile Pricing 2010-2015

RIA
Reference ID zaf-ria-ramp-2010-2015-v1
Year 2010 - 2015
Country Africa
Producer(s) Research ICT Africa
Sponsor(s) International Development Research Centre - IDRC - Funding agency
Collection(s)
Research ICT Africa
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Overview
Identification
Country
Africa
Title
RIA African Mobile Pricing 2010-2015

Study Type
Price Survey
ID Number
zaf-ria-ramp-2010-2015-v1
Version
Version Description
Version 1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution

Production Date
2015
Overview
Abstract
Research ICT Africa (RIA) is a non-profit, public interest, research entity which undertakes research on how information and communication technologies are being accessed and used in African countries. The aim is to measure the impact on lifestyles and livelihoods of people and households and to understand how informal businesses can prosper through the use of ICTs. This research can facilitate informed policy-making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth. RIA collects both supply-side and demand-side data. Supply-side data consists of retail prices of prepaid mobile calls and sms's, prepaid data and postpaid "bundles" for 47 African countries, for all operators.This is collected by RIA on a quarterly basis.

Kind of Data
Price data

Units of Analysis
The units of analysis in this dataset are prices

Scope
Notes
The dataset contains mobile phone supply-side data for selected African Countries. This includes data on prices for (i) mobile phone calls, SMS and MMS v(ii) prepaid mobile broadband, and (iii) prepaid “top-up” data, and (iv) postpaid products

Prepaid pricing data includes:

· Prices of mobile prepaid in selected African countries (quarterly)

· Prices of mobile products from all operators in these countries

Prepaid mobile broadband data includes1GB prepaid once off price of mobile data in selected African countries (quarterly)

Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The data is at country level and covers the following 47 African countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

African countries not covered are Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Somalia, and South Sudan

NOTE: Country codes are from 1 to 61 (skipping15, 28-32, 35-36, 38, 40-42, 51, 58). These numbers are random codes assigned by the database software used in data collection, and the skips do not indicate missing countries.

Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
NameAffiliation
Research ICT Africa
Funding
NameAbbreviationRole
International Development Research Centre IDRCFunding agency
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
DataFirstUniversity of Cape TownMetadata producer
Date of Metadata Production
2018-07-16
DDI Document Version
Version 2


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