HC Deb 07 June 1993 vol 226 cc173-4W
Mr. Mackinlay

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the local telephone call charges for three minutes at peak times for each member state of the European Community as charged by the principal telephone company or service in each company.

Mr. McLoughlin

[holding answer 25 May 1993]: The call charges for three minute local calls in each of the European Community countries are set out in the table:

Local call charges as at 1 January 1993 (ECU)
Country Peak rate 3 minutes Cheap rate 3 minutes
Belgium 0.15 0.15
Denmark 0.16 0.11
Germany 0.12 0.12
Greece 0.03 0.03
France 0.11 0.11
Ireland 0.16 0.16
Italy 0.16 0.16
Luxembourg 0.12 0.12
Netherlands 0.07 0.07
Portugal 0.06 0.06
Spain 0.07 0.07
United Kingdom (British Telecom) 0.25 0.06
Average 0.12 0.10

Source: Commission Communication, "Towards Cost Orientation and the Adjustment of Pricing Structures", updated 1 February 1993.

Note: Due to variations in charge measuring intervals and definitions of "local" calling zones, these data are not strictly comparable.