Excellent comment, but allow me to offer some more insight into this situation and the thoughts behind the findings presented…

While data caps on downloads exist in some OECD countries, they does not exist in all and not for all Internet service offerings. Further, with regard to the OECD assessment, little information was provided on the methodology used, whether any pricing plans excluded, etc. It was clear that the output was median values, so it is entirely possible that they included both capped and uncapped plans in their exercise, since the only stated limit was download speed.

Further, although price distortions do exist in environments where data caps are applied, it is difficult to factor in such distortions when multiple ISPs per country and multiple countries are being considered as per the OECD exercise, and again limited background information has been provided.

It also important to note that the comparison of Caribbean rates with those that obtain in the some OECD countries was done to provide some context to the exercise – “how might we compare in the grand scheme of things?” It was not done to suggest that our rates should fall by “x” amount, since there were a number of variables that could not be (or were not) controlled in both the Caribbean and OECD assessments, and there a whole host of other factors, on both sides (Caribbean/OECD), that would still need to be considered.

Thanks. Were the findings what you expected?

Some interesting findings on internet prices in the Caribbean and how it compares t he rest of the world