{"id":99821,"date":"2017-06-28T06:31:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T11:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=99821"},"modified":"2017-06-27T10:38:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T15:38:38","slug":"snapshot-2017-update-affordability-internet-service-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2017\/06\/snapshot-2017-update-affordability-internet-service-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshot: 2017 update on the affordability of Internet service in the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 2017 update of how affordable Internet broadband service is across the Caribbean.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since May 2011, and following on from our most recent Snapshot of Internet speed and pricing, we have been regularly assessing the affordability of Internet broadband service across the Caribbean. Here, we update our findings on affordability, and discuss some of the changes that have occurred since the last exercise.<\/p>\n

Approach<\/h3>\n

In our most recent Snapshot: 2017 update of Internet speeds and pricing across the Caribbean<\/em><\/strong>, we examined the variation of fixed (wired and wireless) Internet download speeds and monthly pricing for select Internet plans across 19 Caribbean countries. Having examined monthly pricing, now we seek to determine the affordability of those Internet plans in the Caribbean using the following approach:<\/p>\n

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  1. The prices captured in the Internet spend exercise are compared against estimated monthly income, using per capita Gross Domestic Product figures, sourced from the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations, which will be used as proxies.<\/li>\n
  2. The resulting ratios are expressed as percentages, which indicate the proportion of a person\u2019s income that would be spent on the stated plans, and hence indicates the extent to which it might be affordable to the average consumer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In this year\u2019s review, three exercises are conducted. We:<\/p>\n