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Mobile Opportunities Preliminary results from Peru. Roxana Barrantes. IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos. Table of contents. D and E SEC Groups: our sample and ENAHO. Characteristics of selected locations Users and Non - users Users Non users Concluding remarks.
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Mobile OpportunitiesPreliminary results from Peru Roxana Barrantes IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos
Table of contents • D and E SEC Groups: our sample and ENAHO. • Characteristics of selected locations • Users and Non - users • Users • Non users • Concluding remarks IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
1. D and E SEC: Peru vs Sample IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
D and S socioeconomic groups, according to SISFOH. Urban poor Three cities: Trujillo Puno-Juliaca Metropolitan Lima 1200 surveys Randomly selected households Randomly selected individuals within the household. Sample
1. D and E SEC: Peru vs Sample IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
1. D and E SEC: Peru vs Sample IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Population in selected locations • Trujillo – La Libertad • Pop. 765 171 • Puno – Juliaca • Pop. 441 382 • Lima • 6 954 583 IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Peru and selected locations IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Urban poor in Peru 100% = total of urban poor households of Peru IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Description of telecom indicators Source: OSIPTEL
During the past three months have you used a mobile phone to make or receive calls? IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Gender IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Age Users Non-users IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Education IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Family members IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Literacy IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
4. Users IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Reasons for calling IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Higher impact perceived by Independent workers IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Higher impact perceived by Independent workers IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Higher impact perceived by Independent workers IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Pre paid dominates among mobile subscribers IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Reasons to choose Pre paid IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Recharge card value 20 said they had not recharged yet IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Low affordability IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Strategies to minimize cost IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Gross elasticities: Price IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Gross elasticities: Income IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
5. Non users IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Reasons IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Plans to adquire • 151 out of 494 non users 91.4% of them plans to buy a prepaid mobile phone IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Affordability • In Peru, the monthly payment to subscribe to a post paid mobile phone currently costs about 38 soles (USD 12). Can you afford to pay this amount? IEPInstituto de Estudios Peruanos
Final comments • Mobile phone use is higher than mobile phone subscription. • Important potential market! • Sharing is not widespread. • Mobile users are, on average, more educated, younger and share household with more members than non users.
Final comments • Affordability is an issue. • 20 soles seems to be “the magic number”. • Pre paid dominates • Even perceived as less expensive! More homework to be done in order to present further analysis and policy recommendations!