Cell phone rates in Italy are increasingly cheaper

Study shows that compared to 2019, the giga included in tariffs grows and the cost of packages decreases

With measures to strengthen the smart working and distance learning To deal with the Covid-19 emergency, the need for connectivity has also grown, especially with regard to mobile phone. 

The observatory's data updated in October 2020 on the rates proposed by telephone operators active in Italy and prepared by the comparison portal SosTariffe also go in this direction.

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In general, with the blocking measures and the increase in Internet use, compared to 2019, the plans of the various operators registered a increase significant of number of gigabytes navigation included in the offer in 2020. 

The analysis shows an overall increase in 34,1%, Both traditional operators , the virtual, with an average of 51,58 gigabytes included a month.

All-inclusive offers, which also include call minutes e text messages to in addition to data traffic, they recorded a global increase in 4,6% we also minutes conversation options included by the operators and a decrease widespread of prices, which exceeded an average of 11, 68 euros in monthly subscriptions in 2019 to around 10,88 Euros in 2020, both in traditional and virtual operators.

Increase in monthly fees

But the trend is not uniform. In the case of traditional companies, monthly fees increased by approximately 8,9%, going from around 13,71 euros on average in 2019 to 14,93 Euros in 2020, with an increase of up to 44,8% of the gig included, which went from an average of 46,96 gigs to around 68 gigs in 2020. 

There was also an increase in SMS present in offers from companies such as Vodafone, Tim, WindTre e Iliad, that grew 2% compared to 2019.

And with the need to deal with possible new containment measures, although less drastic, as stated in the new decree of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of President Giuseppe Conte, it is to be assumed that competition will lead the various operators to review their tariffs in the coming months, always keeping an eye on the development of 5G networks. and connectivity systems, which will certainly be the next battle front for mobile companies.