Mobile prices falling
Basic mobile services are cheaper in Canada this year.
Making sense of the Bank of Canada interest rate decision on December 11, 2024
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- The cost of the typical basket of mobile services in Canada, including talk, text, call display and voicemail, has fallen roughly 13% in the last year, according to a new report commissioned by Industry Canada and the CRTC. Even data prices are down 5%, the study by Wall Communications Inc. found, while broadband Internet prices fell 6%.
- Speaking of mobile technology, Grocery Alerts has a new Coupon Find iPhone app that lets you browse and search all its coupons and redeem them in-store direct through your device. We haven’t tried it yet so let’s know how it works.
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