Cellphone Users in U.S., Canada, Spain Pay Most

Story by The Wall Street Journal

Consumers in the U.S., Canada and Spain have among the highest mobile phone bills in the world, according to an OECD report, which also reveals that people are increasingly ditching land lines in favor of using only cellphones.

The new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which surveyed its 30 member countries, says that revenue for business voip services and mobile-phones is on the rise, despite the global recession.

Mobile phones are steadily becoming cheaper to use, and service is more readily available. Still, there are glaring differences in prices and usage around the world. In Europe, mobile phone service is generally cheaper than in the U.S. Users in northern Europe, especially Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands, pay the least for their mobile phones, and are therefore increasingly substituting their land lines with cellphones.

One of the reasons Canada and the U.S. are such expensive markets for mobile users is that, unlike in Europe, consumers in North America often pay to receive calls.

One European country that bucks the low-price trend is Spain. Buying a phone or a SIM card aren't particularly pricey, but usage is very expensive.

It is very difficult to compare the different types of plans in different countries.

Mexico, one of the fastest-growing mobile markets in the countries surveyed, still has the second-lowest mobile market penetration rate on the list. Slightly more than 60 out of every 100 people in Mexico own a cellphone. The lowest mobile-phone penetration of any OECD country is Canada.

Italy is the country where the most mobile phones are used, with 150 mobile subscribers for every 100 residents. People have multiple accounts, multiple SIM cards, and multiple phones.

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