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TurnedTheCorner · 06-09-2009, 12:02 PM

Interesting article here.

http://www.canada.com/technology/Can...229/story.html

Some highlights:

Canada is relatively expensive by OECD standards, ranking 14th for monthly subscription costs at $45.65 U.S. per month. By comparison, Japanese consumers pay an average of $30.46 U.S. per month and consumers in Britain spend an average of $30.63 U.S.

Not only is the Canadian Internet relatively expensive, it is also comparatively slow, ranking 24th out of the 30 OECD countries.

When price and speed are combined, Canada sinks toward the very bottom of the OECD rankings. As measured by price per megabyte -- effectively the price for speed -- Canada ranks 28th out of 30 countries, ahead of only Mexico and Poland. This may be the most telling metric, since it confirms that Canadians pay more for less.

06-09-2009, 12:02 PM	#1
TurnedTheCorner Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Nov 2003 Exp:	Canadian Internet Service Interesting article here. http://www.canada.com/technology/Can...229/story.html Some highlights: Canada is relatively expensive by OECD standards, ranking 14th for monthly subscription costs at $45.65 U.S. per month. By comparison, Japanese consumers pay an average of $30.46 U.S. per month and consumers in Britain spend an average of $30.63 U.S. Not only is the Canadian Internet relatively expensive, it is also comparatively slow, ranking 24th out of the 30 OECD countries. When price and speed are combined, Canada sinks toward the very bottom of the OECD rankings. As measured by price per megabyte -- effectively the price for speed -- Canada ranks 28th out of 30 countries, ahead of only Mexico and Poland. This may be the most telling metric, since it confirms that Canadians pay more for less.