[ NNSquad ] Two Countries, Two Vastly Different Phone Bills

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Two Countries, Two Vastly Different Phone Bills

(NY Times): http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/business/two-countries-two-vastly-different-phone-bills.html?gwh=BE3D746C9DD2F2F66A00485613C4778B&gwt=pay&assetType=nyt_now

    So why the $41.50-a-month difference in price? Several factors are
    involved, but an important one is regulatory policy. Britain has
    forced companies to lease their networks to competitors at cost. The
    United States has not, allowing a formidable barrier against
    competitors.  "The United States lacks meaningful competition in its
    cellular market sector, which leads to higher cell plan prices than a
    growing list of other countries," said Sascha Meinrath, founder of the
    Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation.

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