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for you neophytes: UCA = United Corporations of America, since Human-Americans have been marginalized to insignificance.
According to the study, Verizon Wireless, which is a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone, charges $7.50 for each gigabyte of data downloaded over its LTE network. That is three times the European average of $2.50 and more than 10 times what consumers pay in Sweden, where a gigabyte costs as little as 63 cents.
But another big reason for the trans-Atlantic discrepancy in LTE costs, Mr. Dewar said, is a difference in the levels of compe ion. Europe has the greatest number of operators selling LTE: 38 of 88 operators worldwide. Even small markets like Austria, Finland and Portugal have three LTE operators.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/te...chnology&_r=4&
and more generally:
An International Comparison of Cell Phone Plans and Prices
http://newamerica.net/publications/p...ans_and_prices
America's cartelized (reduced or no compe ion) markets deliver the tiest possible product for the highest possible price. USA NUMBER ONE! for screwing customers
for you neophytes: UCA = United Corporations of America, since Human-Americans have been marginalized to insignificance.
Quoted for historical purposes. Something tells me a quote from boutons praising free market compe ion as a way to reduce costs might be something I'd want to revisit during a later discussion.According to the study, Verizon Wireless, which is a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone, charges $7.50 for each gigabyte of data downloaded over its LTE network. That is three times the European average of $2.50 and more than 10 times what consumers pay in Sweden, where a gigabyte costs as little as 63 cents.
But another big reason for the trans-Atlantic discrepancy in LTE costs, Mr. Dewar said, is a difference in the levels of compe ion. Europe has the greatest number of operators selling LTE: 38 of 88 operators worldwide. Even small markets like Austria, Finland and Portugal have three LTE operators.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/te...chnology&_r=4&
and more generally:
An International Comparison of Cell Phone Plans and Prices
http://newamerica.net/publications/p...ans_and_prices
America's cartelized (reduced or no compe ion) markets deliver the tiest possible product for the highest possible price. USA NUMBER ONE! for screwing customers
compe ion and govt regulations work a lot better in benefits to consumers in "high cost", unionized, "socialistic" Europe than the mythical "open, free market capitalism" does in USA.Quoted for historical purposes. Something tells me a quote from boutons praising free market compe ion as a way to reduce costs might be something I'd want to revisit during a later discussion.
Yeah, those European super powers have it goin on...
...wait.
God Damn Democrats!
European banks, esp German money pumping up the Spanish housing bubble, ed up Europe just like US financial sector ed up USA.
Of course, you have nothing to say about the much higher US cost/ ty speed of smartphone usage vs foreign situations.
Don't have much to say about it. Just mocking your asinine, simplistic spin.
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