Canadians predict cheaper cell phone rates, poll finds

VANCOUVER – Most Canadians expect that cell phone prices will drop this year now that the country has a fourth major wireless company, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.More than half of respondents (53%) say that Canada is one of the most expensive countries to use a cell phone - including more than 60% of those in British Columbia and Alberta, while one-in-four (24%) believe the country is “slightly” more expensive than others.In an on-line survey of a representative national sample Canadian adults, 72% of respondents said that the decision to allow Globalive’s Wind Mobile to operate in Canada is...