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International wireless comparisons “flawed”, says CTIA

WASHINGTON – Comparing wireless phone stats between countries doesn’t make sense, says international wireless organization CTIA – The Wireless Association.The headline from Tuesday’s OECD Communications Outlook report said that Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden have the lowest prices for mobile phone calls among OECD countries, while the highest prices were found in Canada, Spain, and the United States. But, points out CTIA, since U.S. consumers enjoy the lowest per minute rates of all of the OECD countries, what today's the report really shows “is that some international comparisons just don't make sense - especially when built on flawed assumptions,” reads...