Prices of communications services trending down, says CRTC

GATINEAU – The CRTC said this morning prices for most communications services decreased in 2018.According to the CRTC's Communications Monitoring Report pricing publication issued today, the national monthly average reported price for wireless, Internet, television and home phone services (combined) was 11% lower in 2018 than in 2016.The most significant price reduction was in the mobile wireless market. In the four mobile packages analyzed by the Commission, prices dipped by an average of 28% from 2016 to 2018, with the most significant drop being for services offering 5 gigabytes (GB) of data or more.For example, reads the Commission press release,...