UK offers cheapest bundle prices
According to a new report from Ofcom fixed and mobile broadband prices are the most competitive in the eastern regions of Europe.
The survey also looked at the costs that were associated with bundling broadband and a fixed line phone as well as pay per view television and mobile phone use.
The results of the study found that for these services the average UK consumer paid about ?102 per month. It also found that UK is the cheapest area to live with Italy falling into second place for 28% more.
Ofcom claims that broadband tariffs in the UK are cheap due to the amount of price competition. During the time period of July 2008 to July 2009 Ofcom reported that broadband costs were reduced by about 15% and mobile phone bills were down by about 8%.
Additionally, mobile phone calls cost the least in all of the countries surveyed, which included France, Italy, the US, the UK, Germany, and Spain. Italy however was able to provide the cheapest phone calls from land lines.
Ofcom then studied broadband growth in 12 countries adding in more European countries, India, Brazil, Japan, and Canada to name a few and found that the growth level of broadband in the UK was only beaten by the Netherlands which has 25 connections per every 100 people compared to the UK?s 23.
However, when the survey compared the total amount of growth on a year on year average the developing countries had much higher broadband growth rates of about 40% every year.
