High volume New Zealand mobile phone user charges are around four times more than in Australia, a Commerce Commission survey has found. For a basket of unlimited calls and 20GB, the New Zealand average came in at $72 per month compared with $26 for Australia. Despite this, average mobile data usage per month has more than doubled in New Zealand in the past two years. "Having assessed the state of competition in the mobile market, we haven't identified any particular problems or structural issues that could be hampering competition," Telecommunications commissioner Dr Stephen Gale said. "By shopping around more frequently, consumers are likely to trigger more competition between mobile providers.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 29, 2019 15:33 UTC