NZers now paying less for telecommunication servicesSUPPLIED According to the Commerce Commission's annual telecommunications monitoring report, the monthly pricing for cell phones was $13, nearly 50 per cent below the OECD average. The price of phone and broadband services in New Zealand dropped significantly at the end of last year. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the price of telecommunication services dropped by a little over 6 per cent from the same time, the previous year. According to the Commerce Commission's annual telecommunications monitoring report, the monthly pricing for cell phones was $13, nearly 50 per cent below the OECD average. The same report showed the average monthly household spending on telecommunications was $135 in 2016, down $10 from 2010.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2018 20:26 UTC