Why Your Phone, Cable & Internet Bills Cost So Much

 

From Yahoo! Finance:

While everyone argues over Apple vs Samsung vs Android, EVERYONE MISSES THE POINT.  True evil are the telcos.  They have burnt through US$500 BILLION of YOUR money to deliver the following:

“Americans pay four times as much as the French for an Internet triple-play package—phone, cable TV and Internet—at an average of $160 per month versus $38 per month.
The French get global free calling and worldwide live television. Their Internet is also 10 times faster at downloading information and 20 times faster uploading it.
Americans pay 38 times as much as the Japanese for Internet data.”

(Thanks Adam for pointing to the article)