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Cellphone service is getting cheaper for Canadians who want basic plans, but prices for larger wireless data packages remain high compared with other G7 countries, according to the government’s 10th annual international price comparison report.

The report, commissioned by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and prepared by Nordicity Group Ltd., was released Tuesday and compares wireless and internet prices across different service levels in Canada, the U.S., Germany, Japan, U.K., France, Italy and Australia.

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Among the findings, the report noted that within Canada, prices were lower in regions where there are four strong competitors, such as in Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

That echoed comments from the Competition Bureau, which in February stated that “lower prices are caused by the presence of a strong regional competitor who can disrupt the effects of co-ordination among Bell, Telus and Rogers.”