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The prices Canadians pay for many telecom services are coming down, but remain among the highest in the world's major economies, according to a new report from the federal government. The latest edition of the annual price comparison study from Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada found prices falling in most categories of telecom services. Watch: Canadians' top complaints about telecoms. Story continues below.

Most levels of wireless service saw price declines between four and 16 per cent over the past year, except for one level of service (1,200 voice minutes, 1 Gb of data) where prices remained the same. Nonetheless, in all categories Canadian wireless prices are highest or second-highest, with only the U.S. and Japan showing similarly high rates. The study looked at the G7 countries and Australia.

ISED/HuffPost Canada Wireless prices comparison