Congratulations Americans, We Pay The Most For Cellphone Service

By Chris Walters, 12:18 PM on Wed Aug 12 2009, 52,674 views

A new survey from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) compared annual costs around the world for consumers who have cellphones, and the U.S. is in the top three for most expensive. How expensive? DSLReports notes that "on average, the OECD found that Americans pay $635.85 on cell phone service, compared to $131.44 per year in the Netherlands or $137.94 per year in Sweden."