Cell Phone Service Costs Up a Bit in February; Econ One Survey Shows Increases in 18 of 25 Major Cities.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2001 The cost of cell phone service edged up a little in February, with 18 of 25 major cities showing increases, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest monthly survey by Econ One, an economic research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a which studies the wireless industry. The average monthly cost of service, across four typical usage plans (30, 150, 300 and 600 minutes) was $39.04 in February, up about 0.2 percent from January. "For a majority of cities we survey, these changes reflect minor plan tinkering tin·ker n. 1. A traveling mender of metal household utensils. 2. Chiefly British A member of any of various traditionally itinerant groups of people living especially in Scotland and Ireland; a traveler. 3. by the carriers. Very little change in actual plan rates occurred this past month," said Charles Mahla, senior economist with Econ One. "Of course, in certain markets like San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , carrier's 'tinkering' amounted to substantial changes," he added. Only seven cities Seven Cities may refer to:
Chicago showed the largest increase in February, rising 3 percent, followed by Detroit (+2.8 percent), Cincinnati and St. Louis (+2.7 percent) and Houston (+2.5 percent). "As we've seen in the past, much of the cost change in these markets is driven by one or two of the carriers," said Mahla. "All of the California cities, for example, benefited almost entirely from Cingular's plan changes. In the cities with larger cost increases, those increases came at the hands of one or two carriers as well. Therefore, no across-the-board trend in pricing changes, either up or down, is at work in these markets." San Francisco again topped the list with the highest average costs, followed by Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Boston and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Atlanta had the lowest costs in the February survey, followed by Phoenix, Houston, Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). and Seattle. Those who wish to see Econ One's survey in detail, or who would like to be notified by e-mail of future survey results, may visit Econ One's Web site: www.wirelesssurvey.com. About Econ One The Econ One Wireless Survey is published monthly by Econ One Research, Inc., an economic research and consulting firm with offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Econ One provides economic analysis and expert testimony Testimony about a scientific, technical, or professional issue given by a person qualified to testify because of familiarity with the subject or special training in the field. in many areas, including: antitrust Antitrust The antitrust laws apply to virtually all industries and to every level of business, including manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and marketing. They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade. , contract disputes, intellectual property and patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. , regulation, and unfair competition. Industry specialties include telecommunications, energy, biotechnology, computer hardware and software, manufacturing, and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. .
Average Monthly Charge for Wireless Service
Across 30, 150, 300, 600 Minutes of Use
February 2001
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No. City Average Percent
Cost Change
Feb. from Jan.
2001 2001
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1. San Francisco $44.24 -3.5
2. Cincinnati $41.47 +2.7
3. Los Angeles $41.11 -3.7
4. Boston $40.92 +0.6
5. New York $40.71 +1.8
6. Philadelphia $40.21 +0.6
7. San Diego $39.81 -4.9
8. Pittsburgh $39.46 -0.6
9. Sacramento $39.40 -4.1
10. Dallas $38.90 +0.6
11. St. Louis $38.84 +2.7
12. Chicago $38.63 +3.0
13. Cleveland $38.62 +2.4
14. Denver $38.34 +1.4
15. Washington, DC $38.13 -0.8
16. Minneapolis $38.09 +1.4
17. Tampa $38.07 +0.5
18. Detroit $38.02 +2.8
19. Miami $37.94 +0.6
20. Portland $37.92 +0.3
21. Seattle $37.77 +1.0
22. Kansas City $37.66 +0.8
23. Houston $37.48 +2.6
24. Phoenix $37.32 +0.4
25. Atlanta $36.85 -2.3
AVERAGE $39.04 +0.2
Source: Econ One Research, Inc. and providers' Web sites as of Feb. 2, 2001 |
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