CTIA: U.S. consumers enjoy more affordable service than Japanese

Last month, the CTIA, a US-based nonprofit organization representing service providers, manufacturers, wireless data and internet companies, published a study of the U.S. wireless market in comparison with “the markets of the rest of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s top 10 countries ranked by Gross Domestic Product.

The outcome of this study is the conclusion that based on six metrics used in this study, “The United States leads every category that CTIA reviewed, except one, where the U.S. is second. Whether it is the low price of service which results in a level of affordability that drives unprecedented minutes of use, or the unbelievable breadth of choice, it is clear that American consumers are enjoying the benefits of a vibrantly competitive wireless market that is second to none.“

I am not going to argue with the declaration that the U.S. wireless consumers are getting the most bang for the buck, because it is obviously so. However, it would be also interesting to see how the U.S. is scoring in such metrics as 3G or smartphone market penetration or mobile data revenue as a percentage of overall service revenue when compared with other countries. Nevertheless, CTIA made a nice comparison of the U.S. with each country from top ten of OECD countries, including Japan:

Source: CTIA