Brits Spending On Comms Down

By Christopher Nickson
August 14, 2008

The annual British review says Britons are spending more time on communications services but paying less for them.

Every year British government watchdog Ofcom issues its communications review. The new issues offers a snapshot of how the typical British family enjoys itself and stays in touch – and how much they pay for it.

For 2007, people spent an average of seven hours and nine minutes each day watching TV, online, on the phone or using other services, the BBC reports. And the cost? Right around $187 a month for all those services, which is a fall of $3 over 2006, and the third year in a row to have seen a drop in prices.

Since 2002 computer use had increased fourfold, while mobile use has doubled. Watching TV remains the most popular pastime, with people spending an average of three hours and 38 minutes a ...

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