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The cost of cellphone service in America

Aug 27, 3:17pm

The cost of cellphone service in America

Everything about this article regarding cellphone service prices in America as compared to other developed nations is the worst kind of informational journalism. It's remarkably easy to compare the cost of services, plans, phones, etc. against one another, but the piece obfuscates that by relying on he-said-she-said journalism. Not only that, but Dan Richman buries the meat of the piece - that the FCC is launching an investigation into cellphone company pricing practices - to the very bottom, rather than that being the hook to do actual consumer journalism. To you know, perform a [...]

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Tags: Business, News & Politics, cell phones, bad journalism, cellphone service

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