Maybe we're called 'hosers' because we're always getting hosed

According to a new study by the OECD, the Canadian cellphone user is paying among the highest bills in the developed world. We supposedly have the third-highest wireless rates among developed countries.

Using a comparison package of 780 calls made, 600 text messages and eight multimedia messages sent per year, Canadians shelled out an average of $500 US a year for their cellphone service, compared with $635 for Americans. But Dutch users only paid $131 for the same plan. Not surprisingly, Canada now ranks last for cellphone users per capita in the OECD, having been surpassed by Mexico since the organization's previous study.

Canadians are also paying more for their internet access, according to the OECD study.