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Why Your Raise Is Finally Beating the Cost of Cellphone Plans
In Episode 92 of Wages and Prices with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how average hourly earnings have outpaced the cost of cellphone plans for the first time in years. With the latest data showing wages up 4.2% year-over-year and wireless prices dropping 2.8% due to carrier competition and consolidation, they break down the math behind a rare win for consumer budgets. They examine the role of T-Mobile's merger-driven network expansion, Verizon's shift to fixed wireless, and what falling per-gigabyte costs mean for household spending. Plus, they discuss whether this trend can last…
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