I heard the same argument for goods and services, in Canada we are so spread out, therefore it costs more to supply every town/city, and therefore the cost of the product is more. That makes sense, but sucks.

I have a great deal on Cell phone but you have to shop around, and you have to go with one of the newer companies (not Telus, Rogers, etc). I use "Freedom Mobile", used to be Wind Mobile.

They have a $50/month plan which includes 10 GB of data, and unlimited talk, text, and even some USA time and data too.