The National Post reports in its Tuesday edition that the heads of Canada's big telcos told MPs that they have been lowering mobile prices despite government policies that make things more expensive. The Post's Ryan Tumilty writes that the chief executive officers of Rogers, Telus and Bell appeared before Parliament's industry committee Monday to defend their industry amid concerns about high prices in Canada. All three companies argued that the prices for mobile service are coming down even as inflation drives up the prices for nearly everything else. Bell CEO Mirko Bibic said Canadians are seeing lower prices. "Canadians pay much lower prices for wireless Internet today than they did just a short time ago," he said. "As prices have fallen, Bell has significantly increased how much data customers receive each month. For an average Canadian using between five and seven gigabytes of wireless data per month, prices have fallen nearly 30 per cent." MPs summoned the CEOS to committee after Rogers increased prices on select mobile plans in January by as much as $9 per month after agreeing to lower prices after the Shaw takeover. Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri said the January increases were for a small percentage of customers.