Michael Phillips, from price comparison website BroadbandChoices, said it was "great news" for consumers.
Price comparison website broadbandchoices.co.uk said that the prices of super-fast services needed to fall.
Sixty percent indicated they were using on-line shopping and price comparison applications to find them.
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Angrisani also saw value of one of Greenfield's acquisitions, Ciao, a European price comparison company.
Price comparison engines that suck in itemised telephone bills could find people better deals.
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Moneysavingexpert links only to price comparison sites, from which it receives a fee when people click through.
It needs to provide product information and be visible when a customer is engaging in price comparison.
Ann Robinson, of price comparison website Uswitch said some customers could ration their energy usage as a result.
Another interesting finding from the article is the rise of price comparison applications.
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Price comparison websites are now part of the armoury for any money-saving consumer.
There are numerous price comparison websites which let people research the best deals for savings, investments, insurance and mortgages.
Rask: If showrooming is only about price comparison, then apparel and furniture are probably the most likely to be affected.
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Consumer analysts watching the airline distribution tug-of-war worry that taking away options for price comparison makes shopping for low air fares more difficult.
Instead Argos, Currys and the now defunct Comet group agreed to set up a price comparison website where consumers can easily compare warranties.
But something like 70% of shoppers go shopping with a directional list, not detailed enough to do a lot of direct price comparison.
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Now, its outstanding beauty has been recognised by travel price comparison website Skyscanner, which awarded it Best UK Beach Award in an article published on 6 April.
The AA Insurance Shoparound survey takes an average premium for a standard set of risks from the five cheapest quotes from insurers and price comparison websites.
For savers who accept rates will not beat inflation, there is some cheer in the level of competition in the market, according to one price comparison website.
ShopDAQ is a really cool price comparison plug-in that works for most Web browser, which displays in real-time other retail sites where you could find the same product, cheaper!
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From scanners, to mobile friendly sites, price comparison apps and now plug-ins that turn phones into hand-held payment devices, 2011 is shaping up to be year of mobile commerce.
This meant that directly purchased policies were still 6% more expensive than a year ago, while those bought from price comparison sites had become slightly cheaper in that time.
They see the internet as a baneful reality that has ended the high-end shopping experience and ushered in price comparison shopping (ouch), consumer review sites (eww), and gray market dealers (the horror).
Numerous smartphone apps will allow consumers to do real-time price comparison while they are in stores on Black Friday (often, ironically, taking advantage of free, fast WiFi networks offered by retailers and malls).
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Ann Robinson, of price comparison website Uswitch.com, said she was disappointed because smart meters would have "huge benefits", but added that it was "more important to get it right so that it works for consumers".
This move, according to Ann Robinson, of price comparison website Uswitch, is leading to a narrowing of the gap between the annual cost to those paying when they receive a paper bill and those on an online tariff.
"We'll certainly put the information into our blog and produce the list of blacklisted airlines, thus allowing travelers to make informed decisions about airlines, " said David Soskin , chief executive of Cheapflights, an independent company providing flight price comparison.
Blurring the line between in-store price comparison shopping and stay at home shopping via the Internet, IBM (IBM) reported the number of consumers using their mobile device to make a purchase on Black Friday this year increased by nearly two-thirds from 2011.
"Whilst funding earmarked for ultra-fast broadband in 10 UK cities is both ambitious and heartening, and will undoubtedly benefit technology companies looking to develop and expand in the UK, the primary concern should be the provision of a quality service to rural areas before pursuing the title of fastest broadband in the world, " said Julia Stent, director of telecoms at price comparison site Uswitch.
The commissions say that the rise of price-comparison websites have put pressure on traders to advertise low headline prices, while playing down other hidden charges.
The new Sherlock acts as a "personal Web shopper" by allowing users to search the contents of user-selected online stores simultaneously, and return results in a price-comparison table.
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