07. Januar 2005 Yapping away on the phone costs slightly more and surfing the Internet was slightly cheaper last year, the Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesday. According to the authority, prices for telecommunication services were down on average in 2004 by 0.4 percent compared to 2003. Internet connection fees declined by 3.3 percent. While the prices for fixed network telephone calls declined on average, the basic connection fees increased by 6 percent. elg