NDP unveils details of plan to make cellphone and internet bills cheaper – iPolitics
The NDP’s plan includes implementing a price cap on
telecommunications bills, based on the average rates of bills in the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which is
made up of 36 countries in Europe, North America and Asia. Singh said
this will shave $10 per month off the average customer’s bill.
telecommunications bills, based on the average rates of bills in the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which is
made up of 36 countries in Europe, North America and Asia. Singh said
this will shave $10 per month off the average customer’s bill.
The party also plans to increase market competitiveness by making
every telecom company offer basic broadband and wireless plans,
comparable to those in the OECD.
The NDP also pledges to eliminate data caps and create unlimited data
plans for wireless customers, as is commonly the case outside of
Canada. As well, the party plans to introduce a “Telecom Consumers’ Bill
of Rights,” which they say will protect Canadians against telecom
companies’ notoriously predatory sales practices, as the CRTC reported earlier this year.