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| Aborted cellphone rate calculator cost Ottawa $1.4M |
September 10, 2009
Aborted cellphone rate calculator cost Ottawa $1.4M
By CBC News
The federal government spent $1.4 million over three years on developing an online calculator that would compare cellphone plans, only to scrap the project weeks before it was set to launch this summer.The federal government spent $1.4… read more |
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| Ottawa draws fire for axing cellphone rate calculator |
Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2009 | 6:48 PM ET
By Peter Nowak, CBC NewsIndustry Minister Tony Clement is taking fire for scrapping a taxpayer-funded online tool that would have helped consumers pick a cellphone plan, allegedly after being lobbied by the wireless industry.The cost calculator would have compared… read more |
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| Dumped cellphone rate guide made public |
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | 5:29 PM ET
By Peter Nowak, CBC NewsA sneak peek at the government's scrapped cellphone rate calculator, which would have let consumers compare wireless rate plans online, has been made public.The Public Interest Advocacy Centre, an Ottawa-based consumer group, released a slide… read more |
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| Cellphone users get to reject contract changes |
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 | 4:01 PM ET
By Peter Nowak, CBC NewsCanadian cellphone companies are giving customers the ability to refuse mid-term changes to their contracts under a new wireless code of conduct.The code, introduced by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association on Tuesday, promises to let customers… read more |
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| Telecom complaints agency finally going public |
Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2009 | 3:16 PM ET
By Peter Nowak, CBC NewsIt's been two years since its formation, and still only a few Canadians know there is an agency where they can take their internet and cellphone complaints, a fact the group promises will change over the… read more |
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