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Competition Bureau says CRTC, government, correct in targeting domestic roaming fees


GATINEAU – On Wednesday, the Competition Bureau filed a submission to the CRTC’s consultation on the domestic mobile wireless roaming rates charged by Canada’s largest wireless companies.In a press release the Bureau said it “believes that Canada’s largest wireless companies have an incentive to use high mobile wireless roaming rates to ensure that new entrants are not, and do not become, fully effective competitors. As a result, new entrants are likely limited in their ability to bring attractive product offerings to market, resulting in reduced product choice, higher prices for consumers and/or less innovation in Canadian mobile wireless markets.”The Bureau’s...