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NDP’s promise of price caps would be “destructive regulatory intervention” says CWTA

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh and the NDP party are promising Canadians that they will “fight” to make cell and Internet service more affordable by slashing monthly bills and killing data caps, among other measures.The NDP outlined a number of promises on their Lower My Bill website that they also claimed would make broadband access and wireless services more “reliable”.  They include:- Price caps that will save Canadians an average of $10 on every cell or internet bill;- Ending data caps for internet plan and requiring cell companies to offer “affordable”, unlimited data plans;- Requiring every company to offer “a basic plan...