I am writing to express my continued frustration at the lack of progress in reducing the contract gouging currently in place in the Canadian markets.
We pay some of the highest fees and are forced to accept some of the worst contract terms, a direct result of the big three cellphone companies controlling the vast share of our market.
Now, to make matters even worse, Rogers has come up with a plan to block our access to the few affordable mobile services that do exist by obtaining scarce wireless spectrum assets, something the Canadian government can legally prevent from happening but so far have refused to do.
As a concerned Canadian cellphone user who is tired of being taken advantage of, I ask Industry Minister Christian Paradis to show the conglomerates that, just because they have power, they are not at liberty to steamroll their competition, and that Canadian cell users demand fair contract terms more in line with the rest of the industrialized world.
I encourage each and every Canadian to learn more at www.DemandChoice.ca, and read OpenMedia.ca’s study about Canada’s dysfunctional cellphone market at www.openmedia.ca/UpgradeCanada.
Richard Radu
Red Deer