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Podcast: Open to Debate with David Moscrop
Episode: Why are our wireless and broadband bills so high?
Description: In Canada, wireless and broadband prices are too damned high. Why? The recent news of a merger attempt by Rogers and Shaw gives us a hint—and a look into the world of telecom strategy and oligopoly. Indeed, observers would be forgiven for thinking the country is a handful of telecom companies in a trenchcoat, perhaps with an airline or two crammed in there. But there’s more to it than that—a bit more, anyway.
Understanding wireless and broadband policy requires us to dig into the state of the industry, competition or a lack thereof, the questi...