Why is mobile data in Canada so expensive? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by CanadianCabbage@lemmy.ca to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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I read once that we pay the highest rates for mobile data (or at least I think I did) in the world but I don't recall reading why. Maybe it had something to do with near-monopolies or infrastructure?

Are there any changes coming that may change this?

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[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 14 points 11 months ago

Because 2 companies (bell, rogers) control almost the vast majority of telecomm rights in Canada - and the government is too spineless to change that. (These companies also own many media outlets that do not publish stories critical of their parent companies.) Those two companies have a duopoly and charge what they please. As Canadians, we deserve better. Why should those two companies reap huge profits that we all pay for?

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