Feds’ push to drive down costs of wireless services requires better data tracking

The regulatory consequences that hinge on whether cellular prices see a 25 per cent decline make it important to get data tracking right.

Accurately assessing prices across time and jurisdictions for telecommunications involves resolving differences across tiers for service and bundled pricing for a diversity of consumer profiles.Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Opinion

BY BENJAMIN DACHIS

March 31, 2021

As the House Industry Committee digs into Rogers’ proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications, it would be useful for them to know that cellular service prices have fallen 25 per cent over the past five years, a decline that aligns with Ottawa’s promised wireless ...

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