Liberal MP Turnbull says Conservatives have ‘overstated the significance’ of Rogers’ price hike for wireless customers

'Wireless prices have come down dramatically, actually, and I don't think we've told that story well enough,' Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull says. However, Canadians continue to pay some of the highest cell phone bills in the world.

Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull said he is open to the Industry Committee studying cell phone prices in Canada, but wants to take a broader approach then what was proposed by the Conservatives.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

January 17, 2024

Industry Parliamentary Secretary and Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull says the Conservatives are blowing Rogers' price hike for its wireless customers out of proportion, despite the fact that Canadians still pay some of the highest prices for wireless services in the world.

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