Canadian Mobile Reality

Wireless Number Portability Just a First Step

Michael Geist does a nice job summing up the lousy mobile phone situation faced by Canadian consumers.

Emboldened by limited competition, providers have not hesitated to pad their prices by adding the deceptive "system access fee." Contrary to popular belief, the fee, which adds nearly $100 per year to every wireless phone bill, is not a government-mandated charge but rather a slick method of camouflaging higher prices.