CRTC consults on cellphone rules: Weekly update from OpenMedia.ca

Every week, the people at OpenMedia.ca, a Vancouver-based nonprofit organization that advocates an open and affordable Internet, bring us up to date on Canada's telecom news and their campaigns.

Only three large corporations control the vast majority of the cellphone market in Canada. Their unchecked market dominance has led to Canadians paying some of the highest fees in the industrialized world, and being forced into some of the most punitive customer service situations. Fortunately, the CRTC is looking into national rules that could help.