e-2077 (Telecommunications)
- Keywords
- Cellphones
- Consumer price
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
- Canadians pay more for wireless data plans than the majority of the developed world. Even within Canada some companies charge more for plans in different provinces, even though all plans work on the same infrastucture;
- Access to data is increasingly becomming an essential service as more and more aspects of our society are more easily accessed online than in brick & mortar settings;
- It is currently less expensive to purchase a plan from a foreign country and pay extra roaming fees than it is to buy the same plan in Canada; and
- Reducing the cost of wireless data would allow more people access to the social and commercial activities available through cellular devices.
- Open for signature
- February 25, 2019, at 4:56 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 26, 2019, at 4:56 p.m. (EDT)