OTTAWA, June 3, 2008
David McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South, today unveiled the Get Connected Fairly Act to ban System Access Fees charged by cell phone providers.
“System Access Fees are an obvious frustration for Canadian consumers,” McGuinty said. “We’re talking 21 years and billions of dollars in misleading payments. My Bill will end fictitious surcharges on cell phones.”
Bill C-555 also instructs the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to review and report on competition and consumer choice relating to telecommunications services in Canada. “Clearly, the problem needs more than a quick fix. We need to take a hard look at advertising, contracts and billing,” McGuinty stated.
“And not just for cell phones – voice and data packages with unclear provisions, changing terms of service, and sky-high rates are simply unfair to consumers.”
Introduced in the House Commons yesterday, the Bill is expected to be up for debate at second reading when Parliament resumes in October.
“It’s past the time that Canadians expect to get connected fairly,” McGuinty concluded.
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