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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 4017557" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p>In Italy and the UK, $<strong>30/month</strong> would get you:</p><p></p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>1GB data</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>1,200 minutes and 300 text messages</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The average price for this in Canada is $70.70. </strong></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong> Looking for a package with a small amount of data in Germany? Winsim offers 3GB and unlimited talk and text for just $13.69. </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Speak out: Tell Minister Bains you’re being gouged</strong></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The Big Three won't stop raking in huge profits by gouging Canadians <em><strong>unless they're forced to.</strong></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has that power, and he's admitted our cell prices are "unacceptable."2 </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Call him now and tell him how much you’re being gouged, and demand he take action to protect Canadians.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>This action is hosted by:</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://openmedia.ca/" target="_blank">Canada</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Footnotes:</strong></p><p></p><p>[1] All data from Industry, Science, and Economic Development-commissioned report: 2017 Price Comparison Study of Telecommunications Services in Canada and Select Foreign Jurisdictions. It is worth noting that in most cases the discrepancies between Canadian and international plans are even higher now: <a href="https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/693.nsf/vwapj/Nordicity2017EN.pdf/$file/Nordicity2017EN.pdf" target="_blank">Nordicity Group Ltd</a>.</p><p>[2] Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains takes aim at wireless affordability: <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/innovation-minister-bains-takes-aim-at-wireless-affordability/article35209177/" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a></p><p>[3] Minister Navdeep Bains: <a href="https://twitter.com/ISED_CA/status/870684698237779968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E870684698237779968&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmobilesyrup.com%2F2017%2F06%2F02%2Fminister-bains-telco-affordability-canadian-telecom-summit%2F" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p>[4] Minister Bains to speak on improving telco affordability at Canadian Telecom Summit: <a href="https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/02/minister-bains-telco-affordability-canadian-telecom-summit/" target="_blank">MobileSyrup</a></p><p>[5] The phone companies people actually love: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-04/the-phone-companies-people-actually-love" target="_blank">Bloomberg Business Week</a></p><p>[6] Communications Monitoring Report 2017: <a href="https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2017/index.htm" target="_blank">Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</a></p><p>[7] July 2018: Data overage fees increased to $70 for 1GB: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-rogers-wireless-data-overage-fee-1.4195410" target="_blank">CBC</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong><a href="https://lowermycellbill.ca/call?i_pay=30/month#top-of-the-form" target="_blank">If you haven't taken action yet click here.</a></strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Press: </strong>Katy Anderson | Phone: +1 (888) 441-2640 | Office: 1-604-633-2744 | <a href="mailto:katy@openmedia.org">katy@openmedia.org</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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