Cheaper phone plans for Canadians could be closer than we think.

On Monday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it’s reached a significant milestone in increasing phone services competition in Canada.

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    1 year ago

    I think that depends on quality. A gigabit fibre connection is pretty damn good. Far faster than most households need by a good magnitude. And the fact that most places offer such a thing for under $100 is pretty decent.

    The real question is how much does it cost to get a 10mBit connection. It’s been a while since I’ve checked, but I’m pretty sure that it’s also pretty close to $100, which is definitely a problem.

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      1 year ago

      I’m my area, cable internet goes for about 13$/Mbps.

      I don’t know about fiber. The only provider is Bell and I hate them and will never give them my money again.

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        1 year ago

        Bell is usually the only provider for fibre, as it usually replaces DSL and Rogers uses cable. Most of the time the starting price I’ve seen is about $100, but that’s for a gigabit minimum.

        On the other hand, $13?! I’ve never seen any sort of internet connection going for so cheap in the entire country!

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          1 year ago

          I’m in Montréal and I’m using Teksavvy as a provider. That’s the price they offer.

          I think having Vidéotron as a local competitor helps with prices.

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            1 year ago

            Wow. I’m on Teksavvy as well, but I don’t think they offer anything near that price in Toronto. Just goes to show that competition means a ton.