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PIAC Media Releases
Telecommunications Media Releases
PIAC Welcomes Do Not Call List, Urges Consumers to Sign Up
Major Parties Asked to Support Consumer Rights in Telecommunications
Supreme Court of Canada Grants Leave to Appeal CRTC ’Deferral Accounts’ Decision
New text messaging charges criticized by consumer groups
Telus $2.95 Long Distance Access Charge Defeated
CRTC Says You Can Keep Your VoIP Number
Complaint about Telephone, Cellphone, or Internet Services?
The Big Grab and How to Fight It
Consumers Finally Have Somewhere to Complain about Telephone, Internet and Cellphone Service
PIAC: Local Telephone Customers Will Pay the Price for Deregulation
Consumer Groups Petition Cabinet to Reverse Payphone Price Hike
PIAC: Don’t hold your breath waiting for lower phone bills
Telecommunications: Consumers Need the Right Kind of Help
Do Not Call List Rules to Protect Consumers
PIAC slams BCE-Telus merger proposal
CRTC Abandons Canadian Telephone Customers to Phone Companies’ Price Hikes
Consumer Groups Oppose Bernier Plan to Deregulate Local Telephone Service
Consumers Question Need for Minister’s Direction to CRTC
Consumer Groups given leave to appeal CRTC $650 million Deferral Account Decision
POLLARA Survey Shows Phone Company Deregulation Plans Unpopular with Canadians
PIAC Media Release: Consumer Bill of Rights Needs Enforcement
PIAC Media Release: Minister’s Proposed Directive to CRTC is One-Sided and Beyond his Powers: PIAC
PIAC Media Release CRTC Local Forbearance Decision
CRTC Decision on VoIP Good for Consumers
Wireless Number Portability Promises Should Be Kept
Canadians Want Increased Consumer Protection For Internet Services
Modem Hijacking: The CRTC Must Act
PIAC and Telephone Companies Work to Ensure Consumers are Aware of Toll Rates
CRTC Tells Canada’s Telephone Companies To Stop Disconnecting Paying Customers
CRTC Proceeding on Telecom Consumer Bill of Rights
Telco “Discount” toll plans no discount for many consumers
Why Phone Service is Deteriorating for Most Consumers
Consumers cheer cap on local phone rates