It has long been the opinion that Canadians pay too much for our wireless services, and that our neighbours to the south get a much better deal. But with the latest initiatives, is this still the case?

Canadians have long prided ourselves on being passionately and frequently angered by our wireless phone carriers. As WIND Mobile Chairman Tony Lacavera put it during his keynote speech at the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto last month: "Trash talking your mobile service provider has almost become as much a pastime as supporting hockey." It seems, however, that with the latest infusion of new carriers, combined with reduced plan pricing, and new initiatives like unlocked phones, the trash talking may be moving south, alongside Major League Baseball (MLB) or the National Football League (NFL) instead of the rinks of our popular sport, eh...

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