CRTC Urges Canada’s Major Telecoms to Reduce International Roaming Charges

CRTC Urges Canada’s Major Telecoms to Reduce International Roaming Charges
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Canada’s telecommunications authority is instructing the country’s three largest cellphone carriers to make affordability a priority by reducing their international roaming charges.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) directive issued on Oct. 7 targets Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications Inc., and Telus Corp.