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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
How's that?
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What the CRTC should have done is forced the Phone companies to de-couple the phone subsidy from the plan offering and limit cancelation fees to the outstanding balance on the device. Then force the companies to have to sell the device for the same price whether it is subsidized or purchased out right.
For example on those $65 plans there is about a $15 device subsidy over 36 months ($540). So rogers should be forced to offer a plan of $50 a month. Then separately offer the devices for $15 a month for three years or 22.50 over 2 years or $45 per month over 1 year. For cancelations only the outstanding balance would be due from the subsidy.
This provides the most flexibility for the consumer.
It also prevents a company from offering better deals to customers who finance phones through them and encourages the consumer to continue to use perfectly functional devices as savings are immediately passed on to the consumer instead of having to renegotiate your plan when your term is up.