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I think he is exaggerating the internet speed and competition issues that seem to be more prevalent in Canada. I don't know if this is true anymore but a friend told me many plans have upload caps?

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That part is not an exaggeration. We don't have unlimited data plans for mobile AFAIK. Anecdotally, I pay around 90$ for somewhere between 6 or 10 GB per month, and I pay extra for long distance calls. I pay through the nose for international calls (sometimes when I have to make 20-60 minutes' worth of calls to the US my monthly bill goes up to 150$). An internet connection at home (fiber op) costs 120$/month for 1.5 gbps.

But it's hard to see how that relates to "running the country".

That's a pretty crappy cell phone deal unless you're somewhere really remote. Rogers offers 75GB @ 5G and unlimited throttled with Canada-wide long distance and North America roaming for $90.

I've kept my Canadian # for posterity and I'm on a legacy plan for $50 that gets me 15GB and US-Can voice so you can definitely get cheaper ones through retention (the only way to get a good deal on wireless in Canada).

> But it's hard to see how that relates to "running the country".

Agree that's a bit much, they basically rule the CRTC (telecom regulator) which has never made an adverse decision against them to my recollection. The running joke was they had regulatory meeting at the National Golf Club in Toronto.

They do own a fair proportion of TV & radio outlets and political influence but I wouldn't call it running the country.

I haven't had time to shop around in a number of years, so I probably don't have the most competitive deal. I've carried this cell phone plan since around 2014-2015.

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