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Cellphone calculator goes online
p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- The prayers of the Liberals have been answered! Well, kind of. The federal government should re-instate the online cell phone calculator “to provide greater transparency for Canadians,” they said in a recent statement. And today we learn Bell is one day ahead pf Telus with the launch of its new super-swift wireless network! Hubba Hubba! After blowing $1.4 million on an online calculator meant to help consumers select their ideal wireless plan, “Industry Minister Tony Clement killed the project weeks before it was scheduled to launch,” p2pnet quoted Michael Geist as saying recently, going on, “Government records suggest intense lobbying this spring by Canada’s wireless companies, who feared the service would promote lower cost plans, played a key role in the decision.” Now, “Cellphoneratecalculator.com was created by bunch of people from globalcommunityhub and einfiniteweb who passionately believe in helping and empowering communities through their puffed-up ideas”, says Cellphoneratecalculator.com passionately, noting: “This site was created after reading a news article at cbc.ca about failed cellphoneratecalculator tool development project.” Say the Cellphoneratecalculator developers »»» This tool will help consumers to save time and money by comparing multiple cellphone plans from multiple cellphone service providers.
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|| Politics:- “After spending tens of thousands of dollars creating and testing an online calculator designed to help consumers select their ideal wireless plan, Industry Minister Tony Clement killed the project weeks before it was scheduled to launch. Government records suggest intense lobbying this spring by Canada’s wireless companies, who feared the service would promote lower cost plans, played a key role in the decision.” The words are Michael Geist ’s and they came in his post on a farce which, it’s now been revealed, cost Canadian tax payers not thousands of dollars, but almost $1.5 million. And all for nothing.
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|| Politics:- Millions of Canadians are forced to sort through, “a myriad of cellphone pricing plans in a marketplace still lacking in robust competition,” blogs Michael Geist . But, he says, previously unreported is that, “Industry Canada officials identified the same problem and worked for years to develop an online tool to address it.” He goes on »»» After spending tens of thousands of dollars creating and testing an online calculator designed to help consumers select their ideal wireless plan, Industry Minister Tony Clement killed the project weeks before it was scheduled to launch. Government records suggest intense lobbying this spring by Canada’s wireless companies, who feared the service would promote lower cost plans, played a key role in the decision.
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