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Weakening prices, NAFTA should be on telecoms’ radar: Conference Board

Briefs | 12/14/2017 2:02 pm EST
Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and U.S. ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer give a joint statement on Sept. 27, 2017 at the end of the third round of negotiations to rework NAFTA./ Photo by Andrew Meade.

Canadian telecommunications companies should expect lower household spending and prepare for the potential of foreign competition, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada released on Thursday.

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