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UofO teases consumer tools for wireless services

News | 03/07/2018 8:06 pm EST
University of Ottawa assistant professor Marina Pavlovic (far right) and law student Selena Lucien present at the university's law symposium on March 7. /University of Ottawa photo via Zain Dar.

OTTAWA Tools to better inform consumers of their rights when purchasing wireless services are under development at the University of Ottawa, which a professor involved in the project indicated will be especially relevant following a CBC/Radio-Canada investigation that found allegedly misleading sales practices from one telecom.

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