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36-month financing plans violate Wireless Code: CRTC

News | 03/04/2021 5:26 pm EST
The CRTC headquarters at the Terrasses de la Chaudière complex in Gatineau, Que.

The fees required for a customer to buy out of a 36-month mobile phone financing contract amount to a cancellation fee, and are therefore a violation of the Wireless Code, according to the CRTC.

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