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Class members defined in suit against Bell over prison phone contract

Briefs | 09/24/2021 4:20 pm EDT
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A would-be class-action lawsuit filed against BCE Inc. and the province of Ontario over “unconscionable” telephone rates for prisoners has been updated to make clearer who could be eligible class members and suggests neither Bell nor the province should benefit from the profits. 

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