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For Keldon Bester, a fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the Bell acquisition of Manitoba Telecom Service in 2016-2017 was particularly troubling. “It was a real head-scratcher because we already knew back then that our wireless services are some of the most expensive in the world.”
“The consequences of consolidation are very direct and visceral,” says Bester. “The results are higher prices, and a lack of choices, which can really wear down on people.”
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