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Deja Bù: Mark reconnects with Jessica Harnois, founder Bù Wines | SaltWireRogers Communications Inc. in unveiling a new mobile plan for low-income Canadians that it says will make 5G wireless services more accessible for eligible customers, one of several undertakings the company agreed to when it received the federal government’s approval for its acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. earlier this year.
Cost is a major reason why one in 10 Canadians doesn’t carry a mobile phone, said Phil Hartling, president of Rogers’ wireless division.e’re focused on those low-income Canadians who want to be part of the 5G world, but so far haven’t been able to join because of the cost,” Hartling said. “We think this program addresses that.”
There will be no overage charges and the program allows for two phones and four mobile plans per recipient family, Rogers said. Customers who already have a 5G-enabled device can use their own phone with the plan, it added.to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, it had already committed to improve affordability for wireless services with or without that undertaking.
“If I don’t see lower prices in Canada, everything is on the table and I will seek further powers in order to achieve that for Canadians,” Champagne said in April.
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