Canadian consumers and telephone pricing: From luxury to necessity and back again?

Robert Pike and Vincent Mosco

Telecommunications Policy, 1986, vol. 10, issue 1, 17-32

Abstract: Changes are being sought in Canada's telecommunications services which would deregulate the industry and result in reduced long-distance telephone rates and increased local charges. This article examines historical data on telephone rates and penetration, and contemporary evidence on the results of telephone industry changes in both Canada and the USA. The authors argue that such changes would benefit business users and harm residential users. They would challenge Canada's long-term commitment to universal telephone services -- an ironic development in an information age where access to electronic technology is becoming essential for daily life.

Date: 1986
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