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by lowkey 6405 days ago
The System Access fee is an outright fraud. If any other industry tried to do what the telcos did with the System Access fee they would be charged and convicted as criminals. In Canada the wireless cartel does whatever they want. They have a defacto oligopoly and are criminals in my mind.

more info: http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/services/cellphones...

Excerpt: "The verdict on the “system access fee”? It’s a made-up charge by the wireless companies disguised as a government fee – the only thing it accesses is your wallet."