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Other times, the increase notice is listed at the bottom of the bill sent to the consumer. | Other times, the increase notice is listed at the bottom of the bill sent to the consumer. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Bell.ca price increase notice 2025.png|thumb|Example of yearly Bell increase notice that will apply to all clients regardless.]] | ||
Bell issues frequent increases of 5 to 6$ also regardless of what price you're currently paying. Recent sign-ups start around 50$ for over 1Gbit fiber services. Their door to door vendors or instore vendors will often say the price is good for 2 years, which is a misrepresentation.{{Citation needed}} | Bell issues frequent increases of 5 to 6$ also regardless of what price you're currently paying. Recent sign-ups start around 50$ for over 1Gbit fiber services. Their door to door vendors or instore vendors will often say the price is good for 2 years, which is a misrepresentation.{{Citation needed}} | ||
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Business model - misleading ads / pricing tree | Business model - misleading ads / pricing tree | ||
[[File: | [[File:Bell.ca ad price difference.jpg|thumb|225px|Ad highlighting a price comparing a product with 6 times less bandwidth, offered at 55$ per month. However, looking on their site shows Fiber 500 is listed at 110$ per month.]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:Bell.ca internet service pricing tier 2025.png|thumb|Current base prices of internet to compare with ad offered to a customer based on location and Ip.]] | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the . | This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the . | ||
===Bell fights CRTC for allowing small companies to rent their networks to larger ones to service remote areas (2025 05 12)=== | ===Bell fights CRTC for allowing small companies to rent their networks to larger ones to service remote areas (2025 05 12)=== | ||
{{Main|link to the main article}} | {{Main|link to the main article}} | ||
CRTC wants to allow existing local provides the ability to rent their networks to larger national telecom companies instead of having the large telecom companies use grants to build parallel networks. Bell one of the dominating telecom companies doesn't support | CRTC wants to allow existing local provides the ability to rent their networks to larger national telecom companies instead of having the large telecom companies use grants to build parallel networks. Bell one of the dominating telecom companies doesn't support | ||