On the recordMay 5, 2021
If we have monopoly pricing or few choices for consumers... then that can lead to prices continuing to go up well ahead of inflation.
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Chris Lewis
Conservative Party of Canada
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congress.govIf we have monopoly pricing or few choices for consumers... then that can lead to prices continuing to go up well ahead of inflation.
Lewis warns about the risks of monopoly pricing in the broadband market.
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