Furor over text message fiasco prompts Ottawa's intervention

If anyone had any doubt that Canada's oligarchic system in the cell phone industry doesn't work for consumers, it was erased last week when Bell and Telus announced that they would charge for incoming text messages. Having to pay for something you didn't order and don't necessarily want amounts to some kind of robbery. They also slipped in a less publicized charge for roaming text messages. Roaming charges, especially data roaming charges, are another favourite way for the industry to gouge its customers. We need strong government intervention in the industry until it can be transformed into a competitive free enterprise economy. Furor over text message fiasco prompts Ottawa's intervention