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Globe says Big 3 mull Quebec class action over roaming

2016-08-15 08:14 ET - In the News

See In the News (C-RCI) Rogers Communications Inc

The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that the Big Three cellphone providers are reviewing a Quebec Court of Appeal ruling that authorized a class-action lawsuit against them over international roaming fees. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says that Rogers Communications, which operates Fido, along with Bell and Telus might have to pay millions of dollars to customers allegedly charged excessive international data roaming fees. Rogers and Bell said they are studying the Wednesday ruling but declined to say if they will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Quebec's high court overturned a lower court ruling that rejected an application filed on behalf of Fido customer Inga Sibiga, who was billed $250.81 in extra charges from a 2012 U.S. vacation. She used her cellphone about six times to access Google Maps without using a prepaid travel package. Ms. Sibiga used 40.82 megabytes of data at a rate of $6.14 per megabyte. The lawsuit claims the charges were "exploitative." Lawyer Bruce Johnston said the cost of providing international roaming data was just a few cents per megabyte, yet the major companies charged as much as $30, or about 600 times the cost.

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