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Pay as you go.
Mark Evans suggests that higher prices are on the way for wireless subscribers in Canada, apparently justified by the large investments the wireless providers have made in their operations. Would that include things like Bell Mobility's new billing system?
Canadians are charged a $6.95 System Access Fee per month per phone. The providers seem to now be claiming that this fee - which generated nearly $1 billion last year alone - goes to support their investments. So why would they need to raise rates when they have been charging this fee since the inception of cellular service in Canada.
A long time ago companies invested in infrastructure as a means to attract customers to their system, which would then be paid for by the ongoing annuity-like revenue stream. Carriers today seem to want it both ways. "Pay as you go" seems to be much more than just a marketing slogan.
If only the service, support, and customer selection rated as high as the carriers' desire to plunder their customers.