Unlocking the Competitiveness of the Fee: Is Canadian Mobile Service Providers Charging a Fee to Remove the Software Lock after the Contract Expires Anti-competitive?

Most mobile phones in Canada contain software that prevents the consumer from using the phone on multiple networks. This is known as a ‘software lock’, and is installed prior to the point of sale by the mobile service providers. As of 2011, all three large Canadian service providers have adopted a s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marrello, Byron
Other Authors: Iacobucci, Edward
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33442