Bell Canada fined $10M for being a f*cking liar

Bell Canada has agreed to pay a penalty of $10 million for making misleading advertising claims, the federal Competition Bureau announced Tuesday.

Bell has also agreed to stop making the claims.

The penalty is the maximum amount allowed under the Competition Act.

The Bureau found that Bell had, since December 2007, charged more than advertised for many of its services, including home phone, internet, satellite TV and wireless.

Additional fees, such as those related to TouchTone, modem rental and digital television services, were hidden from consumers in fine-print disclaimers and were mandatory, on top of the advertised prices.

Best bullshit:

In a release, Bell said it "fundamentally disagrees" with the Bureau's findings.

"Bell's advertising has always complied with all applicable laws and been comparable with common advertising practice past and present in the communications marketplace and other industries in Canada," it said.

"However, Bell has decided to immediately resolve the issue and move forward by paying an administrative amount of $10 million."

Translation: we're as pure as the driven snow...oh ok, we're just as corrupt as every other Canadian telecommunication company but no worse...honestly...now here's your ten million, our lawyers are busily looking for new loopholes. We don't have time for this shit.

Is the stolen money going back into the pockets of consumers? Pffft of course not, this is Canada, the money will be kept in the Family.

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