Bell will pay $11.82 million in rebates after the Competition Bureau's premium text messaging investigation. ( Richard Lautens / Toronto Star ) | Order this photoEligible Bell Canada wireless customers will receive a share of a record $11.82 million payout from the company as part of a Competition Bureau settlement over unwanted premium text messaging charges on wireless phone bills. The amount available for consumer rebates is the most obtained to date under a bureau agreement, with the latest settlement concluding an investigation of text messaging charges in the wireless industry the bureau launched in 2012. The bureau has alleged that the CWTA led customers to believe that measures were in place to prevent the unauthorized charges. Article Continued BelowThe bureau has also settled with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association without imposing a monetary penalty.

Source: thestar May 27, 2016 10:21 UTC