She can easily tell you the precise figure — slowly emphasizing each number — because she has spent hours on the phone with the company trying to negotiate a lower price for her television and internet service. The cost is just too high for some, who either cut back on essentials like food or go without internet access. If the city’s plan works, it would help residents in priority neighbourhoods get high-speed access without the high prices charged by Toronto’s two major internet providers, Bell and Rogers. People don’t think of it as having internet access issues,” said Sam Andrey, director of policy and research at the Ryerson Leadership Lab and one of the report’s authors. In response to questions for this story, Bell and Rogers emphasized investments they have made in Toronto’s internet coverage.

Source: thestar February 05, 2021 20:31 UTC