> Is this not just competition working the way it's supposed to? > > ie, another player shows up in the market, offers a more attractive price and forces the ot

> Is this not just competition working the way it's supposed to? > > ie, another player shows up in the market, offers a more attractive price and forces the other players to reduce their prices or shed customers. No, because any time a company shows up that could pose an actual challenge to their stranglehold, all 3 companies gang up and lobby against them. E.g. https://globalnews.ca/news/753408/new-ad-against-verizon-exposes-canadian-telecom-companies-worries-expert/ https://globalnews.ca/news/753408/new-ad-against-verizon-exp... https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/rogers-telus-bell-job-losses-verizon/ https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/rogers-telus-bell-job...