Eligible 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 Star's Michael Lewis reports.
Bell will issue credits or cheques to current and former customers and donate some $800,000 to groups dedicated to supporting public interest in the digital economy, the independent law enforcement agency said in announcing the settlement Friday.
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