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Cellphone costs cut into food funds

Written by Kam Brar | May 6, 2015 8:50:44 AM

A consumer advocacy group is urging the federal government to take action and curb rising cellphone and internet bills, saying that some people are choosing to cut into food funds rather than communications.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre says that families are racking up debts rather than going these without services that are now such a part of everyday life.

Low income households currently spend more than seven percent of their income on communications.