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Quebecers are paying more for their residential internet services than the average price charged to residents of any other G7 nation, but are being served by older, slower technologies than are available elsewhere in Canada, a study made public on Wednesday suggests.

The study, carried out by the Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques (IRIS), notes than in Montreal, internet users can expect to pay 1.5 times more for a “good quality” internet connection than in Toronto.

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And IRIS notes that even as telecommunications firms are increasing their rates, 10 per cent of Quebec homes only have service via satellite, a provider judged expensive and inefficient by the study’s authors.

The study contends that given the essential role the internet plays in communications, information and even shopping, the service should be nationalized.