Native Group Upset with Bell

First Nations telephone customers are alleging Bell Canada of not refunding the provincial sales tax portion of the Harmonized Sale Tax on their bills.

All telecommunications for First Nations citizens in Ontario were to be PST exempt starting September First.

But Anishinabek Deputy Grand Chief Glen Hare says he's heard from many native people who claim to have spent hours on the phone trying to get the PST removed.

First Nations customers had to submit documentation to confirm their status, but Hare says Bell is telling some they don't have the information and to resubmit it again.