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The Internet Needs Your Help Canada
tuzalov
Member Posts: 183
Most people are unaware in Canada that a battle has been brewing between the CRTC and small independent ISP's for some time now,with the CRTC seemingly allowing Mirko Bibic to obsfucate the truth.
As you may know, incumbent telephone companies like Bell Canada and Telus built networks over decades supported by federal rules which gave them monopolies over telephone service.
Once these networks were built, and the telephone companies were very well established, the federal government put in rules to help create healthy competition. One of these rules was to require Bell and Telus to allow competitors to connect to their networks, at prices that were regulated by the CRTC.
The CRTC's recent decision would destroy this framework. It would allow Bell, Telus and other incumbent Telco's to set whatever prices they choose for competitor access to their networks. If this decision stands, we should all expect massive price increases designed to choke off competition. One way or another, we foresee higher prices, lower service standards, and little if any innovation.
Sign the petition along with the tens of thousands of other Canadian's that have already and tell the CRTC to reverse this decision.
Comments
Canada doesn't deserve cheap internet. Just messing, sure i'll sign the petition.
We're all Geniuses. Most of us just don't know it.
I want to participate too but sadly im not from canada.