Here's a real good article about how UBB hurts Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/a-metered-internet-is-a-regulatory-failure/article1881250/
Here's another article that came out today:
http://www.science20.com/cool-links/canadians_get_metered_internet_and_verdict-75789
The irony, of course, is that big telecom companies, like Bell, force us to subscribe to useless channels through bundle packages. You know, the one what says you have to take The Pet Channel just because you really only want Nickelodeon. So, the internet needs to be billed 'per use', but your cable is based on bundles and a bunch of channels you don't even want. It all ends up to screwing the customer.
For years, I have said the CRTC is bad for Canadian consumers. They have no interest in consumer protection at all (see cell phones). Instead, they are a bunch of suits who make far more money than they deserve, who do nothing more than cater to the biggest of companies, stifling competition and ensuring Canadians continue to pay through the nose.
Socialism at its finest.
Don't be surprised if, at some point, people figure out how to pirate the internet much the same way pirating cable was done years ago.
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