Just to add another one to the ever-mounting pile of proof
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010 ... eport.html
Basically says we have the speeds but our pricing is "considerably higher" than the rest of the world. Kinda hard to control that when the government oversight body isn't functioning, isn't it? Even better, they are directly contradicting the CRTCs claim who said we're leaders in broadband among G7 nations. Someone should tell those wastes of skin and bones that "leaders" doesn't refer to price per GB.
Relentlessly undermining those corrupt fucks, Harvard goes on to mention how even though the CRTC instituted open-access rules to force the former monopolies to share their infrastructure, it's only been implemented "half-heartedly". Lending even further credence to the lack of actual oversight, the Canada has the highest competitor access rates (ie. what the ex-monopolies charge the little guys) across the entire 30 nation members of the OECD (basically, the G30). As if that wasn't bad enough, it's only gonna get worse 'cause the CRTC has said that access is gonna be curtailed even further soon (such as that per-GB charge they're gonna allow the big boys to charge).
What does this mean? Canada is on it's way to not only becoming the most expensive of the advanced nations when it comes to broadband, it's going to increasingly fall behind when it comes to access as well (don't think Bell and Rogers give a fuck about the rural 20%). It's so bad we have national newspapers calling for the government to "stop Canada's sliding position in broadband". Remember, broadband access is vital to economic competition for a nation so it's not about my torrent speeds here, we're talking about the economic health of my country. Even you US guys have realized it and the new administration has implemented a plan to ensure your infrastructure is good across the nation.
For all my bitching I've done here over the last few years, it's actually far worse than I thought. We're not even getting the reach around anymore.
And how does the CRTC respond? No comment, of course. The industry? "Look at the study we funded, it says different than yours funded by charitable foundations and the FCC". Morons
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010 ... eport.html
Basically says we have the speeds but our pricing is "considerably higher" than the rest of the world. Kinda hard to control that when the government oversight body isn't functioning, isn't it? Even better, they are directly contradicting the CRTCs claim who said we're leaders in broadband among G7 nations. Someone should tell those wastes of skin and bones that "leaders" doesn't refer to price per GB.
Relentlessly undermining those corrupt fucks, Harvard goes on to mention how even though the CRTC instituted open-access rules to force the former monopolies to share their infrastructure, it's only been implemented "half-heartedly". Lending even further credence to the lack of actual oversight, the Canada has the highest competitor access rates (ie. what the ex-monopolies charge the little guys) across the entire 30 nation members of the OECD (basically, the G30). As if that wasn't bad enough, it's only gonna get worse 'cause the CRTC has said that access is gonna be curtailed even further soon (such as that per-GB charge they're gonna allow the big boys to charge).
What does this mean? Canada is on it's way to not only becoming the most expensive of the advanced nations when it comes to broadband, it's going to increasingly fall behind when it comes to access as well (don't think Bell and Rogers give a fuck about the rural 20%). It's so bad we have national newspapers calling for the government to "stop Canada's sliding position in broadband". Remember, broadband access is vital to economic competition for a nation so it's not about my torrent speeds here, we're talking about the economic health of my country. Even you US guys have realized it and the new administration has implemented a plan to ensure your infrastructure is good across the nation.
For all my bitching I've done here over the last few years, it's actually far worse than I thought. We're not even getting the reach around anymore.
And how does the CRTC respond? No comment, of course. The industry? "Look at the study we funded, it says different than yours funded by charitable foundations and the FCC". Morons
I was there on that fateful day, were you?
