Canadians, Stop the Meter!

Jan 29, 2011 16:11

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are about to impose usage-based billing on YOU ( Read more... )

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ladycelia January 29 2011, 21:43:55 UTC
Wow--that would be crippling! Of course, they're trying to do something similar here, based upon speed amongst other things. Gah.

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lynedd January 30 2011, 15:11:47 UTC
My man is in IT, and telecommutes. My son gets on-line video lectures and lab demos as part of his university classes. We go over the proposed cap every month. It'll be a huge blow to our budget...

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whatawookie January 30 2011, 15:57:42 UTC
I think it is more intended to penalize people who make use of things like torrents, but I see where you're coming from.

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lynedd January 30 2011, 16:48:38 UTC
It's a prohibative cap levied across the entire population so that Bell and Rogers can continue to gouge money from internet users. If you're on an independant provider, the indie provider won't even *get* the extra money - it'll all go to Rogers and/or Bell.

Also, NetFlicks is trying to gain a toe-hold in Canada, but the cap will amount to 1.5 movies a month, assuming the NetFlicks customer uses no other internet in that month. The ruling effectively kills off another media competitor for Bell and Rogers.

This cap proposal isn't about penalizing torrents, it is *entirely* a money grab and monopoly build.

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