3 ms·
In Canada, there's a "saying" with the big Yelcos like BRM or Rogers: if they need a law passed, one of their VPs resigns and joins the CRCT (FCC equivalent). T
by MichaelGG 11y ago
In Canada, there's a "saying" with the big Yelcos like BRM or Rogers: if they need a law passed, one of their VPs resigns and joins the CRCT (FCC equivalent). That'd explain how they pass laws like the one that mandated that competing DSL providers couldn't price services lower than Bell or offer uncapped data.
- wldcordeiro 11y agoThe same is said here but our current FCC chairman actually has some balls and was actively involved the past few years helping fight for net neutrality (though sadly at first being on the side of the ISPs)[0] which was kind of mind blowing. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wheeler#Net_neutrality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wheeler#Net_neutrality
- cjarrett 11y agowheeler is awesome.
- cowardlydragon 11y agoThat was 100% unexpected by me when I heard about his nomination.
- r00fus 11y agoSadly, he's the general exception. Extraction industry is pretty horrible in terms of regulatory capture.