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To your last paragraph, how does one adequately educate oneself to advocate effectively at the CRTC if the ranks of those truly in the know are so small and ina

• bcrl 4y ago
  It's not by design so much as a result of limited participation by the general public. Proceedings are posted to the CRTC's website and are available for anyone to view and comment on. When it comes to information that the CRTC considers in its decisions, as the CRTC functions quite similarly to a court: they will not consider evidence that is not presented to its version of the public record. Unless the general public submits their comments to proceedings, the comments tend to be limited to the views of carriers and a few public interest advocacy bodies. Stories published in the media, on blogs or elsewhere will not be considered unless someone submits them to the CRTC's record, even though they may be readily access to the CRTC. This becomes quite important when there is locally relevant information that the commission is not aware of, or if there are business practices that the commission should be made aware of. People need to complain when their choice of internet providers is limited or if incumbents increase prices twice a year. If nobody raises these issues at the CRTC, nothing will change.