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Nice to see someone else from Ontario. Having the CRTC effectively being a revolving door of Bell / Rogers executives has its advantages. Remember things like

Nice to see someone else from Ontario. Having the CRTC effectively being a revolving door of Bell / Rogers executives has its advantages. Remember things like this: https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/02/02/crtc-chair-ian-scott-speaks-on-controversial-meeting-with-bell-ceo-for-the-first-time/ https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/02/02/crtc-chair-ian-scott-spea... Given the governments "mandate" to lower our costs (or so they claim) one would think the best way to do this would be to support them financially. Yet when push-comes-to-shove, They shovel money Bells' way? The regulatory body in canada is basically toothless, Rogers - Two major outages and a massive impact to everyone and what is the end result?

bcrl 4y ago
What most people don't know is that the CRTC is practically a court. This means that if information is not put on the record, then it effectively doesn't exist. Time and time again, I have seen things happen that the CRTC probably knows next to nothing about simply because nobody has ever told them. Take subdivision builders as an example. I know of at least 2 specific instances where the incumbent quoted the builders costs of $500,000 and $600,000 to provide internet services. Guess what? The builders pay those amounts as a cost of doing business. Bonus: I have documentation of one of the residents of one of those subdivisions who received the pleasant gift of having their home phone + internet + TV bill go from ~$180 per month to ~$281 per month earlier this summer. Yes, a company that built FTTH assets for an out of pocket cost of <$0 feels that it is appropriate to raise bills by $101 per month just because they can. Multiply that by 50 homes in one subdivision and you're talking $60k per year in increased profits just because they can. The market is broken, and intervention is required. I just hope people do the right thing once all the damning proof that things are broken is on the public record.

bcrl 4y ago

What most people don't know is that the CRTC is practically a court. This means that if information is not put on the record, then it effectively doesn't exist. Time and time again, I have seen things happen that the CRTC probably knows next to nothing about simply because nobody has ever told them. Take subdivision builders as an example. I know of at least 2 specific instances where the incumbent quoted the builders costs of $500,000 and $600,000 to provide internet services. Guess what? The builders pay those amounts as a cost of doing business. Bonus: I have documentation of one of the residents of one of those subdivisions who received the pleasant gift of having their home phone + internet + TV bill go from ~$180 per month to ~$281 per month earlier this summer. Yes, a company that built FTTH assets for an out of pocket cost of <$0 feels that it is appropriate to raise bills by $101 per month just because they can. Multiply that by 50 homes in one subdivision and you're talking $60k per year in increased profits just because they can. The market is broken, and intervention is required. I just hope people do the right thing once all the damning proof that things are broken is on the public record.