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On that note, bring Google Fibre to the rest of the US to force US ISPs to act more competitively.
by BadassFractal 14y ago
On that note, bring Google Fibre to the rest of the US to force US ISPs to act more competitively.
- pokoleo 14y agoCanadian ISPs have effectively a monopoly. Competition is nearly nonexistant.[1] The CRTC, which fills the "job of regulating and supervising the broadcasting and telecommunications systems in Canada". The execs of ISPs retire and join the CRTC[2], which allows monopoly (and corruption) to grow. [3] As an example, the CRTC limits international competition (Wind Mobile [4]), under the guise of "promote Canadian ownership and control of the industry" [4] There's a reason that Orange mobile (and the other european brands) haven't come to Canada, and it's the CRTC. In reality, Canadian Telecom is a farce that would not hold up to competition against other international telecoms. [1] http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080325/155924648.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080325/155924648.shtml [2] http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-CRTC-Boss-is-Ex-Rogers-Bell-Exec-118086 http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-CRTC-Boss-is-Ex-Roger... [3] http://www.srtv.on.ca/mf.html http://www.srtv.on.ca/mf.html [4] http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/cabinet-had-right-to-overrule-crtc-on-wind-mobile-court-told/article580354/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/cabinet-ha...