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» The Campaign for Competitive Broadband Has Launched Emma Brooks — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:31:34 +0000

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» Petition to Dissolve the CRTC Emma Brooks — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:40:03 +0000

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:32:52 +0000

Emma, the point I was making is simply that capitalism is not to blame here – government intervention IS. And your post appeared to blame capitalism.

Cheers

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Emma, the point I was making is simply that capitalism is not to blame here – government intervention IS. And your post appeared to blame capitalism.

Cheers

By: Matthieu Y

Matthieu Y — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:05:24 +0000

Nice rant. I’ve been meaning to write one of my own, but I tend to neglect my blog… It’s interesting to note that the 60GB you get for $60 isn’t even full internet access. Rogers blocks certain ports (like 25/smtp) and runs traffic shaping software to make some services faster than others.
The CRTC really fails canadians. If those Internet prices aren’t enough, check out our cell phone bills. 5¢ per incoming SMS? That’s just wrong.

By: Matthieu Y

Matthieu Y — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:05:00 +0000

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:53:59 +0000

Well that’s just it, Andrew: Government intervening has no part in real capitalism and while I fully support it for things like healthcare I just feel like it has no role in consumer products, such as ISP service.

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:53:00 +0000

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:20:40 +0000

Emma,

I’m not sure how you conclude with “I wish we didn’t feel so powerless as paying customers though. Capitalism, you have failed YET AGAIN.”

Isn’t the CRTC a government institution? And isn’t that institution limiting free competition?

Perhaps you rant should have concluded with:

“Government intervention, you have failed YET AGAIN.”

All the best,

Andrew

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:20:00 +0000

Emma,

I’m not sure how you conclude with “I wish we didn’t feel so powerless as paying customers though. Capitalism, you have failed YET AGAIN.”

Isn’t the CRTC a government institution? And isn’t that institution limiting free competition?

Perhaps you rant should have concluded with:

“Government intervention, you have failed YET AGAIN.”

All the best,

Andrew