🚀 go-pugleaf

Punk (punk@spamme.ca) wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:32:01 +0000 (UTC), ak621@chebucto.ns.ca (Richard Bonner)
> wrote:

> >Punk (punk@spamme.ca) wrote:
> >> If the established big companies are at their limit then maybe it's
> >> time to make space in the Canadian market for other competitors be they
> >> foreign or not. 
> >
> >> Punk
> >
> >***   I agree. The Internet ISPs are established now, so let
> >competition in.
> >
> > Richard


> Good news on that front.

> "CRTC chairman should be under no illusion that the prime minister and the
> Industry minister will reverse the decision unless the CRTC does it itself." 

> http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110202/ubb-crtc-unlimited-internet-billing-110202/

> Who knows what the future holds. With the explosion of online offerings
> gigabytes may mean nothing in the not too distant future.
> The country has created and owned at different  periods of it's history
> companies that were crucial to the development and implementation
> of certain technologies. Think of the CBC, Air Canada, CN, or Atomic
> Energy. I wouldn't have any problems with the establishment of a 
> national backbone from St John's to Victoria if ISP's start screwing
> around. 

> Punk

***   Chebucto Community Net wants "node" setups for the consumer, but
the big ISPs don't. It would mean very low-cost highspeed - something in
the range of $10/month for 10 Mb/s.

 Richard