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Canada Splits Local Phone, DSL Services

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-or-the-other-not-both dept.

s20451 writes "Running counter to the recent string of pro-consolidation FCC rulings in the United States, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has ruled that big Telcos like Bell and Telus must offer ADSL service even when local phone service is provided by another company. Effectively this ruling splits local phone and net services, opening both up for competition and lower prices. Press release here."

6 of 445 comments (clear)

  1. hmm by UU7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is quite good news. I'm glad we aren't following the US.

    I love living here :)

  2. I'm an American by Gefiltefish11 · · Score: 5, Funny


    I'm an American, you insensitive clod!

    1. Re:I'm an American by Pyrosz · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm an American

      I'm Sorry.

      --

      An optimist believes we live in the best world possible; a pessimist fears this is true.
    2. Re:I'm an American by djmurdoch · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm Sorry.

      You forgot the URL: Colin Mochrie as Reporter Anthony St. George offers a public apology to America.

  3. Re:A word of caution: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We got Unix out of AT&T

    We did? Apparently *SCO* got Unix.

  4. Re:Will it work out much better than in the US? by Matt+Ownby · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know how things are where you live, but where I live, Canadian internet looks like a dream. The DSL (which I have) is $30 a month + ISP charges for 65k/s download and 25k/s upload which really kind of sucks compared to rates/bandwidth/latency ratios which I hear about in other countries and my phone company isn't making any effort to "compete" either. Something tells me they can't afford to.

    The US is definitely not the place to be for high speed internet. Canada, Sweden, Korea... they all have the US beat hands down. I don't get what the problem is, surely there must be demand here :(