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Canadian Telecoms Will Try to Justify Their 'Ripoff' TV Plans Today (vice.com)
Starting today, Canada's top telecom companies will have to answer to the government for "skinny" TV packages -- more popularly known as "ripoff" by Canadians. Motherboard reports: In 2015, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled that companies must offer a $25 "skinny" cable package, partly to benefit people earning a lower income. However, additional fees and installation charges added up so that the packages often cost a lot more than that -- in some cases, up to $100 per month. In response, Canadians called bullshit and complained to the CRTC en masse. Over two days of hearings beginning on Wednesday, Canada's top cable providers will have to prove that their skinny plans are in compliance with the CRTC's standards and that their packages meet the "spirit" of the skinny initiative. These hearings are part of the regulator's annual broadcasting license renewal process, meaning that if the companies aren't compliant, they could theoretically lose their license to operate in Canada.
According to the corporate world, you're not paying enough if you still have money and/or all of your internal organs.
It's great when it works. When you have a surgery that is not successful, and you complain for five years, and the doc basically says "there's nothing we can do" and there's no way to get a second opinion...
12 years later and my new doctor wants to get it dealt with... I'm back on a waiting list for the same doctor that brushed me off before.
Some competition is not always a bad thing.
No idea what you're talking about, cancer treatment starts withing three weeks of diagnosis for almost everyone.
Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
And yes I know the scheduling. They told us that they have a three week target to meet. Of course there is always the odd exception but we have come to know a great many cancer survivors and they all have similar experiences. One of them even had a type of cancer that no doctor had seen before.
Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.