I think it is worthwhile to note that unhindered access to the tubes would provide competition for a number of Bell services. Skype [or insert favourite service] provides competition for Bell VoIP and Bell landlines. Streaming video and video download stores (and their unlicensed counterparts) compete with Bell satellite TV and the Bell video store. Unlimited transfer (or a reasonably high cap) may inspire more open hotspots which would compete with Bell cellular internet service.
By creating artificial scarcity in bandwidth (and their already-implemented throttling of encrypted and torrent transfers), they ensure the survival of their own services.
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I think it is worthwhile to note that unhindered access to the tubes would provide competition for a number of Bell services. Skype [or insert favourite service] provides competition for Bell VoIP and Bell landlines. Streaming video and video download stores (and their unlicensed counterparts) compete with Bell satellite TV and the Bell video store. Unlimited transfer (or a reasonably high cap) may inspire more open hotspots which would compete with Bell cellular internet service. By creating artificial scarcity in bandwidth (and their already-implemented throttling of encrypted and torrent transfers), they ensure the survival of their own services.