People that are just making stupid comments like "the CRTC are fucking idiots," make me sick.
I mean, I would like to see you come up with some better communication regulations that satisfies an ENTIRE COUNTRY. Look at the big picture here people, when you have hundreds of interest groups sitting around a table--it's impossible to come up with something that is going to please everyone.
We are Canadian and not US because of things like content laws that protect our indentity, which also stop the U.S. from using Canada as a dumping ground for all their wares.. otherwise we may as well just join the States.
As far as High Speed Internet access goes. Personally I have COGECO@Home, I have 3 IPs that have not changed in two months, always get half decent speeds--and only pay 39.95 CAD a month!!
Plus I Have 60 channels of televison for an extra $20.00 a month (helps when you sweet talk the cable guy, and give him pirated software).
I think that the CRTC is entering into the right kind of Internet regulation here. Rather than controlling content, they are trying to assure our ability to access it--which is what they should be doing. Canada isn't a totally free market capatalist society, like the States. I am assuming we all enjoy the differences--in my opinion far better health care. Hell our health system will PAY for us to be shipped to the States if we need medical attention bad enough! All the people calling Canada's health care system inadequate... where the hell are you getting your information?
If you want to bash the CRTC, at least provide some constructive critisim -- don't just say "oh fuck the CRTC sucks."
Dude.. I pay like 20.00 american for 3 IPs of High speed access.. that has not been down for more than an hour in 3 months.. beat that.
Flame away americans!:) My Canadian cent.. Not worth much down there..
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this is very cool, don't care what anyone here says... is there a discjuggler image of the disc, we can just burn--to play around with?
People that are just making stupid comments like "the CRTC are fucking idiots," make me sick.
:) My Canadian cent.. Not worth much down there..
I mean, I would like to see you come up with some better communication regulations that satisfies an ENTIRE COUNTRY. Look at the big picture here people, when you have hundreds of interest groups sitting around a table--it's impossible to come up with something that is going to please everyone.
We are Canadian and not US because of things like content laws that protect our indentity, which also stop the U.S. from using Canada as a dumping ground for all their wares.. otherwise we may as well just join the States.
As far as High Speed Internet access goes. Personally I have COGECO@Home, I have 3 IPs that have not changed in two months, always get half decent speeds--and only pay 39.95 CAD a month!!
Plus I Have 60 channels of televison for an extra $20.00 a month (helps when you sweet talk the cable guy, and give him pirated software).
I think that the CRTC is entering into the right kind of Internet regulation here. Rather than controlling content, they are trying to assure our ability to access it--which is what they should be doing. Canada isn't a totally free market capatalist society, like the States. I am assuming we all enjoy the differences--in my opinion far better health care. Hell our health system will PAY for us to be shipped to the States if we need medical attention bad enough! All the people calling Canada's health care system inadequate... where the hell are you getting your information?
If you want to bash the CRTC, at least provide some constructive critisim -- don't just say "oh fuck the CRTC sucks."
Dude.. I pay like 20.00 american for 3 IPs of High speed access.. that has not been down for more than an hour in 3 months.. beat that.
Flame away americans!