This does make it more clear that Telus' actions clearly violate all the rules: their own ethics as posted on their website; the CRTC rules, and Canadian law.
Not surprising. Telus has been flaunting their power for years and if that doesn't work, they make proposals to the CRTC to change the rules in their favor which the CRTC tends to do. Let us remember that historically the CRTC has been primarily made up of ex-Telephone company executives and personnel.
Notice that Telus doesn't seem to have any internal review board or Auditor General concept of any kind with independent authority to review its internal actions. There's not even a decent search ability on the site. Doesn't this suggest that Telus doesn't care about whether they trample others and certainly don't care about whether or not anyone has a complaint against their actions.
But more importantly, back when Telus was AGT (even before they bought BC Tel), their tactics and ethics might be considered questionable by some.
Sure they want the Union gone, and the Union probably acted in a deplorable manner. None-the-less, this doesn't give Telus the right to arbitrarily terminate access to a site and is clearly in violation of their own ethics guidelines not to mention a potential violation of Canadian law. Two wrongs don't make a right.
How can they possibly claim that they took an ethical approach when they unilaterally terminated access to a website that depicted Telus in an unfavorable light. Whether the site in question was violating other contractual obligations or law is independent of the actions of Telus.
" Fellow TELUS team members:
Central to TELUS' purpose is to make the future friendly for our stakeholders. One of the critical elements in realizing this ambition is to ensure our individual and collective reputation is above reproach. How we work is just as important as what we do. Our goal is to demonstrate the highest level of ethics and integrity in our business dealings with all stakeholders (customers, shareholders, suppliers, colleagues, community). This is a corporate priority and a shared responsibility for all TELUS team members as each one of our actions and decisions affect our company and its reputation."
Hm, Telus is an NSP not just an ISP. They are a significant part of the backbone in Canada. As an NSP they are subject to different criteria for providing connectivity. Unfortunately, the laws in Canada are somewhat different than the laws elsewhere.
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This does make it more clear that Telus' actions clearly violate all the rules: their own ethics as posted on their website; the CRTC rules, and Canadian law.
Not surprising. Telus has been flaunting their power for years and if that doesn't work, they make proposals to the CRTC to change the rules in their favor which the CRTC tends to do. Let us remember that historically the CRTC has been primarily made up of ex-Telephone company executives and personnel.
Notice that Telus doesn't seem to have any internal review board or Auditor General concept of any kind with independent authority to review its internal actions. There's not even a decent search ability on the site. Doesn't this suggest that Telus doesn't care about whether they trample others and certainly don't care about whether or not anyone has a complaint against their actions.
But more importantly, back when Telus was AGT (even before they bought BC Tel), their tactics and ethics might be considered questionable by some. Sure they want the Union gone, and the Union probably acted in a deplorable manner. None-the-less, this doesn't give Telus the right to arbitrarily terminate access to a site and is clearly in violation of their own ethics guidelines not to mention a potential violation of Canadian law. Two wrongs don't make a right.
How can they possibly claim that they took an ethical approach when they unilaterally terminated access to a website that depicted Telus in an unfavorable light. Whether the site in question was violating other contractual obligations or law is independent of the actions of Telus.
" Fellow TELUS team members:
Central to TELUS' purpose is to make the future friendly for our stakeholders. One of the critical elements in realizing this ambition is to ensure our individual and collective reputation is above reproach. How we work is just as important as what we do. Our goal is to demonstrate the highest level of ethics and integrity in our business dealings with all stakeholders (customers, shareholders, suppliers, colleagues, community). This is a corporate priority and a shared responsibility for all TELUS team members as each one of our actions and decisions affect our company and its reputation."
Hm, Telus is an NSP not just an ISP. They are a significant part of the backbone in Canada. As an NSP they are subject to different criteria for providing connectivity. Unfortunately, the laws in Canada are somewhat different than the laws elsewhere.
Alas, Telus has a long history of using their power and position to disadvantage others that dates back into the mid 90's.