matthieu.yiptong.ca » bell http://matthieu.yiptong.ca Matthieu/ergosteur's new blog Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:12:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Bell setting download limits on resellers http://matthieu.yiptong.ca/2009/08/17/bell-setting-download-limits-on-resellers/ http://matthieu.yiptong.ca/2009/08/17/bell-setting-download-limits-on-resellers/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:40:53 +0000 Matthieu http://matthieu.yiptong.ca/?p=237 Looks like unlimited Internet access no longer exists for Canadians (or at least Ontarians, at any rate). The CRTC has approved a petition by Bell to charge small ISPs (TekSavvy, Velcom, Acanac) for the bandwidth they use. These small companies are currently the only way for most residential customers to get true unlimited Internet access at home. The large Canadian ISPs such as Rogers, Bell Sympatico and Videotron all limit their customers’ download traffic, forcing those who need more to upgrade to more expensive service plans. This is absolutely ridiculous. In an age of digital media, where high-bitrate HD content and streaming video are becoming more and more commonplace, along with steadily increasing Internet connection speeds, this is a big step backwards for Canadians. Furthermore, the small ISPs are now at risk of going bankrupt, since their major selling point is their unlimited or high traffic allowance.

Seems the CRTC has failed Canadians once again. Now that I’ve had my little rant, the question is, what can be done to reverse the decision, or to prevent anything worse from happening?

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