http://stopusagebasedbilling.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/overturn-the-crtc-ruling/
Bell Canada paid a record $1.3-million penalty for “unauthorized telemarking practices,” including peddling its services to people on the national do-not-call list, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced Monday. The company hired independent telemarketers both in Canada and abroad who ended up contacting people on both the national and Bell’s internal do-not-call lists to promote and sell its services, the CRTC said. http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/CRTC+fines+Bell+Canada/4006617/story.html
Bell undeniably also falsely practices monopolistic, RESTRICTIVE practices with it’s competitions. BELL SHOULD BE FORCED, MADE TO SEPARATE ITSELF TOTALLY FROM IT’S COMPETITIVE SERVICES. THIS NOW INDEPENDENT FIRM SHOULD COMPETE ON IT’S OWN WITH THE REST OF THE COMPETITORS
Several executives of small ISPs argued that Bell’s price increases, which vary by province, are not about recovering costs from increased bandwidth use, but are purely about profit and putting competitors at a disadvantage. The group’s letter points out that Bell is not charging its own customers for the vast amounts of bandwidth chewed up by its own Internet protocol-based TV service, which travels over the same wires, but would charge ISPs that want to offer such a service – making the effort economically unfeasible. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/isps-argue-crtc-decision-kills-competition/article1847757/
The City of Vancouver passed a motion Thursday expressing opposition to the CRTC’s usage-based Internet billing decision. In a CRTC decision in October, the commission said Bell Canada and Bell Aliant can charge usage-based billing to wholesale resale customers like Distributel, Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. and TekSavvy Solutions Inc. OpenMedia.ca, a nonprofit advocacy group for open communications systems, has been running a campaign against the CRTC decision. http://www.thewirereport.ca/reports/content/11714-vancouver_passes_motion_against_usage_based_billing
Bell Canada says its business is in such rough shape its going to have to DOUBLE its overage charge for exceeding their paltry 60 gigs from 30 dollars a month to 60 dollars. Don’t worry though, because they’re going to be giving the money to a good cause… their shareholders. http://malocite.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/bell-needs-more-money/
The Internet is only as good and fast as its weakest link. That weak link is Bell Canada. Bell’s customer satisfaction rates are among the lowest in the business. http://socialmediasnews.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/the-internet-is-only-as-good-and-fast-as-its-weakest-link-that-weak-link-is-one-of-the-top-5-telecom-companies-bell-canada/#
The telephone, water, electricity, fuel and the internet are all essential services that need to be regulated too
My useless Liberal MNA Clément Gignac, and my useless Liberal MP Lise Zarac, MP have even yet to even acknowledge one of my many letters to them..they are as bad as their bad predecessor Paul Martin and Monique Forget. Members of the Select Committee of Dead Ministers Dying with no Dignity.
SEE ALSO
https://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/so-much-for-any-promised-consumer-protecton/
https://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/bell-and-telus-unrealistic-management-expectations/
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