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Bell moves to limit internet downloads of competitor ISPs
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by mtippett | August 1, 2008 at 10:18 pm
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I wonder what gets Bell employees up in the morning? Its hard to imagine feeling good about working for a company that does this.
Bell Canada Inc. is moving to impose download limits on customers of independent internet providers, an act the smaller firms say is designed to eliminate broadband competition and prevent the introduction of new television services.The Montreal-based company, which cut its own Sympatico customers off from unlimited downloading last year, has proposed extending that plan to firms renting portions of its network in order to provide their own services. That would include a number of smaller wholesale ISP customers such as Chatham, Ont.-based TekSavvy Solutions Inc., Cobourg, Ont.-based Eagle.ca, Mississauga-based Acanac Inc. and Ottawa-based National Capital Freenet.
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at 22:42 on August 1st, 2008
We should just stop using their services, they will be start charging incoming text messages, i believe this month, and now this?
at 05:52 on August 2nd, 2008
mtippett, I like this story. It's good stuff. Yeah, well Bell and all the others may be in for a big surprise as some Toronto law firm is getting people to sign on for a lawsuit against ISP's on everything from text messaging pricing, to traffic calming downloads, etc, yadda, yadda, and it is said competition brings lower prices for the consumer, normally yes, but perhaps when a select few control the market, there is really no competition, much like big oil.
at 06:44 on August 2nd, 2008
Moreover (as mentioned above), what keeps Bell customers continuing their patronage of Bell?
at 06:47 on August 2nd, 2008
Perhaps previously Bell controlled the east coast and telus the west coast.
at 06:42 on August 12th, 2008
These people have to be stopped at all costs. They are so power hungry that they can't see pass their wallet.