Cogeco Tells Us They're Working On Meter Problems... > Government Oversight

reply to Rogue Wolf

Re: Government Oversight

so you trust businesses and don't have any problem getting ripped off when they turn out not to be trustworthy?

we've all seen lately how well self regulation works out.

Considering I don't believe that I'm getting ripped off by any of the companies that I'm doing business with, I'm comfortable with my level of trust. If the situation changes, I will reevaluate.

reply to nasadude
... and we've also seen how government regulation works out as well.

It seems as though you have a clear bias against 'big business' and automatically assume they're out to rip people off. So far Cogeco hasn't charged anyone yet and haven't proved that they're not trustworthy.

You mean government regulation of...

water, electricity, local landlines, highways, etc.?

There's no such thing as a "bias" against big business that makes record profits in difficult economic times, while complaining about the "burden" of their consumers' usage.

It has been regularly documented on various websites how shady and truly evil these cable ISPs and the telcos can be by gouging customers and jacking up prices where there is no or limited competition. Whether it's Time Warner's illicit and unwanted "reeducation" programs to turn its users against each other and help it pass its metered billing program, or Comcast's throttling of certain types of internet usage, or Fairpoint's desire to impose a 1993 level 5 GB cap on their DSL customers, 'big business' demonstrates over and over again how truly greedy these unregulated oligopolies are.

It's hardly a surprise Canada has slipped so far behind the rest of the world in broadband line quality. Their conservative government has little to no interest in caring for the good of the consumer over the special interests of big business.

I'd like to see a law passed in Canada that forces ISPs to reveal their internal data on the actual cost of internet bandwidth to them. Cogeco having to justify their metered billing to Canada's equivalent of the US's FTC would be much better for all Canadians.

reply to sonicmerlin
"shady" "truly evil" "gouging" "jacking" "illicit" "greedy" oh come on, give me a break... This is a $69/month service, not some sinister corporation out to rule the world.

reply to openbox9
We all saw what happened in a world of loosely regulated banking. Greed rules.

reply to sonicmerlin
my mom left canada because of the quean,and the cold thats why i was born in vegas,i guess whats born here stays here..

reply to openbox9
Oh PLEASE. Time Warner only tempered their desires when Congress in the form of Rep. Eric Massa threatened to get involved. Besides, you can't expect the public to get up in arms about every little unethical decision or money grab that every monopolistic corporation makes. One of the jobs of the government and the FCC is to protect the people, who are too busy or concerned with their own lives to worry about every little management detail at the national level. This protection includes protecting from corporate greed and business interests, which are very often at odds with the public good.

reply to urbanriot

reply to sonicmerlin
And Congress got involved why? Because constituents spoke up. The system worked. No, I don't expect the public to get up in arms about every little alleged unethical decision or money grab. Only a select minority is affected, cares about, or even understands some of the questionable business dealings. I'm perfectly fine with the US not becoming a Nanny state. If people aren't willing to attempt to care for their interests and well being, they shouldn't have an expectation that the government will either.

reply to openbox9

My level of civic responsibility? I'm very responsible for my actions and do my due diligence with those that I interact with. Thanks for the judgment though

And the recession is tied to many things, least of which is my attitude.