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Re: From Rocky: OUTRAGEOUS CRTC Descision

reply to olebiker

said by olebiker:

said by DJMASACRE:

said by olebiker:

Redwatch you gotta love the damn government. In ordinary folks language they all but said don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. Reassuring ain't it. Canadian Heritage and Official Languages will be interested in your complaint about competition.

RIGHT

hey I work at official languages

Well then fix it. The PM's office said you would. rotglmao

reply to TSI Steve
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that internet comminucations are regarded as another form of the country's language.
And limiting access to that is what interests the department. Maybe.

reply to TSI Steve
Oh wow. They just sent Redwatch's letter to a completely unrelated department to get rid of it.

Aren't you glad you pay taxes?

reply to DJMASACRE

said by DJMASACRE:

Well I COULD give you the commisioners email address

hes a really nice guy, im sure if he could he would help.

Yup, Dept of Heritage sits over the CRTC.

reply to TSI Steve
»dissolvethecrtc.ca

Sat, 08/15/2009 - 23:55 by admin

Dear Minister of Heritage,

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) was created for the purpose of ensuring broadcasting and telecommunications systems serve the Canadian public and ensure that Canadians have a wide variety of options to create and view works of media or communicate across the country and the entire world.

We, the undersigned, believe that the CRTC has become a burden on the Canadian public and are failing to perform their duties in the interest of the Canadian public and that of a fair and unbiased telecom policy.

In the last 3 years, we have seen the CRTC give undue preference in the interest of commercial entities and their preference for traditional business models over competing models that would create competition and help ensure that new business models can be created to entice and prosper original Canadian productions.

In the case of Bell Canada vs CAIP, involving the use of deep packet inspection (DPI) on Bell wholesale clients, the CRTC ruled in favor of Bell Canada to allow them to continue the use of deep packet inspection activities on wholesale customers without their permission or consent regardless of the implications for the end user customers. We believe this action greatly impacts the Canadian public’s choices, competition in the broadband market and may violate privacy laws based on the Privacy Commissioners findings.

In the case of Cybersurf requesting to match speeds of that for Bell retail customers, the CRTC ordered Bell Canada to produce a new tariff to match speeds for wholesale customers. Bell submitted a revised tariff to the CRTC, however the revised tariff did not fulfill the requirements as set out by the CRTC in Telecom Decision CRTC 2008-117. Bell proposed to offer lower speed tiers and introduce UBB (usage base billing) in lieu of matching speeds. The CRTC decided to accept the tariff on an interim basis with no logical explanation. This is not only anti-competitive but shows a clear bias towards Bell Canada.

These are only two of several instances in the past few years that show the CRTC is incapable of upholding the telecom act and the interest of the Canadian public. We demand that the commission is immediately dissolved and a new commission created and appointed based on the follow criteria:

1) The commission members must not be appointed solely based on their career history
2) The commission members must not only be comprised of ex-telecom employees
3) The commission should be more transparent to the Canadian public about regulatory issues
4) The analysts should be more involved in the regulatory process to ensure that decisions are handed down in a fair and balanced manner

We hereby request that the CRTC be dissolved and a new commission formed immediately to ensure that the regulatory process and competitive environment remain in tune with the needs of the Canadian public.

Sincerely,
The undersigned

reply to RedWatch

said by RedWatch:

said by olebiker:

said by DJMASACRE:

Well I COULD give you the commisioners email address

hes a really nice guy, im sure if he could he would help.

You know I believe that but this seems somewhat outside his mandate.

»www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009···lve.html

He is Canadian Heritage Minister, meaning that the CRTC originally created to protect Canadian content is under his purview

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reply to TSI Steve
Sign the petition spread the word!

»dissolvethecrtc.ca

reply to TSI Steve
I guess I'm posting this in all of the big threads...

For those of you who are not one sided nutters, and can present/discuss the issues intelligently, I'd highly suggest that you lobby TVO's "The Agenda" to discuss the problems with the CRTC. Currently, their producers are searching for issues to discuss when the show returns to air in September. Check out:

»tinyurl.com/l7y8b3

I'd create a TVO account and post myself, but truth be told, I'm rather out of the loop on specifics. This could serve as an effective way to get our message out to more people...

Nobody watches TVO except old geezers

/me runs
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GO LEAFS GO!

reply to HiVolt

said by HiVolt:

Nobody watches TVO except old geezers

/me runs

I watch The Agenda occasionally and I'm 28. I like TVO programming. It's actually the only tv I watch (on tv that is).

>I watch The Agenda occasionally and I'm 28. I like TVO programming.

This is a known medical condition. . Seek immediate help. Show up at nearest hospital emergency and tell them that you have a medical condition that causes you to like TVO programming at your age.

I think a side effect is haunting these forums....:p