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Today's Update from Karl Bode (DSLR) .
Has details & more links.
»Canada Sees Usage Billing Broadband Backlash |
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DavesnothereNo-BHELL-ity DOES have its Advantages
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NetFlix's Reaction to 2011-44 .
NETFLIX Finally Wakes Up & Weighs In !
»www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/s···229.html
»arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news···lous.ars
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Hastings [NetFlix's CEO] also criticized the prices being charged to users that exceed their download caps.
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Internet users have largely sided with Netflix's view of the situation. - They rebelled when Time Warner Cable tested low data caps and overage fees, eventually forcing the company to reverse course, and they're currently protesting so loudly in Canada that the government regulator has had to take some action. - But when ISPs have set huge caps, like Comcast's 250GB limit, few complaints have arisen.
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In a letter to investors, he said it costs ISPs about a penny per gigabyte of data traffic — and that cost is decreasing. He said overage data charged at $1 per gigabyte is "grossly overpriced." Meanwhile, Canada's largest ISP's typically charge twice that amount and sometimes more.
"Hopefully we can work with the different consumer groups and providers and get a better costing structure," Hastings said in the conference call, "more in the one-penny range or (plans) bundled in with a much higher cap."
hehe Bell will set Mr. Hastings straight and show him a gig is really 4.50$ and that the wild and crazy low price of 2.50$/gig is a great deal!
It's clear to me Mr. Hastings does not realize the true cost on internal B/W before it even hits the internet. |
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said by Vomio:It will be pretty sad if they have to also pay the trolls that control the bridges to Canada's version of the internet.
Bell's dream multi-tiered internet access where you pay the troll when you cross the bridge coming or going.
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So that would make them 'Troll Bridges', right ? 
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Re: NetFlix's Reaction to 2011-44 said by Davesnothere:-
So that would make them 'Troll Bridges', right ?
(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)
That's right.
»homepage.mac.com/dunestrider/Adv···roll.jpg
That's no beaver in a booth saying "Welcome to Canada" . |
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Re: Globe & Other 2011-44 (UBB) articles Has anybody else noticed that the Globe seems much more critical of UBB now that they're not owned by CTVgm?
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Not so much an article, but NDP MP Tony Martin put out a press release against UBB
»www.sootoday.com/content/news/fu···er=50544 |
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Financial post today
»business.financialpost.com/2011/···-future/ |
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Not sure what all is going on but George Stroumboulopoulos has something going on with stop the meter |
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First french coverage ! And from a major newpaper (not own by Quebecor, obviously).
»technaute.cyberpresse.ca/nouvell···RAN1POS1 |
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CBC today, on JF's petition to the GiC.
»www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2011···zei.html |
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said by corster:Has anybody else noticed that the Globe seems much more critical of UBB now that they're not owned by CTVgm?
Did I miss a memo??? Who owns the Globe now? I still thought it was ctvgm.... |
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kudos:6 | said by nitzguy:Did I miss a memo??? Who owns the Globe now? I still thought it was ctvgm....
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There was some share-shuffling when BCE bought CTV, likely for BCE to abide by the bare minimum of competition laws, such that BCE still has (I think) a minority stake in the Globe and in some others which were previously in that bundle.
Details ? - Not sure.... |
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said by nitzguy:said by corster:Has anybody else noticed that the Globe seems much more critical of UBB now that they're not owned by CTVgm?
Did I miss a memo??? Who owns the Globe now? I still thought it was ctvgm.... 85% of the globe was sold back to the Thomson family, BCE (through CTVgm) is holding on to a 15% minority stake but no longer has management control.
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| said by corster:said by nitzguy:said by corster:Has anybody else noticed that the Globe seems much more critical of UBB now that they're not owned by CTVgm?
Did I miss a memo??? Who owns the Globe now? I still thought it was ctvgm.... 85% of the globe was sold back to the Thomson family, BCE (through CTVgm) is holding on to a 15% minority stake but no longer has management control. Ahhh....The Thomson's....this makes sense because at this point in Canadian Media there aren't many companies who could have afforded to take this on.
Thanks for the info corster, greatly appreciated. It'll be nice to see a more objective viewpoint with the Globe and I may start reading it more than my Star/Sun combination that I read now. |
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said by Davesnothere:said by nitzguy:Did I miss a memo??? Who owns the Globe now? I still thought it was ctvgm....
. There was some share-shuffling when BCE bought CTV, likely for BCE to abide by the bare minimum of competition laws, such that BCE still has (I think) a minority stake in the Globe and in some others which were previously in that bundle. Details ? - Not sure.... Globe still has very slanted reporting as does CTV. And yes Bell still has stake in Globe. |
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said by nitzguy:Ahhh....The Thomson's....this makes sense because at this point in Canadian Media there aren't many companies who could have afforded to take this on.
Thanks for the info corster, greatly appreciated. It'll be nice to see a more objective viewpoint with the Globe and I may start reading it more than my Star/Sun combination that I read now.
Deal closed last week or the week before... if you go on CTVgm's corporate site, you'll notice that there's no mention of the globe anymore other than in their corporate name, rather a giant empty space next to the CHUM logo where the Globe logo used to be, and on the G&M's site all the CTVglobemedia credits at the bottom are gone.
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kudos:6 | Speaking of CTV.... .
Look what the CAT just dragged in !
(or was it the Beaver ?)
CTV has FINALLY escaped (owner) BHell's Throttle, it seems, and here's their article about CRTC decision 2011-44 :
»swo.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVN···=SWOHome
And HOLY NEUTRALITY, BATMAN, the story seems unbiased !
(and includes a quote from Rocky) |
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