Comments on: Net neutrality: still a work in progress

By: Sad Truth

Sad Truth — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:51:19 +0000

Sadly I do not share Mr. Giest’s optimism. There are too many usage of “can”, “could” and “would” and not enough of what the government is committed to do. All of these wishful thinking relies on the CRTC being on consumers’ side.

See article: Canada’s top Internet regulator calls Canadians “Internet hogs,” pretends not to know about studies showing Canada’s poor global net-performance. http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/27/canadas-top-internet.html

Would you trust this guy to stand up for your rights?
Would you expect him to understand your needs?
Would you expect him to be impartial?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:08:46 +0000

Jon, it’s now OVER NINE THOUSANDS signatures!

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:47:20 +0000

Do you, too, want to see the end of the CRTC?

http://dissolvethecrtc.ca/

http://www.p2pnet.net/story/27034

Cheers!

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:39:05 +0000

I wish I could share in Michael’s optimism, but I just don’t see how any of this is supposed to be seen as positive progress.
As long as the onus is on “consumers” to “compile complaints” (which both the government and the CRTC ignore anyway), the rest of the ruling is simply a joke. The government and the CRTC continue to be the enablers of our continued extortion.

Every key judgement has merely been “left open for the future”, which is just the usual CRTC-speak for maintaining the Status Quo and not having to cross their friends at Bell and the rest. As usual, we gain absolutely zero on any of this! All the time and taxpayer money spent, and all those public submissions, there’s no excuse for not having significant decisions made on all this stuff by now.

The CRTC needs to die… period!
The “Dissolve The CRTC” campaign has only 900 more signatures to go to reach its goal.
Time for anyone who hasn’t signed the petition to consider it.