Maclean’s editors love Usage-Based Billing
p2pnet view P2P | Freedom:- “Not sure if you have time for this one — or even want it”, emails my mate Marc from down yonder in Quebec.
He goes on >>>
Maclean’s Magazine, owned by Rogers, put out a puff-piece here in favour of the big telco’s (ie Rogers and Bell):
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-internet-should-be-fair-not-free-to-everyone/#idc-cover
Seems the commentators to the magazine are pissed off, some said they canceled their subscription.
The kicker, Maclean’s didn’t even put the authors name in their own article and instead put this was authored by the “editors”, whomever they be.
So it’s an authorless op-ed authored by hidden people @ Maclean’s
The Maclean’s item could certainly be confused with something from a Bell Canada — or CRTC, for that matter — hack.
Bottom line, it says Usage-Based Billing (which, as all of Canada knows, was initially Okayed by the CRTC, only to be later trashed by federal industry minister Tony Clement) is Good.
“The Internet should be fair—not free—to everyone”, says the headline, with “The heaviest users comprise just two per cent of the total” as the sub-head.
Either or both could have come straight out of the mouth of Bell spokesman Mirko ’5%’ Bibic.
Hmmmm. Come to think of it, maybe they did.
“Customers who’ve been receiving subsidized Internet service can naturally be expected to complain about any new system that forces them to pay for what they use”, concludes the Maclean’s piece.
Subsidized? When? And by whom? And for how much?
It adds:
“But on the whole, the CRTC’s original decision struck an appropriate balance. It protected the vast majority of average users while providing heavy users with a competitive marketplace and small Internet firms with a 15 per cent wholesale advantage. That may not be free, but it’s certainly fair.”
By the editors, says Maclean’s.
Would that be Publisher/Editor-in-chief, Kenneth Whyte; Editor, Mark Stevenson; Senior Executive Editor, Peeter Kopvillem; Managing Editors Dianne de Fenoyl, Dianna Symonds, Sarmishta Subramanian; Executive Editor, Steve Maich; Editor-in-chief and General Manager of Maclean’s Intelligence Unit Cathrin Bradbury; National Editor, Andrew Coyne; and, Senior Editors Mary Dwyer (University Rankings) and John Intini (Features), do you think?
Like, writing five sentences each?
No need to stay tuned.
Jon Newton - p2pnet
February, 2011
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February 19th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Does MacLeans even have a readership?!
I could never figure out how this “publication” ever stayed around as long as it did.
February 19th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Macleans has a loyal following of fundy nutcases. And you’d be surprised how many of those walk among us.
Macleans caters to their readers well, but I think they’re either unknown or a joke to everyone else. I looked at one in a waiting room once and it read like it was intended for preschoolers.
February 19th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Heh. Did you see Tony’s response? I wrote it up, man I love that guy. He sounds more and more like Winston Churchill every day.
February 19th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Damn. Another newb spamming for that idiot at democratic media (or whatever they call themselves today).
February 20th, 2011 at 2:59 am
Himmm… Page not found.
February 20th, 2011 at 10:02 am
It is up for me.
February 20th, 2011 at 11:15 am
@boo,
There is a typo in the typed out URL (a space too many). Try this:
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/the-internet-should-be-fair-not-free-to-everyone/#idc-cover
February 20th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
^^ Fixed. Thanks.
Cheers!
February 21st, 2011 at 7:14 am
the Facts are:
Macleans is owned by Rogers, therefore Macleans is doing Rogers bidding and repeating Canada’s Major Telcos lies
If you are not pissed off yet then continue reading:
Canadian Telco Oligopoly is overcharging by 3000% to 5000% since real cost of internet at 7MBps UNLIMITED upload and download is only $7 per month, average. This figure includes 10% profit after all expenses.
(Your task is to find out where the money went, and is still going.)
Canadians paid for almost all infrastructure to this point and are still paying for any new infrastructure. Back in 90′s Canadians paid out and were promised Fiber to every major city household and full speed broadband to rural areas. Instead Major Telcos pocketed the cash and left Canadians high and dry. (Who specifically stole the money?)
Last mile copper is in such bad shape it’s a wonder it works at all. Again Bell and others pocketed the money and only some was properly replaced, only after multiple and continuous complaints. The rest, about 94%, is in major disarray. (Again, who ended up with the money?)
Canada’s internet rates close to bottom of list:
http://http//cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Berkman_Center_Broadband_Final_Report_15Feb2010.pdf
When you get your bill you see what looks like a cheque attached to your bill, well it is a cheque. If it has a ’96′ all by itself it means it’s an essential service. You have the option of paying it with your account created in your name called a Birth Certificate http://projectarise.com/debtelimprocesses.php … or you can pay double by paying it out of your cash you get from your job AND by your Birth certificate account as well. When you don’t claim your dividends from your Birth Certificate Account it goes into public coffers and major companies steal it then.
(Why are Canadians not livid about this?)
Why are not upload speeds same as downloads? I suspect it’s because of social engineering, forcing users to stifle content and innovation, *occult rulers’ control over information sharing, theft and fraud on global scale and keeping the population dumber than dumb. *occult: meaning as in hidden, nothing evil or derogatory, hidden knowledge needed for expanding the mind to learning as a child. (TV is the worst case of a detrimental action on a child’s mind)
- BTW: WIFI / Wireless and cellphones operating at 2.4x GHz are another factor that affect a child’s brain development in negative way.
As Canadians we have the Right to Demand a full service we paid for!
Why is the operator of this site not putting the pieces together, as he/she should be and presenting it all to the public? Maybe the learning curve is too great?
by Backbone Senior Admin.