By Matthew Lasar for ARS Technica It looks like Canada's telecom regulators are showing some new-found skepticism about metered or "usage-based" billing (UBB). The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)…
That should raise some doubt about Mr. Front Runner who seems to be playing a very, very safe and talking pointed campaign at the moment. Why on earth are all…
By Howard Solomon for itWorldCanada The telecom regulator begins a hearing to hone its unpopular decision on usage-based billing and set wholesale pricing for independent Internet providers so they can…
By Iain Marlow for Globe and Mail The country’s telecom regulator has cast doubt on BCE Inc.’s (BCE-T38.240.491.30%)argument that fast-growing Web traffic requires new usage-based pricing measures, setting the tone…
From Media Caster The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's public hearing into wholesale high-speed Internet access services began in Ottawa today. read more
By Neil Schwartzman for Circle ID The best part is ... this isn't one of those 'now that I've got your attention' tricks, like one of those old "free beer"…
By Stefania Moretti for Toronto Sun Regulators drilled BCE Inc. executives with questions Monday ahead of a decision on wholesale usage-based billing (UBB) amid criticism the whole process is a…
From 570 News The CRTC is holding hearings this week on internet usage-based billing, after the federal government forced the agency to go back to the drawing board on the…
If you have, you're looking at Gatineau Hills, by Group of Seven painter Frederick J. Varley, which was stolen from the Canadian Fine Arts Store. Please wrestle it from the…
By Iain Marlow for Globe and Mail The second day of crucial CRTC hearings into the future of Internet pricing in Canada continued on Tuesday in Gatineau, Que., with a…
From CBC Big telecommunications companies should tackle internet congestion by investing more in their networks, which would make usage-based billing unnecessary, consumer advocates say. read more
By Sean Buckley for Fierce Telecom Canada's telecom regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), will hold discussions with incumbents, competitive service providers and industry groups on usage based…
Last month. 90.3 AMP Radio in Calgary launched their “The Breast Summer Ever” contest — and although not the first to hold a contest in which breast augmentation was the…
This is pretty funny.“The Robber” as he liked to be called, was an ass man. He always over-tipped the pretty waitresses and usually ordered the Suicide Wings. He certainly considered…
By Rebecca Lindell for Global GATINEAU, Que. – Bell Canada is asking Canada’s federal telecommunications regulator to adopt a new usage-based billing plan in a process set to change the…
It makes sense. You tell kids they can't do something, they will try to find a way to do it. The trouble with the sex negative and abstinence-only education is…
The latest cartoon from Gerry Hummel - referencing the Joint Panel Review for the hugely controversial proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. Rules defining public participation were recently announced by the…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about signals. About how signals are more often than not ambiguous and/or prone to interpretation. Signals are everywhere; everything that commutes meaning or conveys…
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