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The CRTC, Canada’s media regulator, has decided to allow Bell Canada, Rogers, Shaw and other Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to impose usage-based billing YOU. These Big Telecom companies are obviously trying to gouge consumers, control the Internet market, and ensure that consumers continue to subscribe to their television services.

This means we’re looking at a future where ISPs will charge per byte, the way they do with smart phones. If we allow this to happen Canadians will have no choice but to pay more for less Internet.

This will crush innovative services, Canada’s digital competitiveness, and your wallet.

Please sign the petition HERE.

*Please also sign the petition through Facebook or through twitter by signing above.


Le CRTC, l’organisme régulateur des médias au Canada, a décidé de permettre à Bell Canada, Rogers, Vidéotron et autres Fournisseurs d’Accès Internet (FAIs) d’imposer la facturation à l’utilisation aux Fournisseurs d’Accès Internet indépendants, ainsi qu’à VOUS. Les grandes entreprises de télécommunication tentent de façon flagrante d’escroquer leurs clients, de contrôler le marché d’Internet, et de s’assurer que leurs clients continuent de payer pour leurs services de télévision.

Cela veut dire que dans un avenir rapproché, les fournisseurs factureront à l’octet, comme c’est présentement le cas avec les téléphones intelligents. Si nous les laissons faire, les Canadiens n’auront d’autre choix que de payer plus pour moins d’Internet.

Ceci nuira énormément aux services innovateurs, à la compétitivité du Canada dans le domaine du numérique, ainsi qu’à votre portefeuille.

Nous devons nous tenir debout afin de protéger Internet.

Veuillez signer la pétition ci-haut.

*Vous pouvez aussi signer la pétition avec Facebook ou en visitant notre site Internet ici : http://openmedia.ca/compteur


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TonyclementCPC responded 2010-11-04 18:05:09 UTC.
Member of Parliament, Parry Sound-Muskoka and Canada's President of the Treasury Board http://www.tonyclement.ca

UPDATE February 1, 2011: Let me be clear: our Govt is very concerned about CRTC decision & its impact on consumers, small businesses & all Cdns. /2 (via Twitter)


I appreciate all the petitions I’m getting via Twitter re Usage Based Billing but I can’t comment till the appeal period is up. Thx!

Posted 2010-11-04 18:05:09 UTC

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