UBB and more explained very well

[Jason Carson]

> I'm with TekSavvy and have a 200GB cap but I have always had the option of
> switching to their unlimited service. On average I use 80GB/month and that
> is with 3 people using the connection as well as running a server.
>
> There are two issues I have with the new UBB rules. First I would be
> limited to a paltry 25GB/month, which isn't nearly enough. Second we are
> being overcharged for the small amount of bandwidth we are limited too.
> Bell charges $31.95 for those 25GB/month.
>
> According to Steve Anderson of openmedia.ca the Telecoms costs are less
> than $0.01/GB (give or take) which means you are paying around $1.28/GB.
> If you go over your monthly limit they charge your $1.90/GB! All this and
> their cost is about a penny! Obviously they are ripping us off big time.

The above paragraph should read as follows, sorry for the typos...

According to Steve Anderson of openmedia.ca the Telecoms costs are less
than $0.01/GB (give or take) and you are paying around $1.28/GB.
If you go over your monthly limit they charge you $1.90/GB! All this and
their cost is about a penny! Obviously they are ripping us off big time.

> At these prices the argument that the heavy users are subsidized by the
> lite users is shaky at best. Even if someone where to go to the extreme
> and download 1000GB the cost to the Telecoms is only $10.00 meaning they
> could still charge $31.95 and make a hefty profit. I suspect if they had
> offered reasonable prices for reasonable allotments of bandwidth the
> Telecoms would have gotten away with bandwidth caps.
>
> Now I have another issue. As you just mentioned, no servers. Why should
> they dictate to me how I use the bandwidth I pay for?
>
>> This submission to the cabinet seems like an excellent in-depth
>> description of the issues.
>> <http://www.vaxination.ca/crtc/CRTC-2010-802-Vaxination-Petition.pdf>
>>
>> 27 pages that I was very glad to read.
>>
>> Small example: the Bell "Acceptable Use Policy" now applies to other
>> ISP's
>> customers.  Outrageous.  Example: no servers. Email only for
>> non-commercial
>> purposes.  Egads.
>>
>> Technical note: the government is legally referred to as "governor in
>> council".  The Governor General is advised by his ministers (the
>> council) and will almost always do what they recommend.
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