[GTALUG] Landline and Bell revisited.

[Alvin Starr]

On 2023-09-07 12:48, James Knott via talk wrote:
> On 2023-09-07 12:13, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>> The CRTC is a cruel joke for consumers. It's far too 
>> industry-friendly and has allowed Robellus to get away with awful 
>> shenanigans and anti-competitive behavior for decades. While it 
>> offers a path to complain, <https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/plaint.htm> 
>> I would not expect such a complaint to be answered in a timely manner 
>> or to your satisfaction.
>>
>> I fully agree with Don that this is a human rights issue, and 
>> following that path will likely achieve better results than fighting 
>> Bell on their turf.
>
> Again, can the CRTC force Bell to provide obsolete service?  What if 
> Bell has abandoned or removed the copper cable to her neighborhood?  
> What if they've removed the necessary equipment from their office?  
> How are they supposed to provide the service?
Well..... They actually can.

I have a rural cottage with a pulse dial phone on a party line.

The CRTC forced Bell to keep providing that service in rural 
Ontario(Canada?)


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