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https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflares-view-of-the-rogers-c... Trust an American company to come up with a clearer picture of what's going on, highlighting the mediocrity of Canadian businesses.
At what point does the anti-competitive nature and monopolistic qualities of Canadian telecoms become a national security threat? Maybe when it destroys the whole Canadian economy for a day
Won't happen. The average Canadians are one of the most sheep like, docile people out there.
In Toronto, here's a small and non-exhaustive list of affected services: - Point of sale machines. Supermarkets are accepting only cash. - ATMs. Several banks are incapable of dispensing cash. - Public transit ticketing systems. The TTC is effectively running for free, today. - Public bicycle rental stations. - Public parking locations. How long before the public realizes that we are not Rogers' customers, but its ho…
Has any of the big cities ever considered its own municipal internet? I would vote for any politician that has that as a platform immediately.
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflares-view-of-the-rogers-c... Trust an American company to come up with a clearer picture of what's going on, highlighting the mediocrity of Canadian businesses.
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No. "Crown Land" in Canada is owned by the provinces. There is no such thing as a "British Crown Corporation." Crown Corporations are a Canadian thing. I lived in Canada for 30 years and now live in the Scotland. CalMac and Scottish Water are not "Crown Corporations," but are nevertheless owned and controlled by the Scottish Ministers. This is contrast to BC Ferries, ICBC, and BC Hydro which are Crown Corporations. I…
You're at a National Park. In Canada, it's crown land. In America, it's your park. The Canadian mentality is different.
Crown Land is land owned and administered by the provinces. Crown Land can be licenced for many uses and sometimes it can be purchased.
Also, Provincial Parks are not Crown Land.
The utterly inefficient and overpriced Canadian telecoms exist only because we allow one specific behavior: 1. A new local player comes to town, builds their own infrastructure (e.g. connects one building to fiber) and starts offering competitive service. 2. Rogers/Shaw/Bell/Telus immediately offer better terms for the residents of that building. 3. The competitor runs out of money and leaves. 4. The telecoms revert…
People in other countries probably don't understand just how powerful - and depended upon - the big telecoms are here in Canada. They have no presence outside the country - they are so bloated and inefficient they couldn't compete - but they are omnipresent here. There are lots of people who depend on Rogers for home Internet, home phone, mobile phone, TV, and home security, not to mention business services that cons…
Isn't that true in most countries? Is there any place in the world that can claim to have a diverse, competitive Telco market?
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No. "Crown Land" in Canada is owned by the provinces. There is no such thing as a "British Crown Corporation." Crown Corporations are a Canadian thing. I lived in Canada for 30 years and now live in the Scotland. CalMac and Scottish Water are not "Crown Corporations," but are nevertheless owned and controlled by the Scottish Ministers. This is contrast to BC Ferries, ICBC, and BC Hydro which are Crown Corporations. I…
I suspect that was a reference to the Hudson's Bay Company. I would have to brush up on my history, but they effectively controlled a huge tract of land pre-Confederation and continued to serve many smaller towns until well into the 20th century. I don't think the Hudson's Bay Company was considered a crown corporation, but they were granted a royal charter.
HBC lands were surrendered to the British government in 1868 ahead of confederation.