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Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
[I]10. Data is not a utility. There have been many attempts, including by the CRTC, to equate internet usage to a utility such as electricity or gas. Very simply put: it is not. The electrons that make up the data that passes to and fro over the internet are limitless and are not consumed and destroyed every time a YouTube video is watched. The “pipes” and other equipment over which these electrons flow are, of course, finite and therefore need to be continually expanded as the amount of traffic grows.
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Which is exactly what I said.
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Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
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Well you could wait until Shaw actually, you know, releases their plan before coming to a conclusion on it.
But even if they go with the same plan or a worse plan, so? They're a business, they can package their product however they want.
If you don't like it, choose someone else. Or start a new ISP that looks like what you'd want.
If you think that there isn't enough competition because of the laws and rules, then that's not Shaw's fault, talk to the CRTC and/or the government.
Why complain when Shaw is doing exactly what it is supposed to do; make the most money they can by putting the cost/service point at what the market will bear?