walkah: Net neutrality? Oh Canada!

The Canadian Telcos are inextricably linked to the US FISA issue ..

It just has not surfaced politically here yet, to my knowledge.

They want EVERYONE on US PATRIOT ACT-approved US telecoms that can be easily monitored.

Bell threw me off, by refusing to send me legitimate bills for my internet service as a way to shut down my FISA argumentations.

When I caught on to how they were withholding bills AND charging me double my contract, they set a credit collector on my tail for months and months, calling me at least three times a day although I said "take me to court, suckers". No one with any "authortiy" will call me back to adjust my bills or restore my service despite REPEATED attempts to get someone to do so; that suggestion was actually made to me by someone at the collection agency! Have the forever running bill adjusted, they said. FAT CHANCE.

There is NO consumer protection against Telco abuse in Canada that I could find: I did look.

When push came to shove and I got shut taken for my controverial blog, I switched to YAK. I was given NO warning that my service was going to go DOWN.

Do they, Bell, report to intel services? Don't know, but at least I am still on line as yet due to YAK.

In the US those opposed to Telecom spying and retaining records, the choice for ISP users is to switch to QWEST. Don't know the answer here in Canada. People in the US want to reward QWEST for having integrity and telling Uncle Sam/Bushistas to fuck off. They really are "voting" with their dollars.

But the little fascist mindset wants all data retention in their hands, that I know. So the chances of getting a good, nonspying alternative telco are slim to none, regardless of cost or bandwidth provisions.

There have been myriad discussions about FISA laws on Daily Kos, but mainly on the US part of it. If you trot over there and look you can run a search and get alot of information. Crooks and Liars also has alot on the FISA issue and FCC approvals. THE FCC is one of the dirtiest departments in the US government, actually. One that an election and CHANGE will have trouble undoing the damage done. I would think that now in Canada the situation is IDENTICAL.

You will find Jim Prentice a busy man. He is SO busy inking deals for defense industry contracts to keep the illusion of Canada's economic well being going he scarely has time to look at another issue. A brief glance at his website (I get updates) should show you that REAL quick. Only when a particular riding look like it might not go Conservative do we see any other kind of financial activity. JUust .. one .. defense ... contract .. or .. another. And the oil industry deals are just a subset, btw. The military machine needs Canadian oil to keep them jets flying and scaring the world.

For a straight answer - without my usual political rant - go over to garth.ca and ask someone on that forum's opinion on what is to be done re bandwidth. I seriously think you will get a reply -- and maybe Garth has already spoken about it; don't recall.

His blog has gotten him kicked out of the Conservative Party and I am SURE he has opinions on this and would prove helpful.