I woke up this morning to a very interesting Tweet from Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement:
True. CRTC must go back to drawing board RT @RosieBarton is it true you will overturn internet decision if crtc does not back down?
The story has been picked up by a number of news outlets this morning which is likely making Internet users in Canada very happy and making Bell, Rogers, and Telus crap their pants. To top it off, Konrad von Finckenstein who is the chairman of the CRTC is scheduled to appear before the industry committee Thursday. I suspect that he has some explaining to do.
This is all looking very positive for Internet users in Canada. We’ll have to see how this story evolves during the day.
UPDATE: The CRTC is going to review their decision to allow usage based billing. Konrad von Finckenstein had this to say when he was called on the carpet today:
“In light of these requests and the evident concerns expressed by Canadians, the Commission has decided to delay the implementation of usage-based billing for wholesale customers by at least 60 days,”
Good. But Canadian Internet users need to keep the pressure up. You might want to fire off a few more e-mails to the CRTC and the Canadian government to let them know how you feel. Oh yeah, I should also say that von Finckenstein also got taken to task today when he appeared in front of the Industry committee. He deserves it.
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BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Industry Minister Tweets That Usage Based Billing Decision Must Be Reversed [UPDATED]
I woke up this morning to a very interesting Tweet from Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement:
True. CRTC must go back to drawing board RT @RosieBarton is it true you will overturn internet decision if crtc does not back down?
The story has been picked up by a number of news outlets this morning which is likely making Internet users in Canada very happy and making Bell, Rogers, and Telus crap their pants. To top it off, Konrad von Finckenstein who is the chairman of the CRTC is scheduled to appear before the industry committee Thursday. I suspect that he has some explaining to do.
This is all looking very positive for Internet users in Canada. We’ll have to see how this story evolves during the day.
UPDATE: The CRTC is going to review their decision to allow usage based billing. Konrad von Finckenstein had this to say when he was called on the carpet today:
“In light of these requests and the evident concerns expressed by Canadians, the Commission has decided to delay the implementation of usage-based billing for wholesale customers by at least 60 days,”
Good. But Canadian Internet users need to keep the pressure up. You might want to fire off a few more e-mails to the CRTC and the Canadian government to let them know how you feel. Oh yeah, I should also say that von Finckenstein also got taken to task today when he appeared in front of the Industry committee. He deserves it.
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