Hootz ( @Hootz@lemmy.ca ) 20•2 months agoYes is the only answer… Unless you hate Canada.
pbjamm ( @pbjamm@beehaw.org ) English2•2 months agoAt the very least there needs to be a baseline minimum that is available from your municipality, 50/50Mbps for instance. If that is inadequate for your needs you can pay more or purchase speciality service from a private provider.
LostWon ( @LostWon@lemmy.ca ) 16•2 months agoYes, because the requirement for extensive infrastructure running across large stretches of land makes market entry nearly impossible for new competitors (while also being disruptive for customers if it does become possible). Hence all the issues we have with lack of competition and its effects.
If by the nature of the product or service there is no ease of switching providers and if the thing is a necessity to get by in the modern world, it shouldn’t be (solely) private.
AnotherDirtyAnglo ( @AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca ) 16•2 months agoYes, cell towers should all be nationalized, then anyone can compete on service and price, not on coverage. Instantly everyone gets better coverage in more places, with more bandwidth because they can get service from any tower. Instantly, prices hit rock bottom because there’s no barrier to entry.
n3m37h ( @n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 13•2 months agoFucking right it should be, the triopoly is not working with the interest of the average Canadian. My small town the best wired internet I can get is 10/5 Mbps. Just moved from a small city 30 min away and they have a standard 1.5 Gbps and we’re looking to upgrade to 3 Gbps right before I moved
Am currently on a wireless 20/10 Mbps with a 400 GB cap. Yet the fibre connections get UNLIMITED bandwidth.
Oh and that 10/5 connection also costs more than fibre…
Fuck the tropoly
zcd ( @zcd@lemmy.ca ) 11•2 months agoDoes the tin man have a sheetmetal cock?
Bring back BCTEL!
n7gifmdn ( @n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca ) English4•2 months agoI don’t trustpoliticianns to be farsighted than enough to run such well. But if we keep the politicians out and allow the workers to seize the telecommunications systems from the bosses free of consequence, that might actually work.
skozzii ( @skozzii@lemmy.ca ) 3•2 months agoYes, in Saskatchewan we have the cheapest telecoms because of a crown corporation that is very profitable.
Our provincial government is trying to shut it down and sell it because they are bunch or corrupt assholes and hate their constituents and want not but wealth for themselves and friends.
BlameThePeacock ( @BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ) English3•2 months agoShould the whole thing be nationalized? No
Should parts of the system, specifically the last mile where economies of scale and first mover advantage are being exploited, be nationalized? Probably
LittleTarsier ( @LittleTarsier@lemmy.ca ) 3•2 months agoCommons did an episode on the telecoms and how we got to this point. Definitely worth a listen if you want to know more.
You can switch to the other telecom towers to avoid the big three.
quilter ( @quilter@lemmy.ml ) 1•2 months agoInventing telus and sasktel here :)
GBU_28 ( @GBU_28@lemm.ee ) English1•2 months agoAt least baseline 5g sure. Then future innovation can be a private premium. Then in a decade or two the municipal stuff can be updated.
FiveMacs ( @Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca ) 1•2 months agoIs this a joke question?
Telecom higher up is upset
FiveMacs ( @Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca ) 1•2 months agoAre you drunk or something…everyone gets fucked over by telecom companies, they need not exist. This is just a dumb question because it’s painfully obvious answer amongst the majority who have literally no control over anything
corsicanguppy ( @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ) 1•2 months agoThere is so much to learn, here. From comma splices, to adverbs beyond the one, to the important role telecom organizations - state and private - fulfill in learning through the apparent externalization of far-out ideas to people far away.