October 2009 Archives

I have a dream. A dream that one day the CRTC will pull their bureaucratic heads out of the quicksand they seem to have it stuck in. That maybe they'll actually serve Canadian's interests for the better and be guided by what the populace actually needs, wants, and deserves.

What's my beef with the CRTC ?

If you have been following this blog you will obviously know that Canada has some new cellular competition about to enter the market.

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When you click on the link from Bell's site it brings you to a log-in screen that says "Coming soon on Canada's fastest largest network", followed by a sign-up form.

It looks like the party is almost over for Rogers. They had a monopoly in Canada on the widely extremely popular Apple iPhone for over 1 year, and now it looks like, with Telus and Bell's launching the HSPA network shortly the Rogers extended party is about to end. Not only that, but, competition is just around the corner in the cellular network with the new carriers getting ready to launch.

Written by: Jeff Wiener. www.digitcom.ca. Follow TheTelecomBlog.com by: RSS, Twitter, Identi.ca, or Friendfeed

This email just landed in my inbox. It's an appeal to speak up about new cable fees being proposed by the CRTC - ironically, this came from Bell Canada. Of course you see the irony in this email - it's like the "Pot calling the kettle black" isn't it ? Bell Canada asking us to speak up about new fees.

My question to Bell - how about all of those hidden fees, charges, surcharges, excuses, and years of bad service.

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Have you ever heard of PRI ? How do PRI rates compare from city to city ? Country to country ?

A brief technical explanation: PRI, sometimes also called Megalink, digital, or fiber, is a TDM, ISDN type (circuit-switched) type telco service which is rapidly replacing the older style analog line.

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RIM has been the dominant player in the game of global dominance in the smartphone world, but the industry analysts are starting to call the game before it's over.

If not RIM, who will be the winner?  Apple iPhone, Google Android, Palm Pre, Microsoft, Nokia ?

RIM currently enjoys 50% of the developing smartphone market, but apparently that isn't a big enough lead for the "struggling" Canadian company. 

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