Harper sees an election coming....oh cynical me.
In a nutshell for our non Canadian readers, our communication regulatory government agency, always to be relied upon to take the business side over consumers, ruled it was AOK for internet providers to cap usage and charge for it.
Just a little message to Bell, Rogers and their ilk. You are despised.
The federal government will decide by March 1 whether to reject a CRTC decision on usage-based internet billing, after Prime Minister Stephen Harper requested a review.
Harper's communications director, Dimitri Soudas, confirmed the review Tuesday, saying the government was "very concerned" about the impact of the CRTC ruling on consumers.
Industry Minister Tony Clement said the government would decide by March 1 whether to accept the decision, send it back for review, or reject it.
"This is a very important issue for consumers, for small business, and for innovators," Clement said following a cabinet meeting in Ottawa.
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