Let's ground Bell Canada over usage-based billing.
Usage-based billing
How to beat usage-based billing
DIY Digital: Time to start a boycott of Canadian internet suppliers.
Related rabble.ca story:
DIY Digital is the way to beat usage-based billing
In the wake of the usage-based billing (UBB) crisis that faces millions of Canadians, nearly half a million of us responded immediately and signed the Stop the Meter petition.
However, in the aftermath, many of us were left asking "now what?"
A lot of people I speak with want to know what they can do to put more pressure on the government and the CRTC, forcing them to think about Canadian consumers, businesses and other organizations that rely on the web every single hour of the day. I defer to the folks with Stop the Meter to help you fulfill this particular wish.
The web usage-based billing saga: What should happen now
The controversy over usage-based billing has shifted from public frustration and demands for change to several public consultations. This week, the CRTC posted its consultation notice, which gives Canadians until April 28, 2011, to provide their views. Since the CRTC asks whether oral hearings are needed, it seems likely the issue will not be resolved until the summer or early fall at the earliest.
The UBB fight starts with a simple message: Sell Bell
Bill Wittur explores how we can resist the increase in the cost of Internet services in Canada by cancelling and boycotting services related to the companies behind these increases. Focusing on just one company -- Bell Canada or BCE Inc -- makes it that much easier to funnel concern about what's happening to Canada's digital infrastructure.
I used to work with a marketing agency that did "Day in a Life" stories about typical consumers. That's you and me and what we do every day so that they could push ads at us... every day from every place and space we occupied.
