The OECD is out with its latest broadband rankings – the CBC notes that Canada ranks tenth overall (first for cable broadband, but that is pretty irrelevant), one of the few countries without an unlimited plan from a major provider, and one of the most expensive broadband pricing relative to speed.
OECD Releases Latest Broadband Rankings
October 29, 2008
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“one of the few countries without an unlimited plan from a major provider, and one of the most expensive broadband pricing relative to speed.”
Well this should come as no surprise. Canadians arent demanding enough as customers. Theirs too much assumption that everything is priced fairly. What can we do when all the major providers band together for throttling and bandwidth limits followed with pay by the gig.