Comments on: Canadian regulators to go easy on VoIP upstarts?

The deadline is quickly approaching for Canada to decide how it'll regulate Net phone services, and some predict it'll favor upstarts.

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voip only user...

I'm so glad to read an article on the subject outside the physical boundries of canada. I've been using voip (exclusivley at home) for about a year now ( with a providor www.teliphone.ca )

when an article came out recently in the canadain press on the subect of crtc national regulation.. here's what I said to teliphone.ca then...

'...the CRTC ( http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&lid=1&sid=58524 ) demands VoIP providers offer 911 services. I absolutely agree with the federal stance on enforcing a consistent 911 service nationwide and I believe that 'Emergency Services' as a whole would benefit from VOIP tech, finally enabling a truly multi-lingual national service for it's citizens. I support any effort to improve national 911 services, however, I do not approve of privately owned and operated companies such as teliphone having to expend their capital resources on efforts that are not their core business.

Thanks for your attention, and I hope this CRTC ruling leads to better emergency services, but not at the expense of telecommunications solutions such as VOIP.


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I still feel the same way,
Go Upstarts!, Go National Emergency Services Serving Local Needs using that said same tech!

This action too can help level the playing field.
Go! thanks.

CRTC should set an even level playing field

Canadian ILECs should have the same rights at the beginning as the MSOs and xSPs. If they engage in anti-competitive practices, then the CRTC can act.

http://gruia.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/5/6/659519.html

Major Players Considered Startups?

Shaw, Rogers, Primus, Vonage? These are start-up business people? These are all multi-million dollar companies. Th cable guys have exclusive right's to everything from satellite to cross ownership in the Radio & TV markets. And you consider these guys start-up's? Same Scam - Different Day. 10 People sit on their butts in Ottawa at the CRTC tell 30 million what to watch, listen to and who they can call. Hmmm. What nonsense. Require any location where phone services was ever installed over copper to retain 911 only. Lost your phone due to non-payment? 911 stays. Lets get real here people. Shaw is no more a start-up than a man in the moon. Level the field. Let every ISP in the door and drop the restrictions. If your cell is dead 911 is a no go? If you don't pay your home phone bill - No 911. If you don't pay the cabel company no 911 - Hey no phone modem.