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| In Production =Yes still being expanded accross Canada today via government grants | | In Production =Yes still being expanded accross Canada today via government grants | ||
| Official Website =https://www.risq.quebec/ | | Official Website =https://www.risq.quebec/ | ||
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}}Internet access is a monthly subscription to access a physical infrastructure. Modern internet connections use cable such a COAX, or fibre optics to deliver TV and Inter to homes across Canada. Once the cables are in place and the installation is complete there is no need for customer interactions or maintenance outside accidents and the lifetime degradation of the cables over time. Typical life span of cable is 20 to 40 years. https://www.etsmtl.ca/en/news/detecting-performance-degradation-fiber-optic-cables | }}Internet access is a monthly subscription to access a physical infrastructure. Modern internet connections use cable such a COAX, or fibre optics to deliver TV and Inter to homes across Canada. Once the cables are in place and the installation is complete there is no need for customer interactions or maintenance outside accidents and the lifetime degradation of the cables over time. Typical life span of cable is 20 to 40 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yaméogo |first=Banti Laure Mathilde |last2=Charlton |first2=Douglas W. |last3=Doucet |first3=David |last4=Desrosiers |first4=Christian |last5=O’Sullivan |first5=Maurice |last6=Tremblay |first6=Christine |date=25 Jan 2021 |title=Detecting Performance Degradation in Fiber-Optic Cables |url=https://www.etsmtl.ca/en/news/detecting-performance-degradation-fiber-optic-cables |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=www.etsmtl.ca}}</ref> | ||
Access prices are supposed to be a function of usage and speed. | Access prices are supposed to be a function of usage and speed. | ||
CRTC is a protection agency in Canada to protect Canadians from abuse by big telecom companies. | [https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/home-accueil.htm CRTC] is a protection agency in Canada to protect Canadians from abuse by big telecom companies. | ||
==Consumer impact== | ==Consumer impact== | ||
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The CRTC and contract laws had a loop hole that allowed for "inflation" based increases with 30 to 60 days notice. These increases occur on the base price of the service. They're not allowed to touch discounts for a term period. Often two years. Lower prices are used to attract new clients. eg: 50$ fiber with lifetime discount or lifetime price. | The CRTC and contract laws had a loop hole that allowed for "inflation" based increases with 30 to 60 days notice. These increases occur on the base price of the service. They're not allowed to touch discounts for a term period. Often two years. Lower prices are used to attract new clients. eg: 50$ fiber with lifetime discount or lifetime price. | ||
Videotron issues increases frequently also regardless of what your price starts at. These are the sweeping emailed internet increases in recent years | Videotron issues increases frequently also regardless of what your price starts at. These are the sweeping emailed internet increases in recent years:{{CitationNeeded}} | ||
December 4, 2024 - 2$ - Notice by email 60 days prior | * December 4, 2024 - 2$ - Notice by email 60 days prior | ||
* March 18, 2023 - 3$ - Notice by email 60 days prior | |||
March 18, 2023 - 3$ - Notice by email 60 days prior | * April 15, 2022 - 1$ - Notice by email 60 days prior | ||
* March 1, 2021 - 3$ - Notice by email 60 days prior | |||
April 15, 2022 - 1$ - Notice by email 60 days prior | |||
March 1, 2021 - 3$ - Notice by email 60 days prior | |||
Other times in the increase notice is at the bottom of the bills. | Other times in the increase notice is at the bottom of the bills. | ||
[[File:Screenshot 2025-05-13 144918.png|thumb|Example of yearly Bell increase notice that will apply to all clients regardless.]] | [[File:Screenshot 2025-05-13 144918.png|thumb|Example of yearly Bell increase notice that will apply to all clients regardless.]] | ||
Bell issues frequent increases of 5 to 6$ also regardless of what price you're currently paying. Recent sign-ups start around 50$ for over 1Gbit fibre services. Their door to door vendors or instore vendors will often say the price is good for 2 years which is a misrepresentation. | Bell issues frequent increases of 5 to 6$ also regardless of what price you're currently paying. Recent sign-ups start around 50$ for over 1Gbit fibre services. Their door to door vendors or instore vendors will often say the price is good for 2 years which is a misrepresentation.{{Citation needed}} | ||
March 1st 2024 - 5$ | * May 1st, 2025 - 6$ | ||
* Feb 1st, 2025 - 4$ | |||
* July 1st, 2024 - 5$ | |||
* March 1st 2024 - 5$ | |||
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Market Control - Competition is limited large providers expand their networks with help from government grants. https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003326/governments-of-canada-and-ontario-investing-over-22-million-to-bring-high-speed-internet-access-to-more-than-1400-homes-in-10-communities-in-ontario | Market Control - Competition is limited large providers expand their networks with help from government grants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 Jul 2023 |title=Governments of Canada and Ontario investing over $22 million to bring high-speed internet access to more than 1,400 homes in 10 communities in Ontario |url=https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003326/governments-of-canada-and-ontario-investing-over-22-million-to-bring-high-speed-internet-access-to-more-than-1400-homes-in-10-communities-in-ontario |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=Ontario Newsroom}}</ref> | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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===Bell announces network wide sweeping increase starting May 1st, 2025 (''2025 04 30'')=== | ===Bell announces network wide sweeping increase starting May 1st, 2025 (''2025 04 30'')=== | ||
https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/30/reminder-your-bell-internet-bill-is-about-to-go-up/ | Home internet prices are going up 6$ starting May 1st, 2025 a second increase this year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamont |first=Jonathan |date=30 Apr 2025 |title=Reminder: Your Bell internet bill is about to go up |url=https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/30/reminder-your-bell-internet-bill-is-about-to-go-up/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=MobileSyrup}}</ref> | ||
===CRTC makes internet at reasonable speeds a basic service and funds it (''date'')=== | ===CRTC makes internet at reasonable speeds a basic service and funds it (''date'')=== | ||
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crtc-internet-essential-service-1.3906664 | CRTC makes providers a plan to achieve speeds of 50mpbs to 8% of canadians. They invest 750 million to achieve that.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kupfer |first=Matthew |date=21 Dec 2016 |title=CRTC declares broadband internet access a basic service |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crtc-internet-essential-service-1.3906664 |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=CBC}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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