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In response to "See above. I suspect that a lot more people were screaming bloody murder than were actually impacted by the change." by Mop (213 lbs)

Also, Shaw only started charging for overages/UBB on Feb 01 2011. So it's a brand new feature of their service.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Feb 3 '11, 09:18

Previously they were issuing warnings and possibly reducing data rates for abusive downloaders.

So some of the resentment about that sort of change in business practice helped give steam to this conflict.

Pro-Business shouldn't mean Pro-Oligopoly. It should be Pro-Competition, because more businesses = more jobs.

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*knocks a zero off their next check to Harper* -- nm - Bell Canada Feb 3, 09:20 3
- Nope. Corporate donations banned over half a decade ago. Individuals can only donate $1,100 annually. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 09:46 2
  - Geez. What a bunch of communists. - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:48 1
    - It's actually a little low in my mind. Especially when every dinner ticket, raffle draw and convention cost is incorporated into that. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 09:53

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Also, Shaw only started charging for overages/UBB on Feb 01 2011. So it's a brand new feature of their service.

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