Shaws New Overcharges

"As of January 1, 2011, Shaw is implementing a pretty significant change into how it charges for internet service. The company is going to begin enforcing bandwidth caps on all of it’s customers." This starts in Vancouver February 1,2011, UNLESS CONSUMERS SPEAK UP, Time warner back off this in the USA after outrage, Shaw can back off too with enough pressure.
THIS WILL AFFECT EVERY CANADIAN! THE CRTC DECISION ON THIS IS NOT FINAL YET. SPEAK UP!! ASAP! This becomes FINAL JAN 25, 2011.

Forum Thread 80,000+ Unique visits, over 1100+ posts, 58 pages of OUTRAGED consumers:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r24949041-Shaw-charging-for-extra-bandwidth.

Very well written blog on this in plain English:
http://www.thewunderbar.net/2011/01/07/the-new-shaw-internet-realitybandwidth-caps/

CBC National News report:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/The_National/1233408557/ID=1727320821

CBC News online report:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2011/01/07/internet-expensive-surfing-canadians.html

The Toronto Star online report:
http://www.thestar.com/news/science...--geist-shaw-sings-new-tune-on-net-regulation

CBC News online report:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/06/crtc-usage-based-billing-internet.html

CTV Edmonton News report:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ItlDwebRc

The Globe and Mail online report:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...tc-decision-kills-competition/article1847757/

And lastly Shaws before and after Acceptable Use Policy, showing the reduction of bandwidth of 30% on all internet bandwidth caps to educe more revenue with overcharges:
old web cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...aw/TermsofUse/AcceptableUsePolicyInternet.htm
New policy: http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/AboutShaw/TermsofUse/AcceptableUsePolicyInternet.htm#traffic

How to complain:

Shaw cable : (604) 629-8888
CRTC complaint department: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/RapidsCCM/Register.asp?lang=E
The Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications (CCTS): https://www.ccts-cprst.ca/en/complaints/complaint-form
Find your local MP: http://howdtheyvote.ca/findmember.php?s=13
Send Tweets to Tony Clement. He's really the person who can make things happen, with enough pressure: http://act.ly/2kw

 

With enough presure, outcry, this can be stopped like the HST will be. Even Vancouver City hall has asked the CRTC to reverse it's decision, first city in Canada to do so.

http://openmedia.ca/news/city-vancouver-calls-out-crtc-behalf-its-residents

 

They also lowered the bandwidth limits.

High Speed - From 75GB to 60GB
High Speed Extreme - From 125GB to 100GB
High Speed Warp - From 250GB to 175GB
High Speed Nitro - From 500GB to 350GB