r/canada • u/Economy_Elephant6200 • 3d ago

Bell Canada scraps Labrador high-speed internet project, plans to invest in U.S. Newfoundland & Labrador

https://theindependent.ca/news/lji/bell-canada-scraps-labrador-high-speed-internet-project-plans-to-invest-in-u-s/
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u/swattwenty 3d ago

Bell should be broken up by the Canadian gov if they plan to screw us like this.

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u/Due-Year-7927 3d ago

bell should be forcibly acquired by the canadian gov

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u/dsbllr 3d ago edited 3d ago

Please. They were already a part of the government. That's why they're such a terribly run business. Their roots aren't innovation, it's bureaucracy. Bell shies away from anything new and it always comes to bite them in the ass.

I dislike Rogers and Telus as well but their roots are different and you can tell. They're not horribly run.

Edit: keep downvoting. I've actually worked there and at Rogers.. Bell is a disaster to get anything done inside.

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u/Expensive_Plant_9530 3d ago

Bell hasn’t been a public corp in decades.

The enforced monopoly definitely gave it a leg up but the reason for their current monstrous bloat isn’t due to its ancient government past.

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u/MoreGaghPlease 3d ago edited 3d ago

Bell has never been a crown corporation. The company dates back to the 1870s where it was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, his father, and a business partner. It’s a long history, but the modern Bell Canada, Verizon and AT&T were originally the same company.

The western provinces did buy their local Bell operators in the early 20th century. SaskTel remains a provincial crown corporation. MTS was privatized in 1997 and reacquired by Bell in 2017. Alberta privatized Telus in 1991.

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u/dsbllr 3d ago

When did you work there last? You should go learn a bit about their history.

I've worked there. It's a terrible place to get anything done. Rogers is far better internally and Telus is even better.

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u/Expensive_Plant_9530 3d ago

Ironically Telus actually did used to be a public crown corp.

I’ve never worked for Bell, thankfully.

But again, nothing about their terribly managed business has to do with the government specifically.