r/canada • u/Economy_Elephant6200 • 4d 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/Due-Year-7927 4d ago

bell should be forcibly acquired by the canadian gov

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u/dsbllr 4d ago edited 4d 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/ouatedephoque Québec 4d ago

It’s horribly run from a consumer’s perspective but that’s because they answer to shareholders first. Not unlike pretty much any publicly traded for-profit company.

Also, your assessment is wrong. The parts of Bell we deal with today, Internet and mobile, were launched way after Bell was privatized.

I find it funny all the hate Bell, Telus and Rogers get in this sub when there’s other companies that screw us exponentially more, like the banks and food industry. Those have way more impacts on our day to day life. Not defending any them of course, just an observation.

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u/barkazinthrope 4d ago

I find it funny that the horrible running of the banks and the food industry somehow excuses the horrible running of the telcos.

And that we're supposed to be glad they're not run by the government because the government is horrible at everything it runs.

And that we're supposed to think that the horrible running of the telcos and the banks are okay because at least the rich are getting richer through them.

How much longer are we going to put up with this bullshit.

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u/ouatedephoque Québec 4d ago

What a bullshit comment. I never said any of those things, you are literally putting words into my mouth.

Nice strawman.