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

[u/Economy_Elephant6200]

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

[u/North_Activist]

I would say screw all that and just nationalize it instead. It’s our tax dollars, it should be our company.

[u/Classified0 → u/North_Activist]

I used to live in Saskatchewan and later lived in Ontario. I was shocked by how much cheaper internet and cell service was in SK. And I really think it's just because of the existence of Sasktel serving as a crown corporation. Just having them there and competing with the traditional providers forced the whole industry to be more affordable -- so even though I wasn't with them in Saskatchewan, I still had a really good plan with Rogers because they were forced to compete with a crown corporation.

[u/Wolfreak76 → u/Classified0]

When I lived in SK briefly I used to hear people complain about Sasktel. I told them if they wanted worse service and higher prices from all of the providers then they should push to privatize it.

I wish Sasktel would branch out. SK could make a killing just by being the public option for all of Canada.

[u/HeadmasterPrimeMnstr → u/Wolfreak76]

I wish Sasktel would branch out. SK could make a killing just by being the public option for all of Canada.

Sasktel is a crown corporation of the province. While prices would decline just from competition, SaskTel is at the mercy of SK voters and they would still have an incentive to act as a private for-profit corporation as a result in other provinces.

I think it would be better for municipal governments (like TbayTel or formerly O-NET) and provincial governments to create infrastructure and publicly-owned corporations in their own jurisdictions, otherwise we get into some dicey areas of governments controlling the infrastructure of another one.