On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 11:01 -0500, Keith Major wrote: > So, how can we stop the gov't?
On this matter your window of opportunity has passed. The government directive is effective today. > I'm open to ideas and one of them is to > organize the different AUGs across Canada and go after them. Also we can > help out www.cavp.ca in their positioning. Also, we can approach the CRTC > and show support for them. Direct action by contacting the government and appearing at CRTC hearings is by far the best course of action and if everyone did it it would have an enormous impact. However, the reality is very few individuals or businesses are able to commit this time and resources required to accomplish this in an effective way. That is why there are industry associations which do this. In this case we formed the CAVP to organize VoIP Providers and manufacturers so we may be informed and heard at the CRTC and in Ottawa. > Now I'm not an activist or organizer of this sort of thing and I have no > idea where to start but, if someone has a direction; I'll be there. The CAVP has been following this matter for some time and has been doing its part in an attempt to prevent these steps from being taken. If yourself or other people on this list have an interest in staying informed on regulatory affairs then I strongly urge you to join the CAVP. The CAVP certainly needs the support of its members so it can do its work more effectively. Membership for individuals and small businesses is very reasonable. www.cavp.ca -- John Lange President Canadian Association of Voice Over IP Service Providers. 1-866-940-CAVP (2287) > > Let's take action! > > Keith Major > Aquarius Telecom / LogicMedia > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bjorn Asmul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] Elevator news > > Hi Zoltan, > > This could be the end of smaller VoIP providers, and telecom competition > in general. > > The only reason companies, such as AtlasVoice, can stay in business is > because the "giants" are regulated. > http://www.cavp.ca/content/view/76/2/ > > Once they've sabotaged all their competition, Bell and Telus will once > again be able to jack up the prices and regain their monopoly. > I hope the first area will be Parliament Hill and Maxime Bernier's > neighbourhood. But then again...that'll go on our tab. > > Thanks, > Bjorn Asmul > www.atlasvoice.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pittner, Zoltan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [on-asterisk] Elevator news > > I am not sure how is that news system called with the display in the > elevators, however this mornig I read the following which might be of > interest to us all: > > "Ottawa orverruled CRTC decision to regulate the services provided by > the emerging VOIP providers" > > This may be good for us all. > > Zoltan. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional > commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
