<story><title>SpaceX applies to offer high-speed internet service to Canadians</title><url>https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/spacex-high-speed-internet-1.5618918</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jacquesm</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m sure they will find a way to cut the usual suspects in so they can make their money without lifting a finger.&lt;p&gt;I spent a lot of time and money on a rural internet project in Canada. Every time we entered a community suddenly there would be a project from the local telcos and cable companies to wire up that one community. They would never do this proactive, just reactive and unless we threatened to move in they would never lift a finger and continue to charge an arm and a leg for some ridiculously slow service.&lt;p&gt;These government sanctioned monopolies are terrible for Canada.</text></comment>
<story><title>SpaceX applies to offer high-speed internet service to Canadians</title><url>https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/spacex-high-speed-internet-1.5618918</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>vchynarov</author><text>I have ranted about the terrible quality of consumer telecommunications in Canada for years - I am terribly excited. I have lived in both the US and Canada, moving between both for the past 6 years, and I am always thrilled to use American providers.&lt;p&gt;Anecdotal data point: For a while, AT&amp;amp;T had an North-America wide plan for $~40&amp;#x2F;45 for month with 10G LTE with the rest being 3G. I kept this in Canada because there would be nothing close to this there - it was cheaper to use the American service.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve always used my own phone with prepaid plans and the cheapest plans in Canada are awful compared to the cheapest plans in the USA. I also lived in the GTA, not some remote village.</text></comment>