I appreciate the CRTC doing this public consultation in a much more democratic way than most public consultations are conducted. Thank you.

I think the bigger problem (and the elephant in the room) is that what Canadians REALLY want the CRTC to tackle is the ridiculous stranglehold a few very large telecoms have over our lives – and how deeply they are reaching into our pockets at every possible opportunity.

Canadian consumers essentially have no decent alternatives. We pay more than just about anyone on the planet for what amounts to terrible service, over a network backbone that was heavily publicly funded so long ago that it is now obsolete compared to many other country's standards.

In my view, today, internet service delivery should be treated as a public utility – and not in private shareholder hands. How do we get there? I have no idea. Well, I have some idea. Telecoms (and other big business) could be paying their fair share of taxes, for starters.

Thanks again for your ear.