Apocalypse Now: Usage-based Billing and The End of Canada’s Digital Fu

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Apocalypse Now User-based Billing and The End of Canada’s Digital Future Image: Hurricane's alive

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The Current Situation

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Who's Affected?

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Internet Cap image: Kym.

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Cap: 25 GB\month Overage Fees: $1.70 charge per GB to a maximum of $51.00/month 15 GBs Over: $57.50 7 Mbps Connection: $32.00 Info: Bell Canada

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Reasons Why? image:

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Ramifications Image: Gizmodo

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Net Neutrality Image: DodogoeSLR

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Image: michaeljosh Digital Distribution

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Digital Distribution: Corporate Style Image: paul (dex)

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Media Sharing Image: Ann&Ming

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Social Media Image: linkedmediagrp

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Widening Digital Divide Image: pure9

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Institutions Image: sheriffdan10

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How it Affects Millennials Image: sean dreilinger

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Future Unplugged Image by: nige_mar

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Left Behind: Passive netizens Image: Hellblazer!

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What Can We Do About It? Image: lukemontague

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Image Credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ourlastsong/5383776769/ OECD and ITIF Broadband Rankings http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-44.htm Various hompages of ISPs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiyomi-and-the-gang/37092819/ http:// www.bell.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshadowknows/2871468537/ http://gizmodo.com/5391712/net-neutrality-worst-case http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodogoeslr/4875088920/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeljosh/4645857832/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dexxus/2666108915/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ann_ming/1180483187/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/socialmediamarketinglinkedmedia/5183654716/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pure9/1577116558/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheriffdan/2021342271/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/3913155154/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nige_mar/4322149444/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogmatic/3106146795/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukemontague/120401296/