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		<title>Bell offering movie downloads</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like Bell is jumping on the movie download bandwagon, ala Apple iTunes, Microsoft xbox 360 , Netflix, etc. Interesting arguments from the article in regards to this announcement and in the CRTC investigation on their own peer-to-peer throttling practices. Now I wonder when Rogers will follow suit with their own movie download offering.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like <a href="http://bell.ca">Bell</a> is jumping on the <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080522-bell-canada-opens-online-video-store-as-p2p-debate-rages-on.html">movie download</a> bandwagon, ala <a href="http://www.apple.com">Apple iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft xbox 360</a> , <a href="http://www.netflix.com/">Netflix</a>, etc. Interesting arguments from the article in regards to this announcement and in the CRTC investigation on their own peer-to-peer throttling practices. Now I wonder when <a href="http://rogers.com">Rogers</a> will follow suit with their own movie download offering.</p>
<p>Rogers has recently instituted a policy of <a href="http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/03/rogers_now_with_more_bullshit_and_baseball/ ">enforcing download caps for customers</a>. If Rogers were to offer movie downloads, it makes you wonder how they enforce internet usage, yet promote extensive movie downloading which would no doubt take a huge chunk of bandwidth. Then again, Rogers seems to have the reputation for <a href="http://www.ihaterogers.ca">not caring for customers</a> as they continue to grow and expand into new media businesses. I&#8217;ve had a few run ins with Rogers myself that has recently led me open up their &#8220;iron grip&#8221; as much as possible by <a href="http://www.brantheory.com/2008/03/10/goodbye-rogers-cable/">canceling my cable service</a> and look at other alternatives.</p>
<p>It is nice to see that Canada is slowly catching up to the online media that our US neighbours enjoy so much. We can probably blame a lot on the CRTC&#8217;s restrictions. Let&#8217;s just hope that there&#8217;s some additional competition to keep Bell and Rogers on their toes.</p>
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