The City of Vancouver doesn't like usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet access; this kind of traffic metering "will act as a tax on innovation, free expression, and empowerment," according to the city council. In addition, metering "discriminates" against high-bandwidth applications like audio and video. Remove the caps!
Yesterday, the Vancouver city council passed a resolution on "Affordable Internet Access in Vancouver" in which it railed against UBB and blasted incumbent Internet providers like Bell Canada for imposing "unjust financial limitations on how many gigabytes of usage their independent competitors can provide to their customers."
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