Thread: Death of Free Internet is Imminent

Death of Free Internet is Imminent
Canada Will Become Test Case

by Kevin Parkinson


Global Research, July 20, 2008

In the last 15 years or so, as a society we have had access to more information than ever before in modern history because of the Internet. There are approximately 1 billion Internet users in the world and any one of these users can theoretically communicate in real time with any other on the planet. The Internet has been the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century by far, and has been recognized as such by the global community.

The free transfer of information, uncensored, unlimited and untainted, still seems to be a dream when you think about it. Whatever field that is mentioned- education, commerce, government, news, entertainment, politics and countless other areas- have been radically affected by the introduction of the Internet. And mostly, it's good news, except when poor judgements are made and people are taken advantage of. Scrutiny and oversight are needed, especially where children are involved.

However, when there are potential profits open to a corporation, the needs of society don't count. Take the recent case in Canada with the behemoths, Telus and Rogers rolling out a charge for text messaging without any warning to the public. It was an arrogant and risky move for the telecommunications giants because it backfired. People actually used Internet technology to deliver a loud and clear message to these companies and that was to scrap the extra charge. The people used the power of the Internet against the big boys and the little guys won.

However, the issue of text messaging is just a tiny blip on the radar screens of Telus and another company, Bell Canada, the two largest Internet Service Providers (ISP'S) in Canada. Our country is being used as a test case to drastically change the delivery of Internet service forever. The change will be so radical that it has the potential to send us back to the horse and buggy days of information sharing and access.

In the upcoming weeks watch for a report in Time Magazine that will attempt to smooth over the rough edges of a diabolical plot by Bell Canada and Telus, to begin charging per site fees on most Internet sites. The plan is to convert the Internet into a cable-like system, where customers sign up for specific web sites, and then pay to visit sites beyond a cutoff point.

From my browsing (on the currently free Internet) I have discovered that the 'demise' of the free Internet is slated for 2010 in Canada, and two years later around the world. Canada is seen a good choice to implement such shameful and sinister changes, since Canadians are viewed as being laissez fair, politically uninformed and an easy target. The corporate marauders will iron out the wrinkles in Canada and then spring the new, castrated version of the Internet on the rest of the world, probably with little fanfare, except for some dire warnings about the 'evil' of the Internet (free) and the CEO's spouting about 'safety and security'. These buzzwords usually work pretty well.

What will the Internet look like in Canada in 2010? I suspect that the ISP's will provide a "package" program as companies like Cogeco currently do. Customers will pay for a series of websites as they do now for their television stations. Television stations will be available on-line as part of these packages, which will make the networks happy since they have lost much of the younger market which are surfing and chatting on their computers in the evening. However, as is the case with cable television now, if you choose something that is not part of the package, you know what happens. You pay extra.

And this is where the Internet (free) as we know it will suffer almost immediate, economic strangulation. Thousands and thousands of Internet sites will not be part of the package so users will have to pay extra to visit those sites! In just an hour or two it is possible to easily visit 20-30 sites or more while looking for information. Just imagine how high these costs will be.

At present, the world condemns China because that country restricts certain websites. "They are undemocratic; they are removing people's freedom; they don't respect individual rights; they are censoring information,â€

i dont believe this could ever happen. Think about it, would a phone company charge you by phone numbers you may reach?

Frankly, I have no doubt that it could (and would) happen if ISP's could organize the internet into a cable-like TV system. There is a huge amount, probably trillions, if not billions of dollars, that could be made if they could "tame" the net. And the elitists and politicians would be fully supportive of it.

You don't think they could let something go on like this for very long. I'm surprised they took this long. They are going to make it where we will only know what they want us to know.

I remember when Paul McCartney had his concert in Russia and they had some clips of what people went through for music back when he was with the Beatles.. Look at South America and how lost they would be as to what's going on without the internet. I still couldn't believe the idiots with the sunami who figured these poverty stricken people didn't have a cell phone. HELLO! We have become more connected and right now, they don't like that very much. They want that stopped. They don't want the 2 ends to meet the middle to get a chance of figuring out the truth. We are crossing paths and more and more are seeing what's going on.

If there's money to be made and it's possible to implement, they will ty to do it!

Our governments are hating us, the people, informing each other.

Glad to know all of ALIPAC

I believe that the "powers that be" will take away free access to the web and turn it into a controlled profit. It will be the same deal as cable tv. People will be charged a "basic" package deal, and anything added wil go for addtional rates. I also think that educational facilities and libraries will have their own programs for research, censored of course.

Newspapers are going broke and news that would be otherwise withheld by the MSM, the elites, big busness, and crooked politicians, is spreading all over the internet. Of course they want to shut down as much access to the internet as they can. Its all about control.

I also think that educational facilities and libraries will have their own programs for research, censored of course.

This is years ago and I was in college. Had a speech class. They gave us all limited topics and I always like to venture off. By the time it got to me, Pyramids was left. Knowing everyone had already done regular pyramids to death.....I decided to go the psychic route. Or meditation.....something off the normal path. NOT a single book in the college library on anything but proprer Egyption pyramids. Even limited for the Myans. I had to buy my own research material to do the work. Seriously.....not only the college library, but the local ones as well. Computers weren't IN back then and we had to read the actual books and actually go to a library.. Even then they were sensoring what we were allowed to know.



Atleast they had the books......even though I had to buy them.

Why can't these a-holes leave well enough alone?

Why can't these a-holes leave ANYTHING alone?!?!

Originally Posted by SicNTiredInSoCal

Why can't these a-holes leave well enough alone?

Why can't these a-holes leave ANYTHING alone?!?!

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