Liberals, NDP, wade into UBB's muddy waters

OTTAWA – For even more proof on how political the issue of usage-based billing (UBB) has become, one need look no further than at a few press releases that arrived in Cartt.ca’s in box on Monday.The first was from the Liberal party calling on the CRTC “to protect open, affordable Internet access” by expanding the scope of its review of its initial decision on UBB. In the release, Liberal Industry, Science and Technology critic Marc Garneau also encouraged Canadians to sign a petition at a website featuring the title “Don’t give the CRTC a second chance to make the same mistake”, though he...