This is wonderful news. I was planning to attend my first 'rally' on saturday to protest UBB. I was shocked at how even non techies cared so much about this issue.
I hope the monopolies(rogers&bell) don't try less subtle ways to achieve their goals.
Non-techies cared, in this case, because it was pretty easy to see how this would affect you personally - you would have to pay more. Period.
If you asked the average person who is opposed to UBB (read: practically everyone), very few could actually present a nuanced argument as to why it's bad for a number of reasons. Instead, they can simply equate UBB to paying more, which it turns out is good enough for collective action.
So democracy wins, but only because this can be framed as a pretty black-and-white issue in the eyes of most Canadians.
I hope the monopolies(rogers&bell) don't try less subtle ways to achieve their goals.