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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today set groundwork for net neutrality in the country through a ruling that discourages Internet providers from throttling traffic. The guidelines will encourage monetary practices first, such as bandwidth caps or metered Internet access, and will accept slowing down some or all service only when necessary. All providers will also have to clearly publicize any throttling...
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From macnn.com
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TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Canada's TV regulator dealt
a blow Wednesday to network neutrality -- the concept calling
for Internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all Web content
the same with regard to transmission speed -- by upholding the
right of domestic ISPs to control online content and traffic.
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From nz.rss.news.yahoo.com
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Todd Michael LaneCommentLast week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission made a ruling that could change the quality of every Canadian’s Internet connection. On the request of Rogers and Bell, the CRTC allowed Internet service providers to “shape” Internet traffic through a process known as throttling. Throttling would allow ISPs to slow downloading through peer-to-peer file sharing, video streaming, and other high...
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From thevarsity.ca
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TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Canada's TV regulator dealt a blow Wednesday to network neutrality -- the concept calling for Internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all Web content the same with regard to transmission speed -- by upholding the right of domestic ISPs to control online content and traffic.
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From bclocalnews.com
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Internet service providers may become legally responsible for scam web sites and spam that passes over their lines if a new piece of legislation, the Investor Protection Act, gets turned into law. The act, which passed through the House Financial Services Committee today, requires ISPs to filter fraudulent sites and emails that falsely claim [...]
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From gigaom.com
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