CBC's Search Engine has a great podcast that tries to answer the question that will dominate the CRTC's net neutrality hearing – is throttlng actually necessary?
Is Throttling Necessary?
January 7, 2009
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whose thorttled?
OH you mean people that don’t get how to unthrottle themselves and or look for ways to beat it.
I see…..
GOOD stay slow and uninformed we like it this way.
Well
The question they’re asking is not if there’s ways to get around it, but if it’s really necessary at all. Completely different question.