CBC and Billboard provide some additional coverage of the copyright consultation to be announced next week. Word is that the roundtables will begin immediately with at least two planned next week in Vancouver and Calgary with more to follow across the country. The first is apparently scheduled for the Vancouver […]
Archive for July, 2009
The Forthcoming Copyright Consultation – An Update
CBC and Billboard provide some additional coverage of the copyright consultation to be announced next week. Word is that the roundtables will begin immediately with at least two planned next week in Vancouver and Calgary with more to follow across the country. The first is apparently scheduled for the Vancouver […]
Harris-Decima Poll on Net Neutrality
The Canadian Press is reporting on a Harris-Decima poll that it says shows that Canadians are supportive of traffic management provided that all users are treated fairly. The survey indicated that Canadians are generally happy with their Internet service. Interestingly, just prior to the release of the survey, one of […]
CRTC Network Management Hearing, Day Seven: Bell
Day seven of the CRTC's network management hearing featured just one company: Bell. As the prime target for much of the criticism associated with traffic management, Bell executives faced questions for nearly three hours, far longer than anyone else.
Key points included new details on Bell's traffic and traffic management practices, claims that the company cannot separate retail and wholesale Internet traffic, and the company's support for a "reasonableness" standard, rather than the "least intrusive" approach advocated by several groups.
Today's summary was again compiled by Sean Murtha, a law student at the University of Ottawa. Other coverage available from the National Post liveblog, CBC.ca, the National Post, and twitter feeds from CIPPIC and me.
New NetNeutrality.ca Launches
The CRTC's network management hearing has concluded, but the net neutrality issue will continue for the foreseeable future as we await the CRTC decision and the political parties jockey on the issue. Given the interest, I've relaunched the NetNeutrality.ca website with more information and a cleaner look. Suggestions for improvements […]
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