Telus has called on the CRTC to establish new safeguards against the abuse of market power in light of the vertical integration that has occurred in the Canadian broadcast and telecom market in recent months. The company’s proposed safeguards include: Distributors should not withhold content from competitors. This will prevent […]
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Sony Security Breach Among the Biggest in History
Multiple reports focus on the massive Sony breach involving more than 75 million account holders with PlayStation Network. Account holders have received a warning that: For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information. Sony […]
U.S. Confirmed as “Lone Hold Out” on ACTA Transparency
KEI has obtained a new document under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act that confirms that the U.S. was the “lone hold out” in disclosing drafts of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement during the Summer of 2010.
Netflix on Canadian Data Caps
Netflix on the use of data caps by Canadian ISPs: data caps are actually a very poor way to manage demand and limit Internet congestion. All of the costs of supplying residential broadband are for supporting the peak loads, typically Sunday nights for residential customers. Bandwidth consumed off-peak is completely […]
Shaw Planning to Implement UBB This Summer
Shaw executives told an analyst call last week that the company plans to move forward with usage based billing plans as early as this summer.