The CRTC this morning issued its promised plan for addressing the substantive issues raised by the CAIP complaint over Bell's throttling practices. The plan has an aggressive timeline with all submissions in by June 26th and a decision promised within 90 days. Bell and CAIP have been asked to respond […]
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CRTC Denies CAIP Request for Interim Relief from Bell’s Throttling
The CRTC this morning denied CAIP's request for interim relief blocking Bell's throttling practices. The Commission ruled that CAIP did not meet the standard for interim relief. It acknowledged that there is a serious issue to be determined, but it was not convinced that there will be irreparable harm if […]
Bell Canada Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Deep Packet Inspection Practices
CIPPIC has filed a privacy complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada over Bell's deep packet inspection practices. With CAIP raising the privacy issue in its submission to the CRTC, it was only a matter of time before the Privacy Commissioner was asked to intervene. CIPPIC highlights several privacy concerns […]
Liberal Response to Net Neutrality
Julianna Yau posts a response she received from a Liberal MP on net neutrality. The response notes the deregulatory approach at the CRTC and states that "this approach does not afford proper recognition to the rights of Canadian internet users, and has resulted in the problems we are beginning to […]
NUPGE Calls on Liberals To Join Net Neutrality Fight
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is asking Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion to support its "campaign for government action" to protect the neutrality of the Internet in Canada.