April 2008
160 posts
US Copyright Lobby In Canada Rebutted By Michael... →
US Copyright Lobby In Canada Rebutted By Michael Geist I found this via a post by Cory Doctorow over at BoingBoing. Michael Geist rebuts the U.S. Copyright Lobby that is attempting to misinform…
Net Neutrality Rally In Canada…. They Have A... →
The drive to have a Net Neutrality Rally on Parliament Hill on May 15th is gaining steam. Besides a rather lengthy thread on DSLreports.com, there’s now a website active:…
Rogers ups the traffic throttling ante →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- As Canada’s largest ISP, Bell Canada has been getting all the attention in the traffic shaping / net neutrality controversy. But Ted Rogers also shackles users and his…
Changing the vocabulary →
The subject of net neutrality came up in a meeting I had yesterday and the conversation turned to current affairs in Canada and various hearings in the US. Our discussion included an examination of…
Changing the vocabulary →
The subject of net neutrality came up in a meeting I had yesterday and the conversation turned to current affairs in Canada and various hearings in the US. Our discussion included an examination of…
Net neutrality in Canada and political parties... →
Net neutrality in Canada and political parties stance on it Submitted by Khalid on Tue, 2008/04/29 - 13:11. Canada Both Bell and Rogers have been caught meddling with internet traffic. Bell provides…
ACTION ALERT: Demand net neutrality now →
Canada: P2P freedom-Ars Technica →
P2P throttling leading to net neutrality showdown in Canada By Nate Anderson Ars Technica: April 24, 2008…
Copyright Crazy! →
Copyright Crazy! Let’s all wear funny hats and celebrate - the world is going Copyright Crazy! First off the mark is Cory Doctorow and his post over on BoingBoing on how the U.S. driven copyright…
Throttling fight continues →
The fight between Bell Canada and CAIP (Canadian Association of Internet Providers) continues. Michael Geist has an excellent blog entry on it here. Like many people I am watching this one closely….
CAIP's reply →
The Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) has filed its reply to Bell’s answer to its application to the CRTC asking for Bell Canada to be ordered to provide their customers with…
Canadians Plan Net Neutrality Protest May 15 -... →
Canadians Plan Net Neutrality Protest May 15 - Sparked by Bell Canada’s treatment of independent ISPs Site Feeds, VoIP, broadbandreports.com No Comments » Teksavvy CEO Rocky Gaudrault posts to our…
Where Do The Liberals Stand on Copyright? Dan... →
Where Do The Liberals Stand on Copyright? Dan McTeague the anti-consumer critic Michael Geist BLOGS about Liberal Dan McTeague’s exposing of himself as Canada’s proponent of USA DMCA style…
CRTC Gets Kick-Ass CAIP Response To Bell’s... →
Michael Geist reports on the response from the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) to the submission from Bell to the CRTC regarding Bell’s active throttling of bandwidth and P2P…
Net Neutrality Showdown In Canada - Ars Technica →
Net Neutrality Showdown In Canada - Ars Technica Ars Technica reports on the recent filing by Wireless Nomad to the CRTC calling for it to force Bell from using Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) to…
P2P throttling leading to net neutrality showdown... →
Some small ISPs have been complaining to Canadian regulators for weeks about Bell Canada’s throttling of P2P apps on their services, especially since the slowdowns don’t produce any speed gains for…
NDP: Conservatives ‘out to lunch’ on net... →
A CBC article by Peter Nowak, a fairly long interview with Charlie Angus on p2pnet and a ComputerWorld Canada by Rafael Ruffolo discusses Charlie Angus’ call on the government to properly deal with…
P2P throttling leading to net neutrality showdown... →
Some small ISPs have been complaining to Canadian regulators for weeks about Bell Canada’s throttling of P2P apps on their services, especially since the slowdowns don’t produce any speed gains for…
P2P throttling leading to net neutrality showdown... →
P2P throttling leading to net neutrality showdown in Canada Some small ISPs have been complaining to Canadian regulators for weeks about Bell Canada’s throttling of P2P apps on their services,…
Adding fuel to the fire →
P2PNet published some instructions on contacting the CRTC to support the CAIP Application Here’s the important bit: If you want to add to the onslaught, Marc Bissonnette of Canadian ISP.com has…
Net neutrality rally now May 15 →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- “Canada’s traffic shaping / net neutrality battle is moving to the streets —- or, at least, to Parliament Hill in Ottawa,” p2pnet posted yesterday, going on: “Rocky…
Viacom Continues Hostility to RSS and Canada →
Since launching its new Web site for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, whose parent company is Viacom, has not yet offered an RSS feed for clips of the popular show. As it releases…
p2pnet Q&A with ex-Bell Canada expert →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- On Tuesday p2pnet ran two posts, one based on a Reader’s Write from Invictus (right), and the second on a later email exchange. The subject was Bell Canada’s efforts to…
Net Neutrality Heats Up in the U.S. and Canada →
Some ISPs are very much against regulation. So are some politicians. It appears that the ISPs say there is no problem. My thought is that regulation seems to come after the abuse is obvious. Should…
Comcast throttling widespread, says FCC →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- Canada isn’t alone in facing net neutrality / throttle shaping issues. Here, Ma Bell is the largest ISP and in the US, the honour falls to Comcast and both north and south of…
Is DPI an invasion of privacy? →
I have been troubled by the allegation that the use of deep packet inspection for network management purposes by Internet Service Providers is an invasion of privacy. The issue arises in the dispute…
Is DPI an invasion of privacy? →
I have been troubled by the allegation that the use of deep packet inspection for network management purposes by Internet Service Providers is an invasion of privacy. The issue arises in the dispute…
"A Handful of Individuals Lobbying Grenades" →
“A Handful of Individuals Lobbying Grenades” Dan McTeague, the longtime Liberal MP for Pickering-Scarborough East, is best known for his Private Member’s bill on tax-deductible RESPs that caused the…
Canada’s Net Neutrality issue heating up →
From the Ottawa Citizen: CRTC thinking about stopping Bell’s throttling until a policy has been set. What’s the fuss? Michael Geist had a nice post regarding this whole mess. For every…
Jon Stewart to Barack Obama: Do you plan to... →
Jon Stewart asks Obama: Do you have a secret plan to enslave the white race? And later, do you have any fears that when you’re inaugurated in January, Hillary Clinton will still be running?…
Viacom's Hostility to Web Users Continues →
Viacom’s Hostility to Web Users Continues Since launching its new Web site for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Comedy Central network, whose parent company is Viacom, has as yet not offered an…
Viacom Continues Hostility to RSS and Canada →
Since launching its new Web site for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, whose parent company is Viacom, has not yet offered an RSS feed for clips of the popular show. As it releases new…
A Bill of Rights to enshrine Net Neutrality? →
After changing its mind about throttling Bittorrent traffic last month, Comcast has pulled a 180° on network neutrality. Last week, Comcast announced plans to publish a consumers’ “bill of rights…
A Bill of Rights to enshrine Net Neutrality? →
After changing its mind about throttling Bittorrent traffic last month, Comcast has pulled a 180° on network neutrality. Last week, Comcast announced plans to publish a consumers’ “bill of rights…
Net neutrality square-off →
The cable industry and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin have both opposed bills to mandate Net neutrality, yet they hardly sounded like allies at a Senate hearing Tuesday. Of course, Martin and the…
I am Jean Valjean. →
Or Spartacus if you don’t like Les Miserables. Chris has (politely and not coercively) asked me to write openly under my real name, so I’m going to take the plunge. Below for any interested, a brief…
NDP calls for net neutrality →
www.cbc.ca, “The NDP is urging the government to introduce net neutrality and stop Canada’s large telecommunications companies from throttling internet speeds.” link: NDP calls for net neutrality
10 Percent of Broadband Subscribers Suck Up 80... →
The following article is a little heads up, with bell throttling everyone here in canada for -2- usage becaus eit uses to much bandwidth, expect to be soon throttled for Youtube, Break.com,…
trip to Toronto →
Dani and I went to Toronto to spend the beginning of Pesach with his family. Overall the trip went reasonably well. The weather was gorgeous, so we and his sister went out for long walks on Saturday…
Bell throttling fairy tale, unravelled →
Did you ever stop to wonder how an apparent 5% of the users who use up an apparent 33% of the available internal network bandwidth didn’t apparently pay enough for their usage to justify Bell… [[…
Cogeco named in traffic throttling wars →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- While Bell and Rogers have attracted much of the Canadian net neutrality attention in recent weeks, a study conducted Vuze, an online video site that uses the BitTorrent…
Traffic shaping: ‘I am appalled …’ →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- Once upon a time, the customer was always right. Then along came corporate organisation and customers were replaced by consumers, mindless entities expected to do what…
BitTorrent Throttling ISPs Exposed by Azureus →
Last month Azureus published a plugin through which users can help distinguishing the good from the bad ISPs, and today we have a preview of some early findings. A massive 1,000,000 hours of data……
Separating the competitive access issues from the... →
about Bell Canada throttling indie ISPs
Vuze Study Points To P2P Interference From Cogeco →
Vuze Study Points To P2P Interference From Cogeco While Bell and Rogers have attracted much of the Canadian net neutrality attention in recent weeks, a study conducted Vuze, an online video site…
Lawyers Included in 10 Best Tech Bloggers in... →
On April 17, 2008 IT World Canada published “The 10 Best Technology Bloggers in Canada” a list compiled by ComputerWorld Canada editor Shane Schick [currently accessible; may require free…
CRTC To Rule On Net Neutrality - Let Them Know You... →
CRTC To Rule On Net Neutrality - Let Them Know You Give A Shit Over at Michael Geist’s blog I found out the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) has been given until Monday to respond to…
Montreal Gazette: Internet throttling defended →
Interviews of Bell VP Regulatory defending throttling customers and leased lines
Bell Canada throttling could block free speech →
p2pnet news | Freedom:- Traffic shaping is front and centre with Canada’s National Democratic Party. But the question isn’t merely whether or not Canada’s largest ISPs are deliberately blocking…
Net Neutrality in Canada - Video news update →
