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CRTC asked to stop Bell’s ‘throttling’
Toronto Star, Canada - 4 hours ago
A group representing some of the country’s Internet service providers is asking Canada’s broadcast regulator to stop Bell Canada Inc.’s practice of …

CRTC gets ‘throttling’ complaint against BCE
Montreal Gazette, Canada - 4 hours ago
The Canadian Association of Internet Providers filed an application to the federal telecom regulator this week requesting it direct BCE Inc. to cease and …

Bell faces backlash from smaller ISPs
Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago
An industry group representing more than 50 independent Canadian Internet service providers is alleging that Bell Canada’s plans to throttle the Web traffic …

Internet service providers want CRTC to stop Bell from slowing Web …
The Canadian Press, OTTAWA - 13 hours ago
OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Internet Providers wants the CRTC to direct Bell Canada (TSX:BCE) to stop a practice known as “traffic shaping” which, …

ISPs go on offence in speed battle with Bell
CBC.ca, Canada - 15 hours ago
BY PETER NOWAK — It’s all-out war between independent internet service providers and Bell Canada Inc. as the smaller companies have urged the CRTC to put an …

Internet providers take ‘throttling’ complaint to CRTC
Financial Post, Canada - 18 hours ago
The “traffic throttling” debate that has enraged Canadian Internet users has been brought to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission …

ISPs seek order stopping Bell from braking Web traffic
ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - 19 hours ago
A coalition of Canadian Internet service providers is calling on federal regulators to issue a stop order to Bell Canada, saying the way the company manages …

Indie Canadian ISPs Fight Back ISP association files formal …
Dslreports - 23 hours ago
Canadian law professor Michael Geist says that The Canadian Association of Internet Providers, Canada’s largest ISP association, has filed a Part VII …

Net throttling will choke online innovation in Canada
Northern Daily News, Canada - 4 Apr 2008
Are you getting ripped off when you go on the internet? This is the question that every Canadian needs to ask following news that telecom giant Bell Canada …

Canadians debating net neutrality in wake of Bell throttling
Ars Technica, MA - 3 Apr 2008
By Nate Anderson | Published: April 03, 2008 - 08:40PM CT Arguments about network neutrality haven’t made much headway in Canada (perhaps it’s hard to get …

Bell Canada takes heat from clients
Canada.com, Canada - 3 Apr 2008
“Hands off my Internet” is the message Bell Canada is hearing from Canadians this week and last. Alarmed by the company’s decision to limit Internet speeds …

Ottawa can’t control Internet fees
Canada.com, Canada - 3 Apr 2008
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Jim Prentice says he has no power to block the new practice of telecommunications giants that targets users who use up a lot of …

Harper government sides with big telecom companies
National Union of Public and General Employees, Canada - 3 Apr 2008
“The Internet is not regulated in Canada. We continue to monitor the discussion that is taking place,” Prentice told NDP MP Charlie Angus in the Commons. …

Industry Minister Silent On ISP Limiting
E Canada Now, Canada - 3 Apr 2008
Ottawa (eCanadaNow) -The continuing debate about the Internet throttling issue that is affecting a number of Canadian ISP’s is not something that the …

Internet “throttling” a consumer rip-off
New Democratic Party of Canada (press release), Canada - 3 Apr 2008
OTTAWA – NDP spokesperson on digital issues, Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay), says Bell is “throttling” information traffic on the Internet and ripping …

It’s up to you: Prentice to Canadians on traffic throttling
p2pnet.net, Canada - 3 Apr 2008
p2pnet news | Freedom:- Industry minister Jim Prentice (right) has told Canadians it’s up to them if they want to do anything about the Net traffic …

Bell Canada Seeks Death Blow For Indie ISPs
BroadbandReports.com, NY - 3 Apr 2008
With third-party ISPs now unable to offer unthrottled service, Bell Canada now looks to achieve what US incumbents have: total freedom from pesky, …

Charlie Angus slams Bell over traffic ‘throttling’
p2pnet.net, Canada - 3 Apr 2008
p2pnet news | Freedom:- NDP spokeman on digital issues Charlie Angus (right) has slammed Bell Canada for throttling Net traffic. …

Prentice mum on ISP throddling debate
Globe and Mail, Canada - 2 Apr 2008
Industry Minister Jim Prentice refused to be drawn into the simmering net neutrality debate yesterday, sidestepping questions about the government’s stance …

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