CRTC Net Neutrality hearing put back
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- “How we choose to manage internet traffic will have a huge impact on the ability of the net to fulfil it promise to Canadians.”
So says CIPPIC (Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic) counsel David Fewer (right).
But unless Canadians make their feelings known, the ‘we’ could become ‘they,’ the all-powerful (they think) telcos such as Bell Canada, Rogers and Telus.
Today would’ve been the fourth day before Canadians would have had their last chance to tell the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to save net neutrality in Canada, “letting it know it’s up to you, and not your ISP, to decide what you do and see online”.
But, “This hearing isn’t simply about telecom policy, or even ISP traffic management practices in particular,” Fewer told p2pnet.
“It’s about innovation policy, consumer rights, and freedom of expression.”
Now the deadline for submissions has been extended by a week, he says.
Fewer and Public Interest Advocacy Centre counsel John Lawford both say the new date is February 23, “following a request for an extension from CIPPIC, PIAC and internet advocacy group the Open Internet Coalition,” says the CBC.
However, the CRTC, “would not comment on whether the Feb. 16 midnight deadline had been extended,” says the story, adding:
“The CRTC had ordered Canada’s ISPs, including Bell Canada Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. to provide information after an earlier request from the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) and consumer groups. The CRTC said the ISPs could do so in confidence. While the numbers would be publicly available, the companies would be identified as Company A, Company B, etc.”
up to you, and not your ISP – Save the Net in Canada countdown: Day 5, February 11, 2009
CBC – Deadline for net neutrality submissions extended a week, February 11, 2009
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February 12th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
It’s funny how the main providers collectively feel the need to disclose such information only in private, when being asked to submit to an argument THEY actually caused to happen.