LAST DAY for Net Neutrality comments
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- Today is the last day you’ll be able to tell the CRTC what you think about Net Neutrality.
“How we choose to manage internet traffic will have a huge impact on the ability of the net to fulfil it promise to Canadians,” said CIPPIC (Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic) counsel David Fewer recently.
Because unless Canadians make their feelings known, the ‘we’ could become ‘they,’ the all-powerful (they think) telcos such as Bell Canada, Rogers and Telus.
Although the hearings begin on July 6, the deadline for public comment submissions is February 23, as Michael Geist points out, we posted yesterday.
AND THAT`S TODAY !
The CRTC public notice includes key questions anyone with an interest in net neutrality can address, including questions about how network management could result in unjust discrimination or undue preferences, as well as how network management could result in controlling content or influencing telecommunications, says Geist, adding »»»
Moreover, the CRTC asks about net neutrality developments in other jurisdictions and how they might apply in a Canadian context.
There will no doubt be many players on both sides of the issue who will respond, but it is very important for the broader public to make their voices heard.
Indeed, a strong response will send a signal to the CRTC about the public concern with net neutrality and serve as a warning to Canada`s politicians that they will have to step up to address the issue if the CRTC is unwilling to do so.
learn more, you can read my columns on the issue (here, here, here, and here), see what the ISPs say they are doing, listen to a great podcast on the issue from CBC`s Search Engine, read about the Angus net neutrality bill, or check out saveournet.ca or neutrality.ca.
How to respond? SaveOurNet.ca has a form that people can use along with some other action items. Alternatively, send your comment on net neutrality directly to the CRTC.
Go to the CRTC`s Intervention page, scroll to the very bottom where you will find pt2008-19, the number of the net neutrality proceeding. Click on the bottom on the left and the CRTC will give you the opportunity to file comments within your browser or as an attachment.
DO IT NOW!
February , 2009
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February 23rd, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Net Neutrality The final frontier!