Da-Chief
05-16-2008, 08:10
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Earlier this week I noted that Canadian regulators refused to deliver immediate relief (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/94390) to independent Canadian ISPs, whose livelihoods have been threatened by Bell Canada's decision to throttle P2P traffic on competing wholesale networks. The Toronto Star (http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/425759) notes that the CRTC will be meeting next year to determine if they should be more involved in Internet regulation, and, according to the article, discuss the possibility of charging ISPs (translated: charging you) a tax for the creation of media content. A similar push is on deck here in the States (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/93260).
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Earlier this week I noted that Canadian regulators refused to deliver immediate relief (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/94390) to independent Canadian ISPs, whose livelihoods have been threatened by Bell Canada's decision to throttle P2P traffic on competing wholesale networks. The Toronto Star (http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/425759) notes that the CRTC will be meeting next year to determine if they should be more involved in Internet regulation, and, according to the article, discuss the possibility of charging ISPs (translated: charging you) a tax for the creation of media content. A similar push is on deck here in the States (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/93260).
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