Da-Chief
05-19-2008, 09:10
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Last week, I noted that Canadian regulator the CRTC denied immediate relief for independent ISPs (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/94390) that were angry with Bell Canada's traffic shaping. As a sign that they might not be as big of a pushover as I had presumed, they're now asking Bell Canada to prove that congestion makes these steps are necessary. A number of people have claimed that Bell's tales of bandwidth congestion and woe are highly exaggerated (http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15678), and this CRTC document (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Letters/2008/lt080515.htm) demands proof:Bell Canada states that 5% of users were generating 60% of total traffic and 60% of that traffic was P2P traffic and Bell concludes that 95% of Bell subscribers were being negatively impacted. Provide full rationale and evidence in support of Bell Canada 's view that 95% of its customers were being negatively affected.
It's a fairly simple request, and one I don't recall regulators in the States asking of Comcast during the scuff up over traffic shaping. Comcast has provided plenty of statistical talking points, but I don't believe they ever provided hard data to prove the depths of their congestion claims. The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080516.wrthrottle16/BNStory/Technology/home <br>) has more, while some forum users note that Bell Canada has launched their own movie service (http://www.corpsman.com/forum/remark,20499945).
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Last week, I noted that Canadian regulator the CRTC denied immediate relief for independent ISPs (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/94390) that were angry with Bell Canada's traffic shaping. As a sign that they might not be as big of a pushover as I had presumed, they're now asking Bell Canada to prove that congestion makes these steps are necessary. A number of people have claimed that Bell's tales of bandwidth congestion and woe are highly exaggerated (http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15678), and this CRTC document (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Letters/2008/lt080515.htm) demands proof:Bell Canada states that 5% of users were generating 60% of total traffic and 60% of that traffic was P2P traffic and Bell concludes that 95% of Bell subscribers were being negatively impacted. Provide full rationale and evidence in support of Bell Canada 's view that 95% of its customers were being negatively affected.
It's a fairly simple request, and one I don't recall regulators in the States asking of Comcast during the scuff up over traffic shaping. Comcast has provided plenty of statistical talking points, but I don't believe they ever provided hard data to prove the depths of their congestion claims. The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080516.wrthrottle16/BNStory/Technology/home <br>) has more, while some forum users note that Bell Canada has launched their own movie service (http://www.corpsman.com/forum/remark,20499945).
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