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| Net Neutrality Bill Introduced In Canadian Parliament              |
|   from the aboot-time dept.                                        |
|   posted by Soulskill on Friday May 30, @02:05 (Networking)        |
|   http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/30/0133242 |
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FeatherBoa points out that the New Democratic Party in Canada has
introduced legislation to [0]limit the amount of control Canadian ISPs
can exert over their subscribers. The bill would amend the
Telecommunications Act to “prohibit network operators from engaging in
network management practices that favour, degrade or prioritize any
content, application or service transmitted over a broadband network
based on its source, ownership or destination, subject to certain
exceptions.” Support for [1]net neutrality in Canada has been building
for quite a while now. Quoting CBC News: “‘This bill is about fairness to
consumers,’ said Charlie Angus, the NDP’s digital spokesman. It also
looks to prohibit ‘network operators from preventing a user from
attaching any device to their network and requires network operators to
make information about the user’s access to the internet available to the
user.’ The proposed bill makes exception for ISPs to manage traffic in
reasonable cases, Angus said, such as providing stable speeds for
applications such as gaming or video conferencing.”

Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/05/30/0133242

Links:
0. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/05/28/tech-netbill.html
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/04/0319224&tid=230