Internet `throttling' complaint rejected

When it comes to talking to friends on the other side of the country, Steve Anderson prefers to use the Internet-calling service Skype in a bid to dodge the hefty long-distance fees charged by local phone ...

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... could have rendered a decision that favours consumers and competition," said Rocky Gaudrault, chief executive of TekSavvy Solution Inc., an Internet service provider affected by yesterday's ruling. "Instead, the decision favours the incumbents and ...
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CRTC Ruling would challenge telecom competition

Hello,

We need your help -- we need you to lend us your voice and state your
opinion on a recent CRTC decision that could allow the incumbent phone
companies (such as Bell and Telus) to discontinue offering services
(Internet and phone) to wholesale providers which in effect would
eliminate
competition in Canada.

With no competition to help fuel the market; Internet innovation could
come
to stand still and prices for broadband access could skyrocket out of
control. The incumbents would also be free to do with the lines as they
please. This would open up future privacy invading Deep Packet
Inspection
(DPI) technologies and direct marketing/advertising based on *you* and
*your
families* internet activities and habits.

They could also use this same technology to turn the Internet into a
pay-per-website service the same way that TV is a pay-per-channel
service.
Can you imagine a world where you have to pay to use the Google website
to
search for information? Then, if you find what you are looking for you
may
be restricted to the content because your ISP doesn't have a "peering"
agreement with said company.

Please help us stop this major potential catastrophe.

All concerned consumers please visit:
http://www.competitivebroadband.com/consumer/

All concerned businesses please visit:
http://www.competitivebroadband.com

Read the information presented and decide for yourself.

Once you've decided what you think is right, you can click the "Make a
Difference" link, fill out the form with your details and send a
pre-written
message to Minister of Industry Tony Clement, Prime Minister Harper, the
Opposition Leader, and your local MP or choose to write your own.

Together we can make a difference.
Thank you,