Alternative views on usage-based billing

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There is no doubt that usage based billing (UBB) is the hot topic among Internet users right now. While I don’t want to pay more for Internet access than anyone else, I also don’t think we’re looking at the problem in the right way, trying to address the real issues at hand, nor pushing for [...]

Canadian Senate Supports Net Neutrality

Unlike the American Senate, the Canadian one is often ignored by government: Canada must follow Europe’s example and implement open-access rules that will force internet network owners to share their infrastructure with smaller competitors if the country is to compete in the digital age, a Senate committee report says.link: CBC News – Technology & Science [...]

The CRTC sides with big telcos, but the fight isn’t over yet

Yesterday the CRTC (Canada’s equivalent of the FCC) ruled that Bell Canada could employ “traffic shaping” to protect the integrity of their network. NowPublic has this clear and concise comment on what it means to us: The CRTC just dealt a devastating blow to anyone invovled in Canadian new media as well as anyone who [...]

Social Media has a voice and a conscience: Together we can maintain a free and open net.

This weekend we’ve had an example of social media rising up to roast a company over the coals. I think this isn’t always the best example of the power of social media, the ad might not have been great, but whether it is out there or not doesn’t really affect the world at large. Now [...]

Vancouver Geeks Speak Out: Net Neutrality Part 2

As part of Media Democracy Day, Dave Olson and I thought that we should rally the troops here in Vancouver to talk about media democracy. The post that spawned this idea is Dave’s post on net neutrality that he just published on the Raincity Blog: At first glance, one could think that the Telcos/cable companies [...]

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