Category Archives: net neutrality
The metered Internet threat to innovation & access to information
Remember the early days of mass public access to the world wide web? Back when AOL was king, noisy dial-up modems were par for the course and having any graphics on a webpage was super-fancy? Remember in 1993 or so, … Continue reading
Net neutrality & tiered pricing structures
It’s come to my attention that AWMarco at Team Awesome wrote about the recent Harpham and Greyson net neutrality articles in Feliciter (<– pdf warning) and seems to think that I conflate the issues of data packet neutrality and access … Continue reading
Filed under net neutrality, Other blogs, technology
Online drug advertising & the regulatory challenge
Between the (minor!) bike accident , the kid’s birthday, and being out of town for a bit, blog posting has gone a bit by the wayside the past few weeks. However, something that’s been much on my mind lately, and … Continue reading
Filed under government, Health, Internet, net neutrality, privatization
CRTC issues net neutrality ruling
And here it is. I won’t have time to fully parse the policy decision till tonight, but my initial impression is that it’s a feeble gesture in the right direction (that being net neutrality), clad in nationalist bombast (“Canada is … Continue reading
Filed under government, net neutrality
Unicorns don’t exist; net neutrality is just distastefully fair
The top story on the CBC News website this evening is “Net Neutrality doesn’t exist, CRTC told.“ Laugh or cry? Internet congestion is inevitable and net neutrality does not exist, Canada’s internet regulator was told Monday at hearings on how … Continue reading
Filed under government, net neutrality, privacy, privatization, technology
CRTC Online “traffic management” consultation ends today!
If you are Canadian/in Canada/care about Canada and haven’t had the chance to comment on the CRTC’s online consultation on internet traffic management, here’s your reminder that today is the last day! (And I think the website runs on Eastern … Continue reading
Filed under government, net neutrality
Am I being throttled? Yep.
(Note: I am sick as a dog with the flu, and trying to do something productive by editing and rolling out a few drafts from the past months that never made it to fully-gorwn posts. Please forgive any grammar atrocities … Continue reading
Filed under net neutrality, technology, tips and tools
Canadian Net Neutrality Consultation
For people who found this page while looking for info on April’s CRTC “traffic shaping” consultation, go here. – The CRTC’s “traffic management” (throttling) consultation is accepting comments from interested individuals right now. This is the “Net Neutrality” consultation we’ve … Continue reading
Filed under government, Intellectual freedom, net neutrality, OA, technology, Uncategorized
YouTube videos on CanWest info issues
I don’t have a television, but I do love to watch stuff on my computer. Back in the last millenium, when I did have a TV, I didn’t have cable anyway, so I am easily impressed with the amazing diversity … Continue reading
Net Neutrality in a Nutshell
Here’s the backgrounder I pulled together for the BCLA Resolution on Network (Net) Neutrality. A great debt is owed to Danielle Dennie (of LibrarianActivist fame) for her assistance in writing both the resolution and this backgrounder. Yes, this has been … Continue reading
Filed under media democracy, net neutrality
