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Robert Guerra  
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 More options Mar 26, 3:06 pm
From: Robert Guerra <li...@privaterra.info>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:06:00 -0400
Subject: Re: Bell Canada throttling P2P traffic
Kudos to Teksavvy for their positive actions in favor of network  
neutrality. They have raised the alarm - not it is up up to others to  
also complain not only to the CRTC but also to MPs

regards,

Robert
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Robert Guerra <rgue...@privaterra.ca>
Managing Director, Privaterra
Tel +1 416 893 0377

On 26-Mar-08, at 2:40 PM, Jordan Christensen wrote:

> I definitely plan to. Not having a choice for unthrottled consumer
> internet in Toronto is bordering on absurd.

> On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 2:39 PM, jon....@gmail.com  
> <jon....@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Then do something... complain to the CRTC... We can all just do
>> nothing or we can say that it is unacceptable for Bell and Rogers to
>> determine which bits are good and which are bad. They want common
>> carrier status so they aren't liable for content on their lines but
>> throttle traffic because they don't want to invest in infrastructure.

>> Jon

>> On Mar 26, 2:26 pm, "Jordan Christensen" <thebi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I just moved into a new place and have Teksavvy set to start in 2

>>> weeks. I have to say, I'm a little pissed off here.On Wed, Mar 26,  
>>> 2008 at 12:02 PM, Rick Innis <rick.in...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> Possibly of interest to some on this list: Bell Canada are  
>>>> throttling
>>>> BitTorrent and other P2P traffic within their network. This means
>>>> that if you have a DSL connection, regardless of who it's from,  
>>>> your
>>>> traffic will be shaped. TekSavvy's Rocky Gadreault posted this at
>>>> DSLREports.com:

>>>> "They're now openly acknowledging that they are rolling out a full
>>>> throttling process. They plan to have things fully throttled by  
>>>> April
>>>> 7th. All BT and P2P traffic will be affected. They claim they are
>>>> allowed to do so according to their Terms and Services under the  
>>>> Fair
>>>> Usage Policy in the tariffed contracts."

>>>> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080325-canadian-isps-
>>>> furious-
>>>> about-bell-canadas-traffic-throttling.html

>>>> R.


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