traffic shaping

Bell Canada Drops Traffic Shaping in Favor of an 'Economic' Approach

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:50:03 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Matthew Lasar
Traffic shaping along Bell Canada and Bell Aliant's ISP lines came in with a bang three years ago, infuriating consumers and advocates. But Canada's telecom regulators gave the practice a provisional go-ahead, so the companies throttled away. Now the practice is going out with a whimper.

U.K. Urges ISPs to Divulge Traffic-Shaping Policies

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:16:26 -0400

Full article: BroadbandBreakfast.com
Philip Hunter
The U.K. regulator Ofcom has shied away from enforcing Network Neutrality, but has urged service providers to be more transparent about their traffic shaping policies. There is also pressure for mobile service providers to stop discriminating against specific applications in order to enforce use of their own.

Canada: Yes, Same Traffic-Shaping Rules Apply to Mobile Data

Stevie Converse — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:52:18 -0400

Full article: Ars Technica
Nate Anderson
If your cable or DSL provider can't block some low-bandwidth application like VoIP simply because it competes with one of their own offerings, why should mobile operators have the right to do so? In Canada, they no longer do.

Will P2P Soon Be the Scourge of Mobile Networks?

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:06:04 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Stacey Higginbotham
Internet service providers view peer-to-peer file-sharing as a bandwidth-eating monster. With that in mind, they have justified tiered pricing, traffic shaping and bandwidth caps all in the name of stopping P2P traffic. Now cellular operators, faced with growing traffic on their mobile broadband networks, are paying closer attention to P2P file-sharing done on their pipes.

Internet Traffic Shaping Seen Stifling Innovation

Stevie Converse — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:45:10 -0500

Full article: Toronto Star
Chris Sorensen
A group of more than 75 Web-focused companies and organizations, including such heavyweights as Google, eBay and Amazon, are calling on Canadian regulators to develop a "nuanced" approach when it comes to the issue of phone and cable companies that manage Internet traffic on their networks.

Free Press Asks FCC for Broadband Bill of Rights

Stevie Converse — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:57:30 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Stacey Higginbotham
Free Press filed a petition with the FCC asking the agency to create rules that would force Internet Service Providers to detail how they manage and route traffic and what actual speeds are on their networks.

Traffic Shaping Could Shape Online Entertainment Habits

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:42:20 -0400

Full article: CBC News
Grant Buckler
A dispute between the Canadian Association of Internet Providers and Bell Canada generated lots of controversy in the telecommunications industry over the past few months. The outcome of this argument could affect anyone who likes to watch movies or sports events online.

A Milestone in the Fight for Internet Rights

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:08:44 -0400

Full article: SavetheInternet.com
Timothy Karr
The FCC's Comcast order is the first time the FCC has gone to such lengths to assert users' right to an open Internet. And it sends a warning shot across the bow of other major ISPs that are flirting with the idea of blocking, filtering or degrading content, or favoring certain Web sites and services over others.

America's Web Vigilante

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:05:39 -0400

Full article: Valley Advocate
Mark Roessler
Growing up in an analog world where broadcasters and publishers had a tight stranglehold on what media and information we had access to has turned generations of Americans into passive media consumers. The openness of the Internet has changed all that, and it needs to continue. But does the FCC's Comcast decision really help?

Comcast Bittorrent FCC Order Text Released

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:36:52 -0400

Full article: Media Access Project
While we should certainly celebrate the FCC's Comcast Order, no one should declare 'mission accomplished' until Comcast's BitTorrent blocking stops for good.