Big Internet carriers win right to manage traffic

Posted by beirwin on Oct 23, 2009 2:52 AM EDT
globeandmail.com; By Richard Blackwell
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Canada's big Internet carriers have scored a major victory, as the telecommunication regulator ruled it is okay for them to slow down some of the Web traffic travelling to customers' personal computers – as long as the companies explain ahead of time what they are doing.

[In typical Canadian fashion, a middle ground was struck here. Disclosure and privacy rules were imposed on the ISPs, which is good. - Barbara]

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