Canadian ISP Ordered to Prove Traffic-Shaping is Needed

Sepiraph writes "In a letter sent to the Canadian Association of Internet Providers and Bell Canada on May 15, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) have ordered Bell Canada to provide tangible evidence that its broadband networks are congested to justify the company's Internet traffic-shaping policies. This is a response after Bell planned to tackle the issue of traffic shaping, also called throttling, on the company's broadband networks. It would be interesting to see Bell's response, as well as to see some real-world actual numbers and compare them to a previous study."

Comments

Hurray!

[coren2000]

Hurray! Finally my government makes itself useful. Finally they protect my rights.

Ridiculous Euphimism

[Izabael_DaJinn]

Traffic shaping? That implies it does something artistic or useful to the traffic.

Throttling conjures up a more accurate image. (I think of Homer throttling Bart.)

And if they insist on shaping my traffic, I hope they can shape it into things I'm comfortable with like hearts, moons, and stars.

Re:Ridiculous Euphimism

[eagl]

That's funny. I was thinking shaping internet traffic into, say, origami swans. But maybe they're thinking shaping as in cutting off sharp corners so more internets can fit through the tubes faster.

Re:Bell is certainly not alone to fail here

[Tuoqui]

but without DPI how will the NSA spy on the world?

Re:Hey what about common decency

[Anonymous Coward]

You sir, are a genius.