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Canadian Regulator Says No To New Internet Regs

Posted by timothy on from the leaving-well-enough-alone dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After months of fears that the Canadian broadcast regulator would try to regulate the Internet, the CRTC has come to its senses. Its new media decision today takes a hands off approach — no new regulation — and even adopts a rule against undue preferences for wireless providers."

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  1. Now the US ISPs and Wireless Telcos will by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 2, Funny

    Blame Canada!

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    Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.
  2. Re:ya know what i'm talk aboot eh? by harryandthehenderson · · Score: 4, Funny

    beavers

    Bald, hairy, or trimmed?

  3. Re:ya know what i'm talk aboot eh? by Yaztromo · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and learning how to best serve as America's hat.

    I guess you weren't given the memo concerning our new motto:

    Canada: We're on top, bitches!

    Yaz.

  4. Re:ya know what i'm talk aboot eh? by grcumb · · Score: 3, Funny

    And I will defend curling as a wonderful pass-time.

    This is the second time I've seen someone use the non-word "passtime", so I'm going Spelling Nazi on your ass. "Passtime" or "pass-time" is not a word. The word you're looking for is "pastime."

    Past time someone passed time parsing 'pastime'.

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    Crumb's Corollary: Never bring a knife to a bun fight.