The CRTC siding with customers? Did Rogers miss a payment?
The CRTC is investigating Rogers Communications because it believes the way the company deliberately slows down some of its internet traffic violates federal rules.
The probe stems from a complaint by the Canadian Gamers Organization, an advocacy group for people who play video games, that Rogers has been hindering online games.
Rogers admitted in March that its network systems were unintentionally slowing down, or “throttling,” internet traffic for the game World of Warcraft, then said it had resolved the problem.
It further acknowledged in September that other games and programs might be getting tripped up by its throttling. The Canadian Gamers Organization's complaint detailed slow internet speeds experienced while playing Call of Duty: Black Ops.
The CRTC informed the gamers group on Thursday that it has referred the matter to its enforcement division, meaning commission staff consider Rogers to be violating the Telecommunications Act or CRTC regulations.
Read more here.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Rogers executives jump from windows as CRTU declines to review Netflix
That's ok, there's always the customers to take it out on.
Netflix Inc. won’t face regulation in Canada after the country’s broadcast agency rejected calls from BCE Inc. and other cable providers that argued the Internet-based movie company has a competitive advantage, two people familiar with the matter said.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will announce next week it won’t undertake a formal review of Netflix and other online providers, the two people said, on condition they not be identified because the decision hasn’t been made public.
a competitive advantage = cheaper, easier to use and more convenient. Can't have that.
Read more here.
Netflix Inc. won’t face regulation in Canada after the country’s broadcast agency rejected calls from BCE Inc. and other cable providers that argued the Internet-based movie company has a competitive advantage, two people familiar with the matter said.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will announce next week it won’t undertake a formal review of Netflix and other online providers, the two people said, on condition they not be identified because the decision hasn’t been made public.
a competitive advantage = cheaper, easier to use and more convenient. Can't have that.
Read more here.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
CRTC might, maybe, sorta do something about ISP throttling
Now don't make us maybe do something...maybe...
Internet service providers that slow down games or other applications in violation of a CRTC policy may face a third-party audit or even a public hearing, the telecommunications regulator says.
Read more here.
Internet service providers that slow down games or other applications in violation of a CRTC policy may face a third-party audit or even a public hearing, the telecommunications regulator says.
Read more here.
Thursday, March 03, 2011
CRTC caves, thus forcing SunTV to be honest and therefore uninteresting to conservatives
Canada's broadcasting regulator has abandoned its attempt to change a regulation that prohibits the dissemination of false or misleading news.
The decision from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission followed a meeting last week of Parliament’s joint committee for the scrutiny of regulations, which ended its 10-year bid to get the regulation to comply with the law.
Read more here.
The decision from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission followed a meeting last week of Parliament’s joint committee for the scrutiny of regulations, which ended its 10-year bid to get the regulation to comply with the law.
Read more here.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Court sides with CRTC, broadcasters to f*ck over consumers
Remember when TV was free folks? (to our younger readers, it was at one time, until the cable providers got hold it.
They have the internet now btw...)
The Federal Court of Appeal has paved the way for Canadian broadcasters to charge TV cable and satellite providers for carrying their programs.
In 2010, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission had asked the court to issue a ruling on whether it had the right to establish a regime whereby broadcasters could attach value to their TV signals.
In a 2-1 ruling released on Monday, the court said yes.
Cable and satellite companies currently carry over-the-air network television signals without paying for it.
And the big "of course":
Cable and satellite companies have vowed that any new fees will be passed straight on to consumers.
Sigh.
Read more here.
They have the internet now btw...)
The Federal Court of Appeal has paved the way for Canadian broadcasters to charge TV cable and satellite providers for carrying their programs.
In 2010, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission had asked the court to issue a ruling on whether it had the right to establish a regime whereby broadcasters could attach value to their TV signals.
In a 2-1 ruling released on Monday, the court said yes.
Cable and satellite companies currently carry over-the-air network television signals without paying for it.
And the big "of course":
Cable and satellite companies have vowed that any new fees will be passed straight on to consumers.
Sigh.
Read more here.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Harper takes stand against the corporate friendly CRTC internet ruling. In other news, Hell freezes over
Harper sees an election coming....oh cynical me.
In a nutshell for our non Canadian readers, our communication regulatory government agency, always to be relied upon to take the business side over consumers, ruled it was AOK for internet providers to cap usage and charge for it.
Just a little message to Bell, Rogers and their ilk. You are despised.
The federal government will decide by March 1 whether to reject a CRTC decision on usage-based internet billing, after Prime Minister Stephen Harper requested a review.
Harper's communications director, Dimitri Soudas, confirmed the review Tuesday, saying the government was "very concerned" about the impact of the CRTC ruling on consumers.
Industry Minister Tony Clement said the government would decide by March 1 whether to accept the decision, send it back for review, or reject it.
"This is a very important issue for consumers, for small business, and for innovators," Clement said following a cabinet meeting in Ottawa.
Read more here.
In a nutshell for our non Canadian readers, our communication regulatory government agency, always to be relied upon to take the business side over consumers, ruled it was AOK for internet providers to cap usage and charge for it.
Just a little message to Bell, Rogers and their ilk. You are despised.
The federal government will decide by March 1 whether to reject a CRTC decision on usage-based internet billing, after Prime Minister Stephen Harper requested a review.
Harper's communications director, Dimitri Soudas, confirmed the review Tuesday, saying the government was "very concerned" about the impact of the CRTC ruling on consumers.
Industry Minister Tony Clement said the government would decide by March 1 whether to accept the decision, send it back for review, or reject it.
"This is a very important issue for consumers, for small business, and for innovators," Clement said following a cabinet meeting in Ottawa.
Read more here.
Monday, January 17, 2011
CRTC may ease ban on broadcasting false or misleading news. Conservatives jubilant.
Just in time for the parade of dumb that will be the new conservative station, SunTV, the CRTC makes life easier for them to lie.
The CRTC is proposing a regulatory change that would give Canadian TV and radio stations more leeway to broadcast false or misleading news.
Current regulations contain a blanket prohibition on broadcasting “any false or misleading news.”
The Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission wants to considerably narrow the scope of that prohibition.
It is proposing a ban on the broadcast of “any news that the licensee knows is false or misleading and that endangers or is likely to endanger the lives, health or safety of the public.”
Read more here.
The CRTC is proposing a regulatory change that would give Canadian TV and radio stations more leeway to broadcast false or misleading news.
Current regulations contain a blanket prohibition on broadcasting “any false or misleading news.”
The Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission wants to considerably narrow the scope of that prohibition.
It is proposing a ban on the broadcast of “any news that the licensee knows is false or misleading and that endangers or is likely to endanger the lives, health or safety of the public.”
Read more here.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
CRTC, on queue, f*cks over consumers..again
Internet competition in Canada is a joke, what with the happy dance done between the telecoms and the government.
Customers see the corruption, it's hard to miss, but the way the system is designed can do fuck all about it.
The CRTC has varied one of its decisions on an appeal, which means pretty soon Bell will be allowed to charge wholesale Internet service providers – ISPs, such as Primus and TekSavvy – on a usage-based billing model. That means customers of those smaller ISPs will no longer enjoy unlimited Internet plans, will see data caps put in place and possibly higher monthly fees.
The decision, which comes into effect in 90 days, is emblematic of a gradual shift in the way Canadians are paying for Internet services and is not a particularly sharp turn for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which has made an effort to rely more on market forces in recent years. Nevertheless, this has huge implications for competitive “resellers,” like the two mentioned above, because they bring other services to market (like VoIP) over the networks of the big guys.
Of course, a Bell employee or fellow traveller had this to say:
markfwickens
3:30 PM on October 29, 2010
Sounds like a good ruling for freedom and property rights. Since when does competition mean providing your competitors with services in the precise way they demand? There is no right to flat-rate internet access.
Read more here.
Customers see the corruption, it's hard to miss, but the way the system is designed can do fuck all about it.
The CRTC has varied one of its decisions on an appeal, which means pretty soon Bell will be allowed to charge wholesale Internet service providers – ISPs, such as Primus and TekSavvy – on a usage-based billing model. That means customers of those smaller ISPs will no longer enjoy unlimited Internet plans, will see data caps put in place and possibly higher monthly fees.
The decision, which comes into effect in 90 days, is emblematic of a gradual shift in the way Canadians are paying for Internet services and is not a particularly sharp turn for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which has made an effort to rely more on market forces in recent years. Nevertheless, this has huge implications for competitive “resellers,” like the two mentioned above, because they bring other services to market (like VoIP) over the networks of the big guys.
Of course, a Bell employee or fellow traveller had this to say:
markfwickens
3:30 PM on October 29, 2010
Sounds like a good ruling for freedom and property rights. Since when does competition mean providing your competitors with services in the precise way they demand? There is no right to flat-rate internet access.
Read more here.
Friday, June 12, 2009
CRTC does the right thing
“Broadcasting is broadcasting, and the CRTC has a duty to regulate it, whether it’s on a TV, a laptop or a BlackBerry. Failing to do so will mean less Canadian content and reduced Canadian presence in an era when we are already being submerged in U.S. content on our TVs, and now online,” said Ferne Downey, ACTRA’s national president.
Drop dead. The Internet must be defended against people like this.
Broadcasting content such as music and video distributed over the internet and mobile devices will continue to be exempt from regulation, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced Thursday.
The decision is a blow to artist groups who were hoping the CRTC would regulate internet content the same way it does television and radio to ensure Canadian content is represented.
Read more here.
Drop dead. The Internet must be defended against people like this.
Broadcasting content such as music and video distributed over the internet and mobile devices will continue to be exempt from regulation, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced Thursday.
The decision is a blow to artist groups who were hoping the CRTC would regulate internet content the same way it does television and radio to ensure Canadian content is represented.
Read more here.
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