Research coming out of Syracuse University and funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation has determined that Rogers Communications is not only the biggest culprit in Canada when it comes to traffic throttling – it’s the worst in the world.
IT security firm McAfee has come out with a bevy of announcements recently, with many revealing the deep working relationship with its new owner Intel. Here are some highlights.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued new guidelines on how it will deal with complaints about Internet service providers (ISPs) slowing down certain types of traffic.
The Canadian Press has reported that the Federal Government plans to reintroduce Bill C-32 in "exactly the same form" as the previous legislation, which expired on the order paper when the election was called earlier this year.
Google has launched YouTube movie rentals in Canada, its first international expansion. This will put yet more demand on bandwidth, and add another player to Canada’s usage-based billing (UBB) debate.
Consumer advocates have told the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that big telecommunications companies should address the issue of internet congestion by investing more in their networks.
The C.D. Howe Institute, a conservative think-tank, has issued a “report” – really a three page brief – saying that present Canadian telecom ownership rules are ineffective.
Microsoft has said in a filing with a Delaware bankruptcy court that existing agreements with Nortel should be transferred to any new owner of the company’s intellectual property.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a report showing that Canada has the highest data roaming fees out of all 34 countries surveyed. In Canada, regulation seems to be the only answer.
