Supporters of network neutrality have suffered a setback with the CRTC ruling in the case against Bell over Internet throttling. The communications regulator denied the Canadian Association of Internet Providers’ (CAIP) request that Bell Canada cease the traffic-shaping practices it has adopted for its wholesale services. However, this is turning out to be just the first round in the battle over network neutrality. The CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein acknowledged

Image via WikipediaCanada’s national broadcaster appears to be in a state of denial. In a submission to the broadcast regulator, CBC argues that new media is not displacing traditional TV and radio. It challenges the idea that traditional TV and radio use is being displaced as Internet use increases, saying this assumption is false: Specifically, over the last decade per capita hours of Internet use have increased to 10 hours

Canada’s broadcast watchdog, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), wants to hear from Canadians about what it how it should deal with the Internet. At issue is whether the CRTC should extend its mandate to the Internet, a medium that is free from regulatory oversight. The chairman of the CRTC, Konrad von Finckenstein, outlined the watchdog’s approach: “New digital technologies and platforms are creating opportunities for the broadcast of professionally-produced