I suppose I shouldn't have been so surprised when the CRTC's newest policy on Net neutrality and the way it addresses Net throttling left me with a bad taste in my mouth. What did surprise me was a paper released this week by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society that analyzed the performance of 30 countries vis a vis their development of Internet and broadband proliferation and distribution.
Canada ranked 22 out of 30
I'm not an anti-big business person but I can't help feeling that there are several key members of the CRTC who have guaranteed careers with Bell Aliant when or if they decide to leave public service.
The policy as it stands essentially says that the Canadian Telecom industry will police itself and do so keeping in mind several suggestions for conduct and behavior.
Suggestions? No, really that what it says.
The Internet is expanding at an incredible speed, the growing demands on 3G networks is expanding similarly, these two systems may be the barometer by which other developed countries rate Canada as a business and technology partner, the body that we have chosen to protect our rights and the rights of our children is making suggestions.
I'm sick of these watered down, toothless bits and pieces of legislation that fail to please all but a select few.
Canada ranked 22 out of 30
I'm not an anti-big business person but I can't help feeling that there are several key members of the CRTC who have guaranteed careers with Bell Aliant when or if they decide to leave public service.
The policy as it stands essentially says that the Canadian Telecom industry will police itself and do so keeping in mind several suggestions for conduct and behavior.
Suggestions? No, really that what it says.
The Internet is expanding at an incredible speed, the growing demands on 3G networks is expanding similarly, these two systems may be the barometer by which other developed countries rate Canada as a business and technology partner, the body that we have chosen to protect our rights and the rights of our children is making suggestions.
I'm sick of these watered down, toothless bits and pieces of legislation that fail to please all but a select few.