Canada allows Internet "throttling" as last resort

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main telecom regulator said on Wednesday it will let Internet service providers slow or "throttle" traffic such as file-sharing that the companies say threatens to overwhelm their networks -- but only as a last resort.


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[delawareneck]

I wonder if they will "Throttle" back the price on the bill for slowing it down.

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[2jessica]

Canada is well known vacation spot. There are many locations which are very attractive in the surroundings of canada that are great for a family retreat, and this vicinity is a favorite family destination for visitors from all over the United States. These all may be the reasons for "Throttling" of www.skiresorts.com

NO LIVE LINKS OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE PLEASE

[2jessica]

Thank you......Sorry for the inconvenience.....Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.

[bellhavenbob]

They have been secretly doing this for years. Now they can finally admit what they are doing. There is no reason to throttle file sharers because every company has a bandwidth limit. Once you're over that limit, they charge you $2 a Gig. They love it when you exceed your limit. More money to them.