Canada Just Ruled to Uphold Net Neutrality

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Mattias Geniar, April 21, 2017

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On Thursday afternoon, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the country’s federal telecom regulator, dropped a bombshell ruling on the status of net neutrality—the principle that all web services should be treated equally by providers.

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The CRTC ruled that “[internet] service providers should treat data traffic equally to foster consumer choice, innovation and the free exchange of ideas”.

Source: Canada Just Ruled to Uphold Net Neutrality – Motherboard