Now even encrypted traffic isn’t safe and the right’s delusion deepens…
Net Neutrality Debate Is Secretly All About Internet Television Net Pioneers Say
By MacRonin
David Clark, a senior MIT computer scientist who spent eight years as the internet’s chief protocol architect, argued that the focus on neutrality is misplaced, because the net hasn’t ever been pristine. The current debate, he says, is really a reaction to a coming tectonic collision between the cable industry’s traditional business model, and the movement of television onto the internet.
Sandvine calls net neutrality “laughable,” defends filtering
Ars Technica – Boston,MA,USA
As Sandvine puts in it a white paper on …read more

Rogers Admits to Violating Net Neutrality
By Holiday Shapiro
In a meeting held yesterday, that was restricted to only select members of the media, Rogers Communications admitted that it violated the principle of net neutrality by arbitrarily interfering with customers’ internet communications.
The restricted press event conducted by Rogers yesterday appears to be in response to an increasingly vocal uproar by internet users, 3rd party internet service providers and advocacy groups to outlaw the practice of traffic shaping and deep packet inspection.
Google preps net neut dowser
Register – London, England, UK
In an effort to identify traffic discrimination by American ISPs, Google is prepping a …read more

Verizon Cable Franchise Agreement: $70 Billion Bun That Needs More Time In The Oven
By Chris Keeley
New York City and Verizon recently reached a 12-year, first-of-its-kind cable franchise agreement which will allow Verizon to offer the “triple play” of services – cable TV, phone and internet service – throughout all five boroughs of the city. With this agreement, New York City is calling off a long-held, city-imposed truce between the city’s two cable providers, Time Warner and Cablevision, and other competitors …
Senate Hearing on Net Neutrality Raises New Piracy Concerns
The Heartland Institute – Chicago, IL, USA
The role of piracy in …read more

Canada is certainly in the fray…
The Angus Net Neutrality Bill
By Michael Geist
NDP MP Charlie Angus introduced his private member’s net neutrality bill in the House of Commons this afternoon. The short bill seeks to add transparency, neutral network management, and open devices to the Canadian telecom law …
Jon comments at Michael Geist’s : “I’m not opposed to paying by the MB since that would force transparency upon the ISPs with regard to their pricing practices. I am opposed to data caps and steep penalties for exceeding them because these will probably interfere with and possibly even stymie creative use of …read more