Comments on: Bell Canada and Net Neutrality http://montreal.metblogs.com/2008/03/27/bell-canada-and-net-neutrality/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:52:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: RS http://montreal.metblogs.com/2008/03/27/bell-canada-and-net-neutrality/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 RS Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:29:21 +0000 http://montreal.metblogs.com/2008/03/27/bell-canada-and-net-neutrality/#comment-2859 It's important to get the word out: they are not just throttling "p2p" traffic, but ANY ENCRYPTED TRAFFIC, including your work VPN connection, secure file transfer, etc...some report VOIP is also affected (huh, wonder why Bell would want to mess with your 3rd party IP telephone?). The throttle exists from 5pm to 3am (exactly when I need my VPN TO WORK FROM HOME!) and even if you do not see it yet, it will be in place at all COs by April 7th. Bell was forced in to wholesaling to protect us from this sort of anti-consumer decision making by giving us a choice, but there obviously needs to be an even greater separation between ISPs and last mile providers to protect us. This is extraordinarily anti-competitive behavior. It’s important to get the word out: they are not just throttling "p2p" traffic, but ANY ENCRYPTED TRAFFIC, including your work VPN connection, secure file transfer, etc…some report VOIP is also affected (huh, wonder why Bell would want to mess with your 3rd party IP telephone?). The throttle exists from 5pm to 3am (exactly when I need my VPN TO WORK FROM HOME!) and even if you do not see it yet, it will be in place at all COs by April 7th.

Bell was forced in to wholesaling to protect us from this sort of anti-consumer decision making by giving us a choice, but there obviously needs to be an even greater separation between ISPs and last mile providers to protect us. This is extraordinarily anti-competitive behavior.

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