Michael Geist just posted:

"CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein closed today's session of the network management hearing by noting that the "Bell interrogation" will begin tomorrow morning. With Bell the final party to appear, the previous six days have raised many questions in need of answers... Readers should feel free to add here or post to Twitter"

Add your question on Michael's blog here:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4128/125/

If you post on Twitter be sure to tag it #CRTC

SaveOurNet.ca coordinator Steve Anderson will be on radio in various areas this afternoon and evening. See below for details:

3:40 pm ET
OTTAWA
Linda Russell - Producer
Adrian Harewood - Host

3:50 pm ET
ST. JOHN'S
Ingrid Fraser - Producer

Ted Blades - Host

4:10 pm ET
NEW BRUNSWICK
Megan MacAlpine - Producer
Paul Castle - Host

4:20 pm ET
WINNIPEG
Bertram Schneider - Producer
Margaux Watt - Host

4:30 pm ET
VICTORIA
Kirstie Hudson - Producer
Jo-Ann Roberts - Host

4:50 pm ET
TORONTO
Marichka Melnyk - Producer
Matt Galloway - Host

Dear Rogers, the Internet is not TV. You do not get to decide what we see.

post revealing that Rogers has been injecting messages into users browsers, raising "concerns about Rogers interfering with the delivery of content without permission of the end user."

We need clear rules so that Rogers and others know exactly what providing access to the Internet means.

Tim Wu (Canadian) is a professor at Columbia Law School, the chairman of media reform organisation Free Press, and the co-author of Who Controls the Internet? (Oxford U. Press, 2006). He is noted for coining the phrase Net Neutrality which has become a highly influential principle in internet governance. Wu was recognised in 2008 as one of 50 leaders in science and technology by Scientific American magazine.

Telecommunications policy expert Richard French will present Network Neutrality: Is the virtual sky falling or can existing law and regulation deal with discrimination and undue preference on the Internet? at the University of Ottawa tomorrow. All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided.

Richard D. French is Adjunct Research Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs of the University of Ottawa.

Wednesday July 9th, 2008
3 – 5 pm, room FTX 202

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There is an ongoing dispute before the CRTC between the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) and Bell. In that argument, Bell has argued that their traffic shaping is a necessary measure to ensure consumers have an enjoyable Internet experience. Jean-Francois Mezei from Vaxination.ca was frustrated with the vague language Bell has been using, and has created a document which debunks some of their claims. Download here: http://saveournet.ca/sites/default/files/ADSL_intro.pdf

The document provides a clear and concise description of how DSL works. It also explains how the competitors to Bell, like Teksavvy, or Acanac, offer their service and compete with

Thanks again to Jean-Francois Mezei.

Tell the CRTC to Stop the Throttlers!

Photo Gallery: http://saveournet.ca/content/net-neutrality-rally-photos

Thanks to Youtube user RR123R, Rabble TV (http://tv.rabble.ca/) and The Canadian
Public (http://www.thecanadianpublic.com/) for the footage and video work.