Canada’s telecommunications regulator revealed new rules that prevent mobile and fixed Internet providers from exempting certain content from data caps, a move that strengthens the country’s support for the net neutrality principle that all data should be treated equally.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released on Thursday its decision on differential pricing, a practice also known as zero-rating that allows customers to access certain content without counting against their data caps.
The much-anticipated ruling stemmed from a complaint about Quebecor Inc.-owned Videotron’s unlimited music mobile plans that let customers stream as much music as they want without dipping into monthly data caps.
Emily Jackson – Financial Post – April 20, 2017.
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