Net neutrality’s demise: In U.S. and Canada, regulators look at changing rules

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The poster child for the last showdown over the open Internet in Canada was the online gamer. This time it could be a much broader swath of the population as the battleground turns to anyone who streams YouTube videos or catches up on Netflix shows on their smartphone.

As U.S. authorities prepare to rewrite laws around net neutrality – the principle that a byte is a byte and all content should be treated equally – Canada’s own rules on Internet traffic are facing a crucial test.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is considering an application regarding three mobile television apps, all of which let customers access television content from services affiliated with their cellphone provider subject to a partial exemption from data caps.

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Christine Dobby – Financial Post – April 25, 2014.

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