It seems that Bell is moving forward with bandwidth shaping. Implementing this policy affects broadband service delivery for consumers, and now also affects many ISP's who purchase wholesale bandwidth from Bell. Effectively, Bell, is throttling bandwidth in a way that affects service delivery to their retail and wholesale (smaller ISP's) customers.
For Internet users, bandwidth shaping can be compared to buying water through a piped service, and if the company that provides that piped water doesn't like how much water you are using at a particular time, they turn your tap down to a trickle, or in this case they throttle your bandwidth and limit your speed.
Here are several stories that cover BANDWIDTH SHAPING and demonstrate how this is affecting certain consumers, content providers, and ISP's.
(For an explanation on BANDWIDTH SHAPING see our earlier blog entry at http://mcnblogger.blogspot.com/2007/12/content-and-bandwidth-shaping-free.html )
CBC reports that "ISP's LIMIT ACCESS TO CBC DOWNLOAD, USERS SAY".
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2008/03/26/bittorrent-cbc.html
Digitalhome.ca reports that "ISP's CRY FOUL OVER TRAFFIC SHAPING".
http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2402/206/
The Globe and Mail reports that "BELL IRKS ISPS WITH NEW THROTTLING POLICY", http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080325.wgtinternet26/BNStory/Technology
The Globe and Mail also reports that "BELL TO PLAY TRAFFIC COP ON INTERNET BANDWIDTH".
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080326.RINTERNET26/TPStory/Business
For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at http://www.mcnet.ca/
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