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CRTC’s new ITMP policy doesn’t go far enough, says OpenMedia.ca

CONSUMER GROUP AND self-described “pro-Internet group” OpenMedia.ca expressed cautious optimism towards the CRTC’s new plan on how it will handle complaints about Internet service providers’ (ISPs) traffic management practices.While saying that it is “pleased with the CRTC's move toward transparency and the establishment of clearer guidelines”, OpenMedia.ca executive director Steve Anderson also said that the process for enforcing Internet openness rules still relies far too heavily on customer complaints."The onus to identify and report unfair traffic management practices still rests on Canadians, many of whom will be unable to identify a violation and properly navigate the complaints process”, Anderson said in...