Cable / Telecom News

Producers show Commission how poor network management slams content creators

GATINEAU – Altogether now, let’s all agree that the networks upon which our broadband experiences are delivered has to be managed. We can also all agree that congestion at certain times of the day and during certain events is a problem. But what there hasn’t been much agreement about yet over the first three days of the CRTC’s network management hearing is just how that congestion can or should be mitigated (Using what tools? Targeting which applications, if any? Under what circumstances? What’s network neutrality mean anyway?) And as the major ISPs themselves start to face the Commission Friday and...