So, last Friday, Democrat US Representatives Ed Markey and Anna Eshoo introduced a Net Neutrality Bill that has been attracting a lot of attention.
I caught a tweet on Monday evening from CIPPIC that asked “where’s ours!!”
Of course, when you read the bill [
pdf, 49KB], you’ll realize that most of these proposed protections are already part of Canada’s Telecom Act. The one novel proposed amendment to the 75 year old US Communications Act was one that seeks:
to ensure that consumers receive meaningful information regarding their communications services;
In other words, increased transparency, as was suggested by a number of parties in the recent network management proceeding.
Canada’s regulatory framework already captures protections that the US is just starting to consider in legislation. What more is needed?