SaveOurNet.ca has published a Net Neutrality report called “Net Neutrality: Fact vs Fiction.” It provides a very clear overview of the wool that telecommunications companies tries to pull over consumer (and government!) eyes when it comes to net neutrality. According to the press release, here are some of the fallacies that are debunked in the report:
- the industry has not needed regulation in the past and does not need it now
- net neutrality legislation prevents corporations from making their networks more efficient
- corporations need to manage traffic on their networks in order to prevent congestion
- throttling internet traffic does not affect a consumer’s enjoyment of the internet
Speaking of talking points, the CLA is making use of an election widget. By entering your address and contact information, it sends an email to all candidates in your riding with five issues that are mentioned in CLA’s election kit: copyright, literacy, the Library Book Rate, the CAP programme (Community Access Program - which subsidizes Internet connections for schools and public libraries), and net neutrality.