Why telus refuses to throttle its clients

Client privacy plays a key role, but that reveal comes later. Did a carrier just warn a news hound about big brother? Pretty unique. Stay tuned. Have a news tip? Contact playback brunico. The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource. Over 5, company listings! Follow us on Facebook. However, some people are concerned carriers may be throttling speeds even when you still have high-speed data left.

One recent report from a Telus customer said the Vancouver-based carrier was throttling YouTube on his device.

Alex, along with some users on Reddit, reported that YouTube videos defaulted to p quality when using cellular data on an unlimited Telus Peace of Mind plan with 20GB of high-speed data on an iPhone. In short, a virtual private network extends a private network across a public network. This increases security and can hide your internet traffic. TSX:T , even though not all have placed limits on traffic. Telus spokesman Michael Hennessy, whose company has not resorted to throttling, said the CRTC did a good job in walking the line between those who want a completely unregulated Web environment and the possible need of some telecoms to manage traffic.

The CRTC said its first preference is that Internet providers invest on increasing the capacity of their networks so they won't be faced with bandwidth problems, caused mostly by a minority of users who stream broadband-gobbling movies and TV shows. If providers do need to manage traffic, the commission said its preference is that they do it through imposing higher charges on heavy users, rather than throttling -- limiting traffic -- or degrading the signal.

But if networks believe they need to resort to throttling, the commission said retail customers must be given 30 days notice and wholesale customers at least 60 days notice before restrictions are put in place.

The regulator also said network providers cannot discriminate against wholesalers who purchase broadband in bulk and sell it retail, saying it must treat them the same way as they treat their own customers -- unless they get prior approval by the CRTC. Geist said the CRTC measures will be judged on how well it has balanced the two competing interests when the U. Geist public hearings this summer did make the case that in some cases throttling was appropriate.

The throttling issue has been on the CRTC's plate since independent providers -- wholesalers -- complained that Bell was restricting their ability to deliver services to their clients, accusing the company of using its ability to control traffic to stifle competition.