Improved Internet and Usage Based Billing
The New Democratic Party (NDP) promised a ban on all forms of usage based billing by ISPs, and enshrine net neutrality in law, which would prevent bandwidth throttling. The Liberals promised net neutrality as well as "functional separation" with regards to usage based billing as well as enshrining net neutrality in law, which would prevent bandwidth throttling. Almost all of the established parties, with the exception of the Conservatives, outlined polices that they claim will improve Canadian Internet access.
Read more about this topic: Canadian Federal Election, 2011, Issues, Government Regulations
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