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Poll Suggests Canadians OK With Internet Traffic Management If Treated Fairly

The Canadian Press reports: "Most Canadians support the idea of Internet traffic management as long as all users are treated fairly, a new poll suggests. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll found only about one in five of those surveyed had heard of Internet traffic management or "traffic shaping," a contentious issue now before the federal regulator… Sixty per cent of survey respondents said they found the practice reasonable as long as customers are treated fairly, while 22 per cent said Internet management is unreasonable regardless."

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There are some who suggest that the Kerry Brown  –  Jul 15, 2009 9:48 AM PDT

There are some who suggest that the interpretation of the poll, or even the poll itself, may be flawed.

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4133/125/

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