Canada: Videotron Lobbying for Internet 'Transmission Tariff'
A Canadian Press article by Alexander Panetta, via The Globe and Mail, reports that:
With video and music downloads gobbling up Internet bandwidth at an ever-expanding pace, cable company Videotron is pushing for content providers like movie studios to share some of the cost to expand broadband pipelines.More here.
Videotron boss Robert Depatie wants the federal government to slap a transmission tariff on providers — like the music and film industry — so they can shoulder part of the burden.
posted by Fergie @ 11/01/2006 11:15:00 AM
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