Making Traffic Public

What is traffic data?

Understand how we use the Internet Source: study-2008_2009

How does this relate to policy in Canada?

Data Often Submitted in Confidence Source: Bell Canada (2009). Comment on Public Notice Review of the Internet traffic management practices of Internet service providers.

Cannot Debate Accuracy of Data Source: congestion-numbers-look-low-but-actually-arent.ars

Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC In order for the Commission to evaluate a complaint regarding an ITMP applied to retail Internet services, the complainant should provide evidence and rationale as to why the ITMP does not meet the requirements of the ITMP framework. The Commission notes that the burden of establishing that an ITMP discriminates or results in a preference or disadvantage is on the complainant. However, pursuant to subsection 27(4) of the Act, the burden of establishing that any such discrimination, preference, or disadvantage is not unjust, undue, or unreasonable is on the primary ISP whose ITMP is under review. Accordingly, the primary ISP will be expected to demonstrate, in its response to the complaint, why its ITMP meets the requirements of the framework.

How have public participated?

Herdict Web Source:

IXMaps Source:

How do we publicize traffic in Canada?

Public Measurement Tools

Envisioning a Public Project

EFF Packet Injection Study Source:

Vuze 2008 Bad ISP Survey Source:

Thanks Support from SSHRC & Infoscape Research Lab