We now know that big industry and government bureaucracies want to censor and spy on our Internet 1. These initiatives would never pass with the world watching and that’s why they’ll stop at nothing to keep their activities secret. Your team at OpenMedia.org asked the Internet what we should do
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OpenMedia.ca: Stop Secret Spying Translation Heroes
There have been some exciting developments in Canada’s telecom landscape over the past few weeks, and we could not have spread the word as effectively without unsung heroes like Gilles Bureau, Isabelle Jodouin, Bruno Veilleux, and a handful of other anonymous translators. Thank you so much for all your hard
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: A Fair Deal International
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Secretive Spying on Canadians | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Here is Arielle with your Weekly News Update, filling you in on the latest privacy threats for Canadians. Last week we heard about the NSA’s PRISM tool in the United States. We have received word that a secretive Canadian spy agency is currently collecting and storing our private information without
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Over 1,300 letters later, your voices are being heard
What a response! We at OpenMedia.ca are absolutely thrilled by how many of you took the time to write letters to the editor of your local newspapers. Well over 1,300 letters have been sent to newspapers across the country demanding Industry Minister Paradis do the right thing and stand up
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Calling all Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs to speak out about our broken cell phone market
Are you part of a business that will be negatively affected by rising telecom costs? Are you an innovator or entrepreneur that relies on open and affordable Internet access to do your work? Then please sign on to the letter to Industry Minister Christian Paradis below. Why? With nearly 94%
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Over 1,300 letters later, your voice is being heard
What a response! We at OpenMedia.ca are absolutely thrilled with how many of you who took the time to write letters to the editor of your local newspapers. Well over 1,300 letters have been sent to media outlets across the country demanding Industry Minister Paradis do the right thing and
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: A Tool Kit For Mistreated Cell Phone Customers
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: With your help, we have a tool to fight back
Our citizen-powered study made headlines all over the country,1 but now Big Telecom is trying to change the story. With your contributions, we have created a tool to fight back, and here it is: Click here to write to your local newspaper editor to speak out. As you may know,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: How New ACTA Internet Lockdown Measures Are Coming to Canada
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), once believed dead, is back from beyond the grave, and could criminalize and otherwise restrict your use of the Internet by overwriting our copyright rules. Join over 69,312 Canadians who have spoken out about ACTA’s threat to Internet freedom. Click here to send our leaders
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: This is your plan
“We absolutely could do it for less – we choose not to.” That’s what Wade Oosterman, president of Bell Mobility, told regulators.1 We’re winning and they know it. That’s why big telecom giants Rogers and Shaw created a pact to take over scarce wireless spectrum resources.2 They’re trying to take
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: DemandChoice.ca
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Tool to keep big Telco accountable after Rogers caught disobeying Internet rules
As many of you will know, Rogers has been playing fast and loose with Canada’s Internet rules for some time. Now the company has been caught preventing independent ISPs from delivering top speed internet service to Canadians — even though they’re legally required to do so. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Together we’re demanding choice and affordability for Canada
What a response! When we raised the alarm about Rogers’ plan to take public assets put aside for new telecom startups to provide more affordable choices for Canadians, we weren’t sure what to expect. In the past week, nearly 30,000 Canadians have stood together to Demand Choice in Canada’s mobile
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