Imagine if a car company had control over all Canadian highways and was able to charge a fee or restrict other kinds of cars from using them. It may sound ridiculous, but it’s a situation that reflects the state of our broken wireless market. Article by Tamara Khandaker for Vice
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OpenMedia.ca: MobileSyrup: Verizon CEO says story about the company coming to Canada was "overblown"
We’ve always said it was a red herring used by Big Telecom to scare Canadians into handing them the future of cell phone service. We’ve worked with Canadians to develop a roadmap to create more made-in-Canada cell phone choices to fix our broken wireless market. The time to move that
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: MobileSyrup: Verizon CEO says story about the company coming to Canada was "overblown"
We’ve always said it was a red herring used by Big Telecom to scare Canadians into handing them the future of cell phone service. We’ve worked with Canadians to develop a roadmap to create more made-in-Canada cell phone choices to fix our broken wireless market. The time to move that
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post Canada: NDP says Canadian MPs deserve access to TPP texts just like their U.S. counterparts
The 19th Round of TPP talks have ended in Brunei – but Canadian MPs still have no access to the text of the agreement that could break our digital future. . From The Huffington Post Canada: The Conservatives are keeping secret the draft text of a sweeping free trade agreement
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post Canada: NDP says Canadian MPs deserve access to TPP texts just like their U.S. counterparts
The 19th Round of TPP talks have ended in Brunei – but Canadian MPs still have no access to the text of the agreement that could break our digital future. . From The Huffington Post Canada: The Conservatives are keeping secret the draft text of a sweeping free trade agreement
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Printed copies of our "Time for an Upgrade" report are in!
We’re excited to announce that we’ve received a few printed copies of our Time For An Upgrade report that over 3,000 Canadians helped us write. It lays out a roadmap for decision-makers to support Canadian-grown affordable independent cell phone alternatives to the Big Three: http://OpenMedia.ca/UpgradeCanada Thank you to everyone who
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Printed copies of our "Time for an Upgrade" report are in!
We’re excited to announce that we’ve received a few printed copies of our Time For An Upgrade report that over 3,000 Canadians helped us write. It lays out a roadmap for decision-makers to support Canadian-grown affordable independent cell phone alternatives to the Big Three: http://OpenMedia.ca/UpgradeCanada Thank you to everyone who
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: It’s time for more Canadian-grown alternatives to Big Telecom
Isn’t it time we had more Canadian-grown alternatives to Big Telecom? We think so – and together with Canadians, we’ve outlined a roadmap to get there. Learn more at: http://openmedia.ca/upgradecanada Original image from Industry Canada’s website. Share this image: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: It’s time for more Canadian-grown alternatives to Big Telecom
Isn’t it time we had more Canadian-grown alternatives to Big Telecom? We think so – and together with Canadians, we’ve outlined a roadmap to get there. Learn more at: http://openmedia.ca/upgradecanada Original image from Industry Canada’swebsite. Share this image: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Feedback to our Supporter Survey has us in a great mood!
Feedback to our Supporter Survey has us in a great mood! We’re so inspired. If you haven’t already, take a few minutes to help shape our work: http://openmedia.org/engage And don’t forget to spread the word and share this image: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Feedback to our Supporter Survey has us in a great mood!
Feedback to our Supporter Survey has us in a great mood! We’re so inspired. If you haven’t already, take a few minutes to help shape our work: http://openmedia.org/engage And don’t forget to spread the word and share this image: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post Canada: Editorial interference by Bell Media raises questions about media independence in Canada
Recent reports indicate that Bell Media may have used its power to try to mislead Canadians and manipulate public discourse. Such editorial interference raises important -and concerning questions about media independence in Canada Time to Demand Choice at http://DemandChoice.ca From The Huffington Post Canada: A prominent communications expert has alleged
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post Canada: Editorial interference by Bell Media raises questions about media independence in Canada
Recent reports indicate that Bell Media may have used its power to try to mislead Canadians and manipulate public discourse. Such editorial interference raises important -and concerning questions about media independence in Canada Time to Demand Choice at http://DemandChoice.ca From The Huffington Post Canada: A prominent communications expert has alleged
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca welcomes Official Opposition call for access to text of TPP agreement which threatens online expression
Image: FD_TPPShare_Library_130818.png News heading: Momentum rapidly building behind citizen-backed Our Fair Deal campaign for greater TPP transparency and an end to extreme Internet Censorship proposals August 28, 2013 – OpenMedia.ca is welcoming this morning’s call by NDP trade critic Don Davies for Canadian MPs to be given the same information
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Top three ways OpenMedia’s Lindsey Pinto has helped save the open Internet
OpenMedia supporters know that the incredible Lindsey Pinto has been an integral part of our efforts to safeguard the open and affordable Internet in Canada. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: THANK YOU for taking our supporter survey – help us spread the word!
A big THANK YOU to our community who have started speaking out to help shape the future of our work! If you haven’t had a chance, please take this short survey and spread the word: http://openmedia.org/engage read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: NunatsiaqOnline: Canadian company Arctic Fibre Inc. ready to start construction on trans-continental fibre optic line
This Canadian company is going to build a London-to-Tokyo fibre optic line. Thank you to reddit user TheOneInTheHat for bringing this to our attention. Article by Jim Bell for NunatsiaqOnline: Arctic Fibre Inc.’s ambitious marine cable builders took a group of Iqaluit community leaders to the Apex beach on the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Questions are being raised about digital data rights upon an owner’s death
You won’t be leaving your coveted digital music collection to a loved one just yet. Article by Tobi Cohen for Postmedia News: Thinking of bequeathing your coveted music collection and extensive home library to a loved one after you’re gone? If it’s on your iPod and Kobo as opposed to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenCanada: Here’s what we do know about Canada’s mass spying program
Here’s a great overview of the information we do know about ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC’s activities. We deserve to know if our information is being recklessly collected and stored in giant unsecured databases. Speak out at: http://SecretSpying.ca Article by OpenCanada Staff for the Canadian International Council: The information leaked by
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: National Post: Big Telecom isn’t eager to help bring cellphone service to Toronto’s subway system
So there’s this company that wants to bring cellular service to Toronto’s subway system but they need Big Telecom to play. How do you think it’s going so far? Speak out at http://DemandChoice.ca/ and share this article with your friends. Article by Matthew Braga for the National Post: Hold the
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