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A couple weeks ago, thousands of OpenMedia supporters joined with open Internet advocates and legal experts at Free Press to challenge the Internet slow lane plan being pushed by U.S. Big Telecom giants. Free Press’ team filed a legal challenge in response to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s July 15

The government’s unambitious rural broadband plans will leave tens of thousands of Canadians stuck with last-century Internet speeds. Tell James Moore it’s time for Canada to finally start catching up with our global counterparts at

With files and comments from OpenMedia’s Access volunteers Jean-Francois Mezei, Ben Klass, and Teresa Murphy. It appears as though Big Telecom is mismanaging funds collected explicitly to deliver Internet services to rural and remote communities across Canada. In a letter to telecom giants, the CRTC has expressed concern that the

This rural Quebec co-op is taking its technological future into its own hands. Do you think this model could be exported across Canada? Article by Gazette Vaudreuil-Soulanges Rigaud-based Coop CSUR began life as a grassroots alternative to major internet service providers who refused to provide high-speed internet access to rural

Earlier this week, the United States Federal Communications Commission (or FCC) extended its deadline for initial comments on rules that would allow Big Telecom conglomerates to force all websites who can’t pay expensive fees for privileged access into an Internet slow lane. The reason for the delay? Internet users around

We’re at a critical point in the fight to preserve the innovative, open Internet. Check out where the next battle lines will be drawn and learn more at

What do websites devoted to frat-boy humor, handmade and vintage clothes, and saving the environment all have in common? They’re all passionate about saving the Internet from being forced into a slow lane. No, we’re not kidding. The fight to save the open Internet as we know it has found

This big telecom provider takes the cake for disrespectful customer service. These are the same companies pushing the Internet slow lane. And they expect us to trust them. Speak out at https://OpenMedia.org/SlowLane Article by John Biggs for Tech Crunch If there’s one guy in the world who knows whether or

Warning: NSFW Everything we love about the weird, wonderful Internet is at stake in the upcoming battle over Internet slow lanes. Don’t delay, speak out now at https://OpenMedia.org/FCC read more