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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In recent months, decision-makers have started to listen to Canadians and have begun a desperately needed overhaul of our broken cell phone market. In June alone, Canadians saw the release of a broadly positive CRTC Code of Conduct for cell phone companies, Industry Canada’s subsequent denial of telecom giant Telus’

While it’s no longer shocking to most that Canadians pay some of the highest prices for some of the worst cell phone service in the industrialized world, what’s often less talked about is the internal disparity in pricing and service provision between varying communities within Canada. Residents living in rural

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

We want to know: What do you think of this idea? A major union is calling on the government to set up a Crown Corporation as Canada’s fourth major telecom provider. From The Canadian Press: OTTAWA – A major union is calling on the Harper government to set up “Canada