Tag: cell phones

Big Telecom has a statistics problem. Article by Sophia Harris for The CBC Arguments by Telus against increased competition in the Canadian wireless sector include misleading statistics that don’t reflect reality, critics charge. read more

Has your wallet been feeling a bit lighter in the last year? You have Big Telecom to thank for that. Article by Pete Evans for The CBC The average Canadian saw their monthly bill for things like cable TV, internet access and cellphones increase 3.2 per cent last year, the

Big Telecom tried to convince the CRTC that Canadians have the second-fastest mobile Internet speeds in the world. The problem? Those speeds were based on advertisements, not reality. When will Big Telecom get real and stop gouging and misleading Canadians? Article by Sophia Harris for the CBC Arguments by Telus

Top Canadian entrepreneur Elliot Noss has this message for the CRTC: “Everybody in the country is overpaying.” Help us Unblock Canada at https://UnblockCanada.ca read more

Canadians spend the second-highest amount of time on the Internet in the world. Increasingly, much of that time is spent on mobile devices, and Big Telecom is using that trend to gouge us on cellular data prices. Isn’t it time we caught a break? Article by Michael Oliveira for The

Former CRTC Commissioner, Timothy Denton, is speaking his mind about a recent public hearing on the future of Canada’s wireless sector. In a recent blog post, the CRTC stalwart argued that it’s time for decision-makers to do the right thing, and rein in Big Telecom giants that are blocking our

Check out community member Ben Klass presenting to the CRTC about Big Telecom blocking affordable options for Canadians. read more

With the Big Three arguing that Canadians don’t need more wireless choice, expert Michael Geist looks at Big Telecom’s long history of broken promises. Who do you trust when it comes to the future of Canada’s cellphone market? You can speak out at https://UnblockCanada.ca Article by Michael Geist Fresh off

Co-Authored with OpenMedia volunteer Darcy Paterson Get this: Ting, a mobile service provider based in Canada, can’t sell its services to Canadians because the Big Three (Rogers, Bell, and Telus) are blocking them from operating in their home country. read more

Big Telecom is up to its old tricks again, blocking Canadians from affordable, innovative mobile services. Our own Danielle Gannon tells us what’s at stake and what you can do to fight back. Speak out at https://UnblockCanada.ca read more

As you may have heard earlier this week, the Competition Bureau has revealed that the Big Three mobile providers (Bell, Rogers, and Telus) are systematically blocking new affordable options for Canadians. While this news may come as a shock to some, it is no secret that Canadians’ choice in mobile

Telecom researcher and OpenMedia community member Ben Klass was at today’s crucial CRTC hearing on the future of our wireless market. He posted his take on Facebook earlier, and we wanted to share with you all: I was in the room at the CRTC Wireless hearing today, a year and

From our archives: Big Telecom says the darndest things. read more

After the recent Netflix debacle, calls to abolish the CRTC rang out. Here’s why they may be premature. What do you think? Article by Peter Nowak for AlphaBeatic There’s never been a better time for CRTC haters to get riled up, what with the virtuoso performance several commissioners put on

With cell phone prices soaring in Canada, could this be the solution to our wireless woes? Article by Claire Brownell for Financial Post Cogeco Inc. has a grand vision for increasing wireless competition in Canada – and if it gets its way, the cable and media company is interested in