Tag: cell phones

As we all know, Canada’s telecoms market is a mess – just three giant conglomerates control over 93% of the cell phone market, and this lack of choice means Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for horrible service. Canadians have been looking to Industry Minister

At OpenMedia, we are incredibly grateful for our amazing community! Thank you for being so engaged- our work would not be possible without you. We’d also like to take a moment to send this message to Big Telecom. Happy thanksgiving everyone!

Earlier this week, we told you about how indie ISPs are fighting against Big Telecom blocking Canadians from accessing affordable services. Canadians deserve authentic choice. As Big Telecom continues to block innovators, there’s a Canadian company you may want to learn more about – one that can’t operate here because

Some great news this afternoon! Bill 60, which would make cell phone and wireless contracts more clear for users, has passed it’s second reading in the Ontario legislature – and it’s all thanks to you speaking out! From the Minister of Consumer Services: Today, Bill 60, the Wireless Services Agreements

Customers of Bell are seeking $100 million in damages from the big telecom company. If you have had phone cards expired on you from any big telecom company, you may want to check out: http://www.bellmobilityclassaction.ca/ From CBC News: The Ontario Superior Court has classified a class-action lawsuit against Bell Mobility

Big incumbent telecom providers should not be allowed to block access to affordable mobile phone and Internet options. Learn more: https://OpenMedia.ca/Innovator Article by Rita Trichur for The Globe and Mail: Some of the country’s largest wireless carriers are urging the CRTC not to regulate roaming rates, arguing that doing so

We have just received word that the federal Court of Appeal has officially granted Big Telecom permission to take Canada to court over new customer-friendly rules laid out in June by the CRTC. This means that Canada’s three Big Telecom giants will appear before one of our highest courts and

Even hockey stars can’t catch a break with Big Telecom. Tell Industry Minister Moore to rein in these telecom gatekeepers: https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers From The Huffington Post Canada: Ottawa Senators star defenceman Erik Karlsson might make $6.5 million a year and is probably one of the most gifted players in the NHL,

We want to thank the 60,000 citizens who have spoken out for authentic choice in our broken cell phone market. Here’s an infographic about how we got here – and how we need to put the roadmap that we created together with Canadians into action. Learn more about how we

As new revelations about NSA spying come to light, it is imperative that Canadian Internet service providers move away from relying on U.S. infrastructure. We deserve information about the full extent of government spying on innocent Canadians: http://SecretSpying.ca Article by Brian Jackson for ITbusiness.ca: Canada saw another Internet Exchange Point

Canadian blogger Ben Klass talks about the elephant in the room – and no matter how hard Big Telecom executives push out expensive, misleading PR spin to convince us otherwise, we can all see it. It’s time for Canadians to push Industry Minister Moore to keep his promise and rein

Canada is going mobile. According to recent forecasts, mobile Internet traffic in Canada will reach a whopping 154 petabytes per month in 2017, up from 16 petabytes in 2012. Source: http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/sp/vni/vni_forecast_highlights/index.html Thank you to volunteer graphic designer Lorenzo Tarantino for creating this image for us. Check out some of his

We’ve told you how creatively Canadians responded to Big Telecom’s expensive and misleading summer PR campaign – the one where they demanded fairness for Canadians as the potential of U.S. telecom giant Verizon’s entry seemed imminent. This morning, we learned just how much of a failure this campaign really was.

Telecom expert Michael Geist provides a brief – and must-read – analysis of Monday’s announcement of spectrum bidders and the future of our broken wireless market. Speak out at http://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers From Michael Geist: read more

Yesterday, Industry Canada announced the list of bidders in January’s spectrum auction. Here’s a brief breakdown of who these bidders are, and why Industry Minister Moore needs to keep his promise to rein in Big Telecom. Article by LuAnn LaSalle for The Canadian Press: There was no sign of foreign

Rogers tries to backtrack from Big Telecom’s fail of a summer PR campaign aimed at misleading Canadians. Telecom expert Michael Geist responds – and you’ll want to read it. And don’t forget to use our easy-to-use tool to send a letter to Industry Minister Moore telling him to stop Big

LET’S KEEP GOING CANADA! You raised your voice and pushed policy makers to create a new wireless rules – and now we’re starting to see some results. Earlier this week, and as a result of your collective voices, Bell has reduced its roaming rates by 50% for Canadians travelling in