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Yesterday’s spectrum auction results announcement meant that your team at OpenMedia.ca was hard at work. Check out this video of our own Steve Anderson speaking about what the results mean for the future of our broken telecom market – and meet a few other members of your team. Learn more

Big Telecom will no longer be able to charge smaller indie service providers more than their customers – but it continues to price-gouge Canadians and it’s time for that to end. Keep up the pressure at https://openmedia.ca/gatekeepers Article by Sunny Freeman for The Huffington Post Canada: Canada’s Big Three wireless

In a story told time and time again, another Canadian has their credit score ruined by a big telecom company despite never having been a customer. Keep up the pressure! Tell Minister Moore that the time has come to end Big Telecom gatekeeping at https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers Article by Colleen Schmidt for

We can’t say this enough: Your voices are making an incredible difference. And thanks to Canadians’ consistent outcry against Big Telecom price-gouging and gatekeeping, Jean-Pierre Blais, the Chair of the CRTC (Canada’s telecom policymaker), has invited our own Steve Anderson to meet with him on Monday February 11. Steve wants

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR SPEAKING OUT! Over 25,000 Canadians have now told the CRTC to ditch Big Telecom deadweight in an unprecedented push to fix our broken telecom market. We have until 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST to keep the up the momentum – so please keep up the

Time and time again, we have seen our community stand together and demand that decision-makers take notice. Together, we have made huge gains toward securing open and affordable Internet in Canada, and we’re not about to go back. We can’t let Big Telecom giants block smaller indie Internet service providers

By Max Honigmann Co-Director, OpenMedia McGill Do Canadians pay too much for their digital services? According to last Thursday’s Connecting Canada discussion forum at McGill University, the answer is a resounding YES! The event, hosted by McGill University’s OpenMedia.ca student chapter, sought to shine a light on such questions of

In this Guest Blog, OpenMedia community member Mark Douglas explains how he succeeded in reducing his monthly cell phone costs from nearly $80 to under $4 For a long time I’ve felt that I wasn’t really getting appropriate value for money in my mobile plan. Slow speeds, silly fees like

Thank you to everyone for speaking out in support of a more Connected Canada! Your OpenMedia.ca team is working hard to put together all your thoughts and ideas. In the meantime, check out this great picture from a Connected Canada event in Vancouver (that’s our own Josh Tabish up there

Tomorrow, Canadians across the country are working to help build a more connected Canada by sharing their ideas, strategies, and solutions to build a better digital future for us all. You have two ways to be part of the conversation: 1. Join a local event near you. 2. If there

This morning, privacy advocates including your own OpenMedia.ca, sent public letters to major Canadian telecom firms demanding greater transparency on whether they share our private, sensitive information with government agencies. Stay tuned for updates. Learn more about Canada’s largest pro-privacy coalition at http://OurPrivacy.ca From Citizen Lab: Telecommunications services providers that

Last month, we told you about the CRTC’s investigation into price-gouging by Big Telecom. Here’s two simple gifs you’ll want to see. And remember, meetups are happening all over the country on January 25th to discuss how we can build a connected Canada – together! Be part of the conversation:

Telecom expert Peter Nowak isn’t asking you about your favourite show – he’s talking about mid-season plot twists in our wireless market. From Peter Nowak’s blog: This past weekend, Breaking Bad cashed in big time at the Golden Globe awards with wins for both best drama and lead actor, with