Tag: cell phones

Our OpenMedia.ca team has been working very hard in the wake of news that Wind Mobile has dropped out of an auction for crucial wireless resources. Here’s our own Steve Anderson speaking out in support of Canadian cell phone users. Learn more about how you can send a strong message

Yesterday, we learned that Wind Mobile pulled out of a crucial auction for wireless assets – assets that are crucial to the future of our cell phone market – only a day before it was set to begin. Canadians hoped that the government’s spectrum auction which begins today would result

Starting tomorrow morning, the government will be auctioning off vital wireless resources – the spectrum that mobile devices need to communicate. Big Telecom currently owns 85% of the spectrum pie – but thanks to you speaking out, decision-makers are finally taking notice of the need for wireless choice and lower

“I can’t believe the arrogance” – that’s what this Nova Scotia man had to say after needing to hound Bell for months to recover $21,000 they owed him. Last fall, a judge fined Bell the $21k after ruling they illegally accessed his credit report. Despite the court ruling, it still

Thanks to your collective voices, the government began to send a strong message in support of authentic choice in Canada’s telecom market in 2013. This year, it’s time for our government to follow-through. Learn more and tell Industry Minister Moore to take action against gatekeeping by Big Telecom at https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers.

The CRTC is demanding that Bell Canada’s northern subsidiary, Northwestel, improve service and reduce Internet rates in the Yukon. Northwestel’s rates may be among the highest in the world — at least three times what Canadians in southern Canada are paying. From CBC News: Bell Canada’s northern subsidiary, Northwestel, may

This big telecom company is going after a Canadian man who is battling cancer, is confined to a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis, and is on fixed income. Oh, did we mention his house burned down? Article by Chris Hofley for the Ottawa Sun: OTTAWA — An Ottawa man wants

JUST OUT: The CRTC will investigate whether Big Telecom is blocking Canadians’ access to affordable wireless options. Industry Minister Moore: It’s time to rein these telecom gatekeepers in: https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers Article by Rita Trichur for the Globe and Mail: Canada’s telecom regulator is launching a public proceeding to determine whether the

Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for some of the worst Internet service – service that often comes with disrespectful customer assistance, inadequate Internet speeds, and deceptive long-term contracts. There is a growing digital divide in Canada, as a considerable segment of Canadians cannot afford

Two days ago, Canada’s customer-protection wireless rules came into effect — but two big telecom companies insisted in throwing out some parting shots as they got ready to put these new requirements into place. Let’s keep going, Canada! Together with thousands of Canadians, OpenMedia.ca has put together a plan to

Co-authored by David Christopher Today, our hard-won new cell phone customer protection rules go into effect for all new cell phone contracts/sales. The new rules, which were announced by the CRTC (Canada’s telecom policy-maker) in June, apply right across Canada, so cell phone users from coast to coast to coast

Internet speeds in Canada leave a lot to be desired. That’s one of the reasons why Canadians have been calling for big telecom gatekeepers to be reined in so that innovators can provide Canadians with the kind of service they deserve. Learn more at https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers From the Huffington Post Canada: