Wireless savings? Not for now. Canadians’ wallets are still hurting. Article by Peter Nowak for Alphabeatic With the CRTC’s decision this week to forego implementing rules that would have allowed small companies to share the networks of bigger players, the regulator and government are both now pinning their hopes for wireless savings
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OpenMedia.ca: Bell Mobility is taking Canadians to court so it can keep artificially inflating the price of competing apps and services
bell-mobileTV-appeal.png In an effort to make Internet services more like cable TV, Bell is trying to overturn a CRTC decision forcing the company to treat other video services fairly on their network February 23, 2015 – Over the weekend, OpenMedia learned that Bell Mobility filed a motion with the Federal
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: How Canada’s net neutrality rules are some of the best in the world
This article was originally published on the Huffington Post. Yesterday, U.S. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his agency’s commitment to the strongest possible rules to prevent telecommunications companies from forcing certain websites and services into a slow lane online. At issue here are so-called “net neutrality” rules – rules which dictate
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Bell’s Mobile TV Practice Violates Telecommunications Act: CRTC
In a decision likely to have implications for net neutrality, the CRTC has ruled that Bell and Vidéotron’s mobile TV practices violate the Telecommunications Act. The post Bell’s Mobile TV Practice Violates Telecommunications Act: CRTC appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Obama Administration to provide citizens with faster, cheaper Internet while Canada falls behind
US_LTTE_fbshare.png Internet advocates celebrate Obama’s move, and point to it as the type of action required to get Canada’s Internet rates and speeds on par with global counterparts. January 14, 2015 – Internet advocates are celebrating this afternoon’s announcement from the Obama Administration pushing for common-sense steps to stop U.S.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Obama calls for strongest possible net neutrality rules… And saves the Internet?
As you may have heard, this morning, U.S. President Barack Obama came out with a decisive statement calling for the strongest possible rules to prevent slow lanes on the Internet. You can read the details in the statement we put out here, but the short version is that Obama unequivocally,
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The Canadian Progressive Joins Global Net Neutrality Protest
Today, The Canadian Progressive joins millions of websites, digital rights organizations and Internet freedom fighters demanding stronger “net neutrality” protections. The post The Canadian Progressive Joins Global Net Neutrality Protest appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: It’s Big Telecom vs. YOU
The thing we love the most about the Internet is that it’s a level playing field for free expression, economic opportunity, and innovation. But Big Telecom can’t stand this – and now they’re trying to squeeze more money from Internet users by destroying the free and open Internet that people
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Say No to The Internet Slow Lane
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Internet you know is about to look a whole lot different. And you might not like what you see.
Back in January, three judges in Washington, D.C.’s US Court of Appeals made a game-changing legal decision in the case of Verizon v. FCC, that would allow giant telecom conglomerates to block or slow down any content they want on their networks. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ben Klass complaint against Bell prompts CRTC to review mobile Internet rules
Several months ago, we let you know that Manitoba resident and OpenMedia community member Ben Klass had filed a complaint with Canada’s telecom policymaker, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Ben’s complaint claimed that telecom giant Bell was unfairly stifling certain types of mobile content over their wireless networks
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: European Parliament Opposes Restrictive Measures in Both CETA and ITU
According to Internet freedom group European Digital Rights, provisions that would criminalize our Internet use may be dropped from the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA)! While the battle isn’t…
Continue readingThings Are Good: Declaration of Internet Freedom
Around the world governments are trying to restrain the ability of people to freely share information across the internet. Bills like SOPA in the USA and Bill C-30 in Canada to the more recent TPP all focus on propping up old media monopolies and curtailing people’s privacy and communication rights.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The CRTC Writes Back: Rogers Must Stop P2P Throttling
It’s a true coming-of-age story. A year after reluctantly revisiting and then comprising on Usage Based Billing (UBB), the CRTC has taken to proactive measures in dealing with the misconduct of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). In a courteous, yet sharply worded letter, the Commission took grievance with Rogers’ Internet Traffic
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: It’s Official: Gamers have Caught Rogers Violating Internet Openness Rules
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CRTC’s enforcement division to handle complaint against Rogers restricting access to online services
October 27, 2011— The Canadians Gamers Organization’s (CGO) current b…
Art Threat: A new generation of threats to online freedom – Report by ONI details 3rd generation strategies for online interference
Worried about how the Internet is being transformed from a creative playground into a structure for dominance and control? You should be, at least that’s the warning from the OpenNet Initative in their latest publication, Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace (2010, The MIT Press). The Internet remains one of […]
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading…- While I agree with Murray Dobbin’s latest to a point, I’d think it’s worth clarifying exactly what kind of fight we can and should expect from the NDP over the next four years. To the extent one consid…
Continue readingeaves.ca: The Audacity of Shaw: How Canada’s Internet just got Worse
It is really, really, really hard to believe. But as bad as internet access is in Canada, it just got worse. Yesterday, Shaw Communications, a Canadian telecommunications company and internet service provider (ISP) that works mostly in Western Canada announced they are launching Movie Club, a new service to compete with Netflix. On the surface […]
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- Kai Nagata’s post on why he quit his job as a reporter is well worth a read in full. But let’s particularly note his observations which may apply just as much to many other jobs as to positions in the media (eve…
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Dutch Pass Net Neutrality Law. Where’s Ours?
Net neutrality is being implemented the world over. Where is it in Canada?
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