How much does it cost your cell phone provider to send your text messages?
We recently saw Telus increase the cost of sending a text message to the U.S. to 40 cents. Research and your stories have shown that Canada has some of the…
Diana Trusz
Let’s come up with a plan to stop international agreements from restricting Internet freedom
Dear Internet community, New Internet restrictions are currently being developed through multiple international "trade" agreements that could significantly restrict and potentially even criminalize your everyday use of the Internet. We…
Your digital rights on the chopping block in 16th round of TPP talks
The 16th round of secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations began this week. This extreme trade agreement could give media conglomerates more power to fine you for your Internet use and…
$22,000 in roaming fees? We don’t deserve this.
Remember when David Fuller, the Chief Marketing Officer for Telus, said Canadians don’t want caps on their bills? Matt Buie, a B.C. man was hit with $22,000 in roaming fees…
Things Big Telecom Says
In anticipation of the upcoming release of our crowdsourced pro-citizen cell phone report, we’ve created a compilation of “Things Big Telecom Says”. read more
Industry Minister appears to be feeling the heat over lack of cell phone choice in Canada
Industry Minister Christian Paradis appears to be feeling the heat – he’s announcing that the government will have new wireless infrastructure rules soon. This is a good sign. Paradis has…
Rogers Customer Care Rep publicly states that Rogers "is a terrible cell phone company".
Today on the online forum Reddit, a Rogers Wireless Customer Care Representative publicly stated that Rogers “is a terrible cell phone company”. Canadians pay some of the highest cell phone…
Canadians need more wireless choices
Canadians experience some of the highest prices and slowest speeds for Internet service – and these prices and speeds vary widely across the country. Canada’s telecom market is dominated by…
A Big Telecom inspired "Stupidest Thing Ever Said" Commemorative Plaque
Do you love paying through the nose for your cell phone bills? David Fuller, the Chief Marketing Officer for Telus, seems to think so. At the CRTC hearing last week…
Mobile data use is increasing while our telecom market remains broken.
Mobile data use continues to increase, yet our telecom market, which provides that data, is broken. Canadians experience some of the highest mobile phone prices and continue to lack options.…
Lindsey Amplifies Canadian Voices at the CRTC Hearing
Check out some highlights from Lindsey’s presentation at the CRTC cell phone rules hearing last week as she amplifies your voices using your stories. read more
OpenMedia’s Steve Anderson – Crafting a connected future
In this volunteer-made video Steve Anderson, the Executive Director and founder of OpenMedia, explains why he stands with citizens to fight for an open Internet. read more
Reporting from Gatineau | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca: February 14, 2013
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Big Telecom doesn’t like the CRTC cell phone rules
Rogers and Telus say limiting roaming fees would be “very disruptive” and “enormously expensive” for them. Our own Lindsey pushed back against the telecom giants at the CRTC cell phone…
Bringing your Cell Phone Horror Stories to the CRTC
Earlier this year you sent us your cell phone horror stories. Today, using your stories, we brought a citizen-oriented perspective, grounded in Canadians’ lived realities, to the CRTC national cell…
Lindsey brings your cell phone concerns to the CRTC.
You sent us your cell phone horror stories earlier this year, letting us know what’s wrong with Canada’s cell phone market. Today, Lindsey brought your stories and concerns to the…