A tale of two charters: the BBC and the commons by Graham Murdock
Columnist says that building an open and inclusive digital commons is the best, and perhaps the only, hope the public has of sustaining a public culture that can underwrite and…
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A Win: Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Michael Geist: TPP copyright laws could dismantle Canadian content
While Canada has been formally included as a negotiating party in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, more information from secretive texts and clauses is beginning to surface. We’ve talked about…
We’re hosting a Reddit AMA – join us!
We’re on Reddit today from 9AM – 7PM EST talking about Internet freedom, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and what comes next for our StopTheTrap.net campaign. Throughout the day, we’ll be joined…
Hate crime investigation launched surrounding Ezra Levant’s Roma broadcast by Eric Mark Do
The Roma Community Centre in Toronto wants police to investigate comments made by Ezra Levant in a recent broadcast on Sun News Network as a hate crime.
Netflix Shares Plunge on Disappointing Third-Quarter Results by Paul Bond
Netflix adds fewer streaming customers than investors had hoped for and lowers end-of-year guidance.
Your Cell Phone Horror Stories
Andrew from Whitehorse: On September 16, 2012, my Bell mobile phone suddenly stopped working. When my friends and family called my phone number, a stranger answered. I contacted the person…
Get fired up and share your story
The CRTC decision on stopping Bell’s takeover has shown that Canadians are being heard. Now let’s continue to push forward in fixing our broken telecom market. Share your horror story…
Canadians are taking back the CRTC and our communications
Professor Michael Geist talks about how Canadians are taking back the CRTC and our communications system. For more on the historic StopTheMeter.ca UBB campaign click here. Join OpenMedia.ca at OpenMedia.ca/allies.…
Bell’s Takeover Goes to Ottawa?
After losing in it’s battle against Canadians before the CRTC, Bell announced it would try to get parliament to overturn the decision! Bell seemingly just can’t respect the will of…
Techvibes: CRTC blocks Bell’s $3.4-billion takeover of Astral Media
Because of your support of the http://StopTheTakeover.ca/ campaign, Bell’s takeover of Astral Media has been stopped by the CRTC. Had the deal been approved, Bell would have been given an…
We won.
Because of you, we’ve been heard loud and clear – and Bell’s takeover has been stopped. Read more about the CRTC’s decision in our Press Release.
Cell Phone Horror: Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Globe and Mail: Online campaign takes on ‘telecom price-gouging’
Last week, the CRTC put forth a call for public comments to help shape the future of Canada’s wireless market. This week, we’re launching a new campaign to ensure that…
Cell Phone Horror Stories
Have you ever been overcharged, put on hold for an unconscionable amount of time, or otherwise treated unfairly by a cell phone company? …That means you have a cell phone…
Over +115,000 signatures on StopTheTrap.net
Thanks to your support, we’ve reached 115,000 signatures on our campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its invasive Internet provisions. That’s 115,000 citizens worldwide who won’t stand for a restricted…
Study: NHL Lockout a Bad Omen for Canada’s CBC Network by Etan Vlessing
FRIENDS says losing the “Hockey Night in Canada” TV rights in 2014 could eliminate a third of its TV audience and half of its English TV ad revenue.
Macleans: Trans-Pacific Partnership could choke the free Internet
With Canada formally joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations last week, invasive copyright provisions could cost Canadians in having their personal data compromised, online access restricted and Internet actions…
Radio-Canada’s Quebec-centric focus doesn’t meet licence mandate: study claims by Bruce Cheadle
A long-standing complaint concerning Quebec navel-gazing by the CBC’s French-language news service has been revived as the national broadcast regulator considers Radio-Canada’s licence renewal.
Tough times may be ahead for the CBC by Andy Radia
FRIENDS says “The CBC is hooked on hockey and the lockout could be just a bitter foretaste of the future for the CBC”.