Here’s what’s next in our fight to #KillC51
A message from OpenMedia executive director, Steve Anderson: I, like many Canadians, am deeply upset right now. The Conservative government just forced Bill C-51 through a final Senate vote despite…
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New Wireless auction results point to improved wireless service choice for Canadians
Screen Shot 2015-03-06 at 6.16.42 AM.png Industry Minister James Moore has announced the outcome of the AWS-3 wireless spectrum auction. Proactive spectrum rules appear to have ensured independent providers have…
CCPA Monitor: The CRTC and the future of high-speed Internet access
This piece originally appeared in the December 2014 edition of the CCPA Monitor Last December, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) began a year-long public consultation on the future…
BREAKING: I’m taking your voice to the White House
We just got some huge news. The White House has invited me to a meeting with key Obama administration officials after feeling the heat from all of you speaking out…
How Canadians can join the day of action to Stop The Internet Slowdown
As you may have heard, Big Telecom conglomerates want to slow down your Internet and make online services more expensive. But so far, “Net Neutrality” rules in several countries have…
The TPP Internet Censorship Circus is in town and it’s more secretive than ever
The bureaucrats and industry lobbyists negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership have gone to great lengths to keep their plans a secret before, but this takes the cake. After scheduling the next…
Why we had to create a users guide for the CRTC’s flawed online consultation
The CRTC, the body that makes the rules for the media and telecom industry, is asking Canadians about the future of digital services in Canada. As part of their ‘TalkTV’…
Why is Bell Blocking Canadians from Watching the Daily Show Online?
One night not long ago I was about to take in my daily dose of the Daily Show with John Stewart after work, when I was forced to deal with…
Will Harper and James Moore keep their promise to lower cell phone prices?
It’s no wonder that so many Canadians are speaking out about the state of our broken wireless market. We pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for…
See what Industry Minister Moore has to say about your sky-high cell phone bills
Last fall, a group of over 35 leading innovators and entrepreneurs joined OpenMedia.ca in sending a letter to Industry Minister James Moore. The letter decried that we pay some of…
Let’s talk about solutions – for Canada’s broken telecom market
I have a lot of respect and admiration for independent telecom analyst and tech writer Peter Nowak. Peter regularly calls bull on Big Telecom’s misleading talking points, and backs it…
Canada, together we won these cell phone customer protection rules that kick in today
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…
A heartfelt thank you to Shea Sinnott from OpenMedia.ca
All of us here at OpenMedia want to thank Shea Sinnott, our tireless Operations Manager who is now moving on to other opportunities. Shea has been with OpenMedia since nearly…