The top 3 grievances Canadians have with the cell phone market are: price-gouging, restrictive contracts, and disrespectful customer service. Clearly it’s time to fix our broken telecom market, and we…
Big Telecom continues to insist that the market is fine and Canadians are not paying some of the highest cell phone prices. Peter Nowak once again took on these claims…
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Decision-makers are feeling the heat from our campaign for cell phone choice. Our crowdsourced report, based on your citizen stories, went viral, making it the top story in almost every…
Currently 94% of our wireless market is dominated by three companies who control much of our wireless airwaves, which allow your calls and data to reach your mobile phone. We’re…
Despite what Big Telecom says, it is not myth that Canadians pay some of the highest wireless prices in the industrialized world. With our cell phone report, created from your…
Our Steve Anderson faces off with Telus and brings your cell phone horror stories and concerns into the spotlight. read more
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“We absolutely could do it for less – we choose not to.” That’s what Wade Oosterman, president of Bell Mobility, told regulators.1 We’re winning and they know it. That’s why…
CPHSReport_Cover-Square.png Crowdsourced report puts the lived realities of Canadian cell phone users on display March 7, 2013 – A study released today by non-profit organization OpenMedia.ca shows a majority of…
Here is our infamous #ThingsBigTelecomSays video without sound for those who wish to remix it. Please share it with contact@openmedia.ca if you do a remix version! read more
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…
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 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…
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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…
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
HorrorStory_100x100-1_121016.jpg Public interest group faced off against Big Three at week-long CRTC hearing WHO: Lindsey Pinto, Communications Manager, OpenMedia.ca WHAT: Canadians are hopeful that a CRTC hearing this week will…
On Monday the CRTC, Canada’s telecom authority, kicked off a week-long hearing that could change the future of cell phone service in Canada. Their plan is to develop a national…
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…
