Why it’s more important than ever to push for authentic wireless choice
Yesterday, we learned that Wind Mobile pulled out of a crucial auction for wireless assets – assets that are crucial to the future of our cell phone market – only…
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Last remaining national indie cell phone provider withdraws from crucial auction for wireless infrastructure, signalling consolidation of stranglehold by the Big Three
3333572689_00db098f68.jpg Wind Mobile has announced it will not participate in tomorrow’s wireless auction of assets crucial to the future of cell phone service in Canada. The move could spell the…
Could tomorrow’s auction be the next step to fix our broken wireless market?
Starting tomorrow morning, the government will be auctioning off vital wireless resources – the spectrum that mobile devices need to communicate. Big Telecom currently owns 85% of the spectrum pie…
2015 spectrum auction rules include welcome steps but more action required to ensure Canadians can access affordable, independent wireless options
DemandChoice_button.jpg Industry Minister James Moore’s announcement contains positive steps but will leave Canadians disappointed at insufficient support for much-needed affordable options January 10th, 2013 – Rules announced by Industry Canada…
CBC: Big Telecom thinks it’s above the law – but we can win when we fight back
“I can’t believe the arrogance” – that’s what this Nova Scotia man had to say after needing to hound Bell for months to recover $21,000 they owed him. Last fall,…
PRISM: Telcos Violating Privacy
It apparently doesn’t matter if the Canadian spy agencies don’t spy on Canadians. To be clear though, the Ed Snowden leaks make it clear that they do spy on us.…
National Post: Christine Dobby looks back at Canada’s telecom war of 2013
The National Post’s Christine Dobby looks back at Big Telecom’s efforts last year to limit your telecom choice. We know Big Telecom are gearing up for a huge fight in…
CTV: Ottawa pushes for more competition in the telecom industry
Thanks to your collective voices, the government began to send a strong message in support of authentic choice in Canada’s telecom market in 2013. This year, it’s time for our…
IPhone 4 with iOS Jailbreak activation SIM locked problem
Long story short, a French iPhone 4 with an Orange.fr SIM that was apparently locked did not work after an update from Jailbroken 4.1 to Apple iOS 7.0.4. To fix…
CBC: Bell Canada’s Northwestel ordered to improve telecom service in the Yukon
The CRTC is demanding that Bell Canada’s northern subsidiary, Northwestel, improve service and reduce Internet rates in the Yukon. Northwestel’s rates may be among the highest in the world —…
Government begins to rein in Big Telecom by putting in place caps on roaming and financial penalties to enforce customer protection rules – a good start but further action required, says OpenMedia.ca
DD13_Chris_HighlyEngagedv3.png Government reacts to years of Canadians calling on officials to rein in Big Telecom’s power and control, says citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca December 18, 2013 – The government has taken its…
Obama’s NSA is the East German Stasi of our time
German leader flat out states that Obama’s government is little better than the East German Stasi. “In an angry exchange with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel has compared the snooping practices…
Despite having his bills in order, this Canadian man is allegedly being charged $1300 by Big Telecom
This big telecom company is going after a Canadian man who is battling cancer, is confined to a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis, and is on fixed income. Oh, did…
CRTC to investigate Big Telecom blocking Canadians’ access to affordable wireless options
JUST OUT: The CRTC will investigate whether Big Telecom is blocking Canadians’ access to affordable wireless options. Industry Minister Moore: It’s time to rein these telecom gatekeepers in: https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers Article…
Guest Blog by Will Fox: The Internet is no longer a luxury – It’s time for free public Wi-Fi
Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for some of the worst Internet service – service that often comes with disrespectful customer assistance, inadequate Internet speeds,…
Telecom expert Nowak takes apart Big Telecom’s latest claim about two-year cell phone contracts
Two days ago, Canada’s customer-protection wireless rules came into effect — but two big telecom companies insisted in throwing out some parting shots as they got ready to put these…
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…
Canadian Internet speeds are ranked lower than they were last year
Internet speeds in Canada leave a lot to be desired. That’s one of the reasons why Canadians have been calling for big telecom gatekeepers to be reined in so that…
Carleton Professor Criticizes Canadian Telecom Industry, Gets Twitter Account Suspended
Not gonna lie… this freaked me out a little bit. According to Professor Dwayne Winseck — aka “mediamorphis” on Twitter and on HowardForums, a post I made on HowardForums might…
Guest blog by Barry Shell – How Big Telecom makes trouble when switching Internet providers in Canada
Here’s a guest blog by OpenMedia.ca community member Barry Shell, who is writing to: “show everyone how Shaw and the other major Canadian Internet providers deliberately invent unnecessary obstacles to…