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James Moore’s nationwide tour is further evidence that government is starting to listen to Canadians on cell phone policy
Canadians have been speaking out for wireless choice and affordability for years now and, after years of telecommunications policy neglect, it looks like the government is finally starting to listen.…
OpenMedia.ca welcomes Official Opposition call for access to text of TPP agreement which threatens online expression
Image: FD_TPPShare_Library_130818.png News heading: Momentum rapidly building behind citizen-backed Our Fair Deal campaign for greater TPP transparency and an end to extreme Internet Censorship proposals August 28, 2013 – OpenMedia.ca…
Time for a "Third Way" approach to fix broken cell phone market, says citizen-backed group OpenMedia.ca
Image: big3_appeal.png News heading: All political parties urged to take a stand against Big Three blocking Canadian startups as Parliamentary committee prepares to hold emergency meeting August 26, 2013 –…
Conservatives, the cell phone market, and who can take credit
In recent months, decision-makers have started to listen to Canadians and have begun a desperately needed overhaul of our broken cell phone market. In June alone, Canadians saw the release…
How Northern and Rural Canadians are saying no to high-cost telecom
While it’s no longer shocking to most that Canadians pay some of the highest prices for some of the worst cell phone service in the industrialized world, what’s often less…
Top three ways OpenMedia’s Lindsey Pinto has helped save the open Internet
OpenMedia supporters know that the incredible Lindsey Pinto has been an integral part of our efforts to safeguard the open and affordable Internet in Canada. read more
THANK YOU for taking our supporter survey – help us spread the word!
A big THANK YOU to our community who have started speaking out to help shape the future of our work! If you haven’t had a chance, please take this short…
Your CIRA vote will help shape the future of Canada’s Internet
Did you know that Canada’s Internet is democratically governed? The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), is a non-profit organization that manages the dot-ca registry and addresses many of the day-to-day…
NunatsiaqOnline: Canadian company Arctic Fibre Inc. ready to start construction on trans-continental fibre optic line
This Canadian company is going to build a London-to-Tokyo fibre optic line. Thank you to reddit user TheOneInTheHat for bringing this to our attention. Article by Jim Bell for NunatsiaqOnline:…
Questions are being raised about digital data rights upon an owner’s death
You won’t be leaving your coveted digital music collection to a loved one just yet. Article by Tobi Cohen for Postmedia News: Thinking of bequeathing your coveted music collection and…
The Internet Insider | Moore Choice for Cellphone Users
Hello! We’re asking for Moore choice in our cellphone market. It looks like our Industry Minister is taking some of the right steps by publicly speaking out against the Big…
Over 60,000 Canadians now speaking out for cell phone choice
DC_FBSHARE_130818_60K_att.png Rapidly-growing Demand Choice campaign spurred on by citizen outrage at misleading Big Three PR and lobbying effort, says OpenMedia.ca August 21, 2013 – Canadians are speaking up in increasing…
OpenCanada: Here’s what we do know about Canada’s mass spying program
Here’s a great overview of the information we do know about ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC’s activities. We deserve to know if our information is being recklessly collected and stored in…
Peter Nowak on Lessons from New Zealand on Crown telecommunication firms
Last week, we asked you what you thought about a major union’s call for the government to set up a Crown Corporation as Canada’s fourth major telecom provider. Telecom expert…
We’re not buying it
Canada’s price-gouging Big Three telecom giants are running scared and they’re spending big money to mislead Canadians.1 Ads targeting you are popping up all over Canada. But Canadians aren’t buying…
Citizen participation will open the possibilities of our digital future
OpenMedia.ca would be nothing without its community – that much is certain. Our entire job is to amplify your voices: to engage people in issues that affect our digital future,…
National Post: Big Telecom isn’t eager to help bring cellphone service to Toronto’s subway system
So there’s this company that wants to bring cellular service to Toronto’s subway system but they need Big Telecom to play. How do you think it’s going so far? Speak…
Financial Post: Canadians are some of the most active Facebook users in the world
Canadians love to log onto Facebook. According to recent Facebook statistics, daily Facebook usage in Canada is higher than both the global and U.S. averages. Article by Michael Oliviera for…