Rabble: Why Canadians should be demanding answers about online spying
Canadians are still in the dark about the activities of the ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC. Just how deep does the rabbit hole go? Demand information about the full extent of…
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Report finds that the best way to manage strong networks is to relax Big Telecom’s grip
Independent research company BuddleComm has released a new report (sadly it’s expensive; if I were you I’d just read Phillip Dampier’s summary here) that looks at the best ways to…
Tyee Poll: Is the price you pay for cellphone service fair and reasonable?
The debate about the state of Canada’s wireless market is heating up, as recent independent reports confirm that Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the world for cellphone…
Check out our volunteers at Simon Fraser University’s OpenMedia.ca’s campus club
How awesome are our volunteers at BC’s Simon Fraser University OpenMedia.ca campus club? We also have a campus club at McGill University in Montreal. If you’d like to be a…
How Telus is misrepresenting figures to justify price-gouging
This week a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development confirmed what Canadians have been saying for years: that we pay some of the highest prices in…
Engadget: Rural town in Albert to create first 1Gps Internet service
Residents of the rural community of Olds, Alberta are taking the Internet into their own hands – and how! Article by Mariella Moon for Engadget: All you cool city cats…
Techvibes: Big Telecom raising its prices to spite the CRTC
We’re asking you: Are Big Telecom unnecessarily raising their monthly price plans in order to spite the CRTC’s new Code of Conduct? Article by Knowlton Thomas for Techvibes: Canadian consumers…
You are Paying the Most for the Worst Service | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Confirmed: Canadians pay some of the highest prices for some of the worst telecom service in the industrialized world
The OECD have just released their 2013 Communications Outlook – a heavyweight independent report that offers a detailed examination of the state of telecommunications across the world’s leading 34 industrialized…
Huffington Post Canada: Telus Exec: Canada Should Have Highest Wireless Rates, But Doesn’t
The OECD has recently released the 2013 Communications Outlook, a major international report issued once every two years with detailed comparative data on telecommunications throughout 34 countries that make up…
Is the Appointment of a Cabinet Heavyweight as Industry Minister a sign that the Government is ready to rein in Big Telecom?
Stephen Harper’s new Cabinet was announced yesterday morning, and Canada has a new Industry Minister – James Moore, M.P. for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam. I for one welcome Mr Moore to…
MobileSyrup: Telus to increase prices of its monthly plans
Canada, you gave Big Telecom a chance to listen and provide better service – but they’re still up to their old tricks. Don’t you think it’s time to open up…
How Canadians are using the Internet to debunk Big Telecom Spin
Big Telecom is up to its old tricks again. They’ve invested some of their record profits into an expensive PR campaign, including misleading full page newspaper ads, in a clear…
A communications network open to all Canadians would deliver real affordability and choice
It’s been a fairly positive few weeks for Canada’s long-suffering cell phone users, who pay some of the highest prices for some of the worst service in the industrialized world.…
Rogers new "connection fee" takes effect
On July 10, 2013, Rogers introduced a new $15 ‘connection fee’ to replace its previous ‘activation fee’ and ‘hardware upgrade administration fee’. Article by Ian Hardy on MobileSyrup: A few…
ThinkProgress: Is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden going to release information on Canada?
The U.S. The U.K. Germany. France. Australia. Is Canada next on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s list? Article by Hayes Brown for ThinkProgress: With three of their partners’ signal intelligence collection…