Demand Choice Aloud
Rogers has struck deal with Shaw to take over public assets crucial to delivering our mobile Internet and phone services – assets that were promised to create new independent choices…
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CRTC draft of wireless rules released today
The CRTC released draft wireless rules to protect cell phone users today, addressing issues like contract cancellations, usage limits, unlocking phones and more. Your comments and cell phone horror stories…
OpenMedia.ca says “backroom deal” will stifle choice in Canadian cell phone market
Squeeze_DemandChoice_200x200_130122.jpg Rogers accused of taking over public assets intended for wireless startup companies January 28, 2013 – Grassroots group OpenMedia.ca is warning that a “backroom deal” between telecom conglomerates Shaw…
Internet access ruled essential to daily life
The German Federal Court of Justice recently ruled that the Internet is an essential part of daily life. This decision, and similar ones in France and other countries, show a…
Internet speed gaps
It looks like Big Telecom may be advertising speeds that Canadians simply aren’t getting. While our lawyer friends at PIAC decry the lack of transparency about Internet speeds in Canada,…
OpenMedia Street Team replies to the Hon. John Weston
The OpenMedia Street Team recently delivered 354 StopSpying.ca signatures to the office of Hon. John Weston (West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country) in a coordinated campaign…
Your Online Choice | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Canadians are the heaviest Internet users – in the world.
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) found that Canadians are the heaviest Internet users in the world. Now that’s an accomplishment! However, we lag in gains, prices, and speed. This…
Companies admit usage limits are not about congestion.
Cable companies (in the U.S.) finally admit that usage limits are not about congestion as they had insisted for years, and as many companies continue to insist. With your help…
OpenMedia’s Lindsey Pinto: Showcasing the pro-Internet community.
Check out this volunteer-made video of our Internet-born Lindsey Pinto! Don’t miss her chatting about *you*, our pro-Internet community, and your help in fighting for the open and affordable Internet.…
Together, we’re winning.
It’s been an action-packed year at OpenMedia—Internet freedom has been challenged on so many fronts, and with your support, we’ve made sure we’ve been there to defend it. The pro-Internet…
Internet throttling complaints increased in 2012.
The CRTC recently found that companies like Rogers and Bell continued to slow down our online Internet use, resulting in more complaints about throttling being filed in 2012 than in…
Today is Internet Freedom Day!
Today is the one-year anniversary of the pro-Internet community’s successful Internet blackout protesting the restrictive SOPA and PIPA. Support Internet freedom and celebrate today as Internet Freedom Day. Check out…
Media Advisory: CRTC report shows Internet openness complaints went up in 2012; OpenMedia.ca available for comment
115.jpg WHAT: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has just released their annual status report on Complaints Related to Internet Traffic Management Practices. The report indicates that the number…
Internet Freedom Day | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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We need a more competitive cell phone market.
With three big telecom companies controlling 92% of the Canadian mobile market, Canadians have been dissatisfied long enough for a separate group, the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services, to…
The government’s broken promise of a digital strategy for Canada
Every time you open your high-priced telecom bills, think about how the government still doesn’t have a plan for an affordable, accessible digital future. Help shape that future, and tell…
Inspired by Aaron Swartz
“I think everyone should be inspired by what this one young person has been able to accomplish in his short life. Beyond that, I think the takeaway from this incident…
Tell the CRTC what you think of your cellphone market.
The CRTC is holding a hearing on February 11 about a national code of conduct for cell phone companies. We’re creating a report for the hearing and we need your…