As massive media conglomerates lobby the government to create shadowy legislation (an Internet lock-down), Canadians are turning up the heat. Check out this video, then head over to http://openmedia.ca/lockdown and…
The Big Three are ripping us off and using the money to manipulate Canadians and the government. As we’ve been saying, the Big Three cell phone companies have a plan…
Like reality television’s Big Brother, Lawful Access just keeps coming back. Having died on the table of Parliament’s last session, Bills C-50, C-51 and C-52 are bound for a legislative…
We at OpenMedia.ca work for Canadians. You fund us, you spread the word, and you play a huge role in shaping who we are. It was because of your input…
openmedia_logo.jpg Big Telecom company responds after being caught restricting access to online services February 3, 2012 – In what pro-Internet group OpenMedia.ca is calling a victory for Internet openness, Rogers…
Canadians have access to fast, widely available, and relatively inexpensive Internet service…at least according to Rogers. Lemay Yates released a report today, commissioned by Rogers, pertaining to Internet speed and…
Hello! Here’s (the always informative and engaging!) Lindsey with your update: Highlights from the last week include: the Akamai State of the Internet report highlighting Canada as a digital laggard,…
In their latest State of the Internet report, Akamai compares key metrics from countries around the world make it clear that Canada has a digital deficit. We’re falling behind other…
SOS_100xx100.png Event to Inform Criticism of Proposed Bills That Would Allow Warrantless Electronic Spying Ottawa, ON – In response to proposed bills that would allow warrantless electronic surveillance of Canadians,…
By Brad Bouzane for Postmedia News An apparent jump in public awareness over Internet throttling and other practices by service providers in Canada has led to a sharp jump in…
Anne Cavoukian, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, articulately takes a stand against the upcoming online spying bills in the video below. Check out her interview on CBC, visit http://StopSpying.ca/ to…
The CRTC has announced a start date for the capacity-based model that defeated usage-based billing (Internet metering) late last year. Starting on February 1st, the decision will go into effect,…
By Sarah Schmidt for Postmedia News Rogers Communications Inc. is asking an Ontario court to strike down part of a federal law requiring a company to have “adequate and proper”…
Hey pro-Internet community, Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
The CRTC, Canada’s telecom regulator, announced today that Vice Chair Len Katz will serve as their Acting Chairman until the government appoints a new Chair. This is not a surprising…
In general, mobile phone penetration is extremely high in Canada. 78% of Canadian households had a mobile phone in 2010, and in young households 50% exclusively have mobiles. In addition…
With its proposed online spying bills, the government is seeking to provide “authorities” with access to your personal electronic information without a warrant. That’s right folks, apparently judicial oversight, that…
I love getting these kinds of emails: Kevin from CHRY Radio, a campus-based, community station in Toronto, recently sent me a message to let me know that they had produced…
From Huffington Post: The time has come, von Finckenstein says, to face facts: the old separation of telecom and broadcasting is obsolete. He advocates a single act to cover both…
January 20, 2012 – The Canadian Gamers Organization got word today that the CRTC’s enforcement division has found Rogers to not be non-compliant with CRTC net neutrality policy, and that…
