CRTC says Rogers is guilty of Internet openness violations
Breaking news! The CRTC has sent Rogers an ..er… irate letter, informing the big telecom company that it has been found in violation of Internet openness (net neutrality) rules. Rogers…
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Using the Internet to save the Internet: The SOPA success story
It’s clear: online action can be hugely effective when people participate and spread the word. We know this from experience, and from something unprecedented that happened this week. Over 13…
TechVibes: 77% of cell phone users see positive effects of competition
The independent cell phone companies that we *do* have in Canada were created after a 2008 auction for crucial wireless infrastructure—after the government decided to make the auction’s rules favour…
Canadians Shaping Campaigns: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hey pro-Internet community, Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Nowak: Wireless spectrum set-asides are the way to go
By Peter Nowak Ah, political opportunism – so easy to see, so disappointing to witness. No sooner did Open Media start a petition for better wireless competition than the Liberals…
Police Chiefs spend tax dollars to lobby for warrantless online surveillance
SOS_100xx100.png Police lobby sends a call-out amidst lingering questions about upcoming bills January 18, 2011— The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is scrambling to find ways to justify…
Canadians Join Internet Strike Against SOPA
openmedia_logo.jpg U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act awakens dissenting Canadians January 18, 2012— Pro-Internet organization OpenMedia.ca is joining groups in the U.S. and Canada in darkening its website, in an effort…
Toronto Star: Petition pushes for competition as mobile phone behemoths seek to gobble wireless spectrum
By Morgan Campbell for the Toronto Star A grassroots organization is planning the biggest online petition in Canadian history, hoping to encourage the one thing they think can keep cellphone…
Indie cell phone provider WIND supports Stop The Squeeze campaign
Since the launch of the Stop The Squeeze campaign, we’ve seen an amazing level of support! Most recently, indie cell phone provider WIND Mobile has shown their support in a…
Stop The Cap: Canada falls further behind in Internet speed and cost
Many people who have travelled outside the country have told us, and the statistics confirm: Canada is falling behind the rest of the industrialized world, and unless we take action,…
Watch out, Big 3: Canadians are making themselves heard
I looked at the stats, took a moment to mentally process what I was seeing, then promptly choked on my tea. The Stop The Squeeze kickoff was by far our…
The Next Step To Stop High Cell Phone Bills
As you probably know by now, the Big Three cell phone giants are trying to shut independent competitors out from an upcoming wireless spectrum auction. Spectrum is crucial infrastructure for…
Postmedia: Internet openness complaints on the rise
By Sarah Schmidt for Postmedia News Complaints against Internet providers deliberately slowing down online traffic are way up in Canada, according to the telecommunications regulator. Fifty-two complaints have been filed…
Liberal Industry Critic Regan comes out in support of Stop The Cell Phone Squeeze Campaign
The Liberal Party’s Industry Critic Geoff Regan is the first parliamentarian to express support for the Stop The Cell Phone Squeeze campaign. This is a great step forward, and we’re…
Privacy Commissioner Denham to join panelists at (un)Lawful Access screening
SOSVanScreening_120112.jpeg Event to bring attention to bills that would allow warrantless online spying January 12, 2011—In response to the government’s proposed online spying bills OpenMedia.ca will host the Vancouver premiere…
The story behind the cell phone squeeze
More and more, Canadians are relying on cell phones to communicate and to access the Internet—but affordable cell phone access is under siege. Yesterday, we at OpenMedia.ca wrote to Canadians,…
The Cell Phone Squeeze: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Happy New Year pro-Internet community! Here’s Lindsey with your first update of 2012: read more
OpenMedia.ca calls out big cell phone providers for “trying to shut out independent competitors”
Squeeze_100x100-NoClickHere_120110.png Canadian cell phone users could stand to face higher prices, warns group January 11, 2012 – As Ottawa prepares to release the framework that will shape the future of…
Letter to Supporters: Now they’re after your cell phones
Get ready for price increases, more bureaucratic red tape, and disrespectful customer service. We have reports that the Big Three cell phone giants (who control roughly 94% of the market)…
What do you think of cell phone service in Canada?
Pro-Internet community, We’re hearing a lot about the Big Three cell phone giants’ terrible treatment of customers, and about their plans to take more control of the market. We’re getting…