Mobile Syrup: Big Telecom CEOs among the highest paid
When the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives came out with its report on the 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada, the pro-Internet community saw some familiar names from Rogers, Bell, and…
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Ontario Privacy Commissioner to speak at Online Spying Forum
The government’s Lawful Access bills are poised to drastically change the state of privacy and telecommunications in Canada as we know it… and not for better. If this invasive and…
Why Canadians should be upset about the back door Internet price hike
Picture 2.png In November, many in the pro-Internet community rightly celebrated the CRTC’s decision on usage-based billing (Internet metering)—it was a major milestone. The Internet metering decision was fundamentally a…
Why Canadians should be upset about the back door Internet price hike
In November, many in the pro-Internet community rightly celebrated the CRTC’s decision on usage-based billing (Internet metering)—it was a major milestone. The Internet metering decision was fundamentally a step forward…
Stop The Cap: Bell raises prices and allows steeper penalties; thinks Canadians won’t care
In 2011 we took big steps toward allowing more competition in the Internet service market, which we know will lead to a more open and affordable Internet, but we’re nowhere…
Media Advisory: Cable companies mismanage millions in public funds
openmedia_logo.jpg CACTUS report shows cable companies are misusing independent media fund WHAT: After reviewing the Big 4 Cable Companies’ management of local media, CACTUS (the Canadian Association of Campus and…
Does local TV programming matter to you?
The CRTC wants to hear from Canadians about local TV programming. Up for debate is the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF), which aims to support local programming for communities outside…
Globe: The future of wireless competition
The Globe and Mail’s Rita Trichur gives an overview of an issue that will have a huge effect on the cost of wireless Internet in Canada, and the shape of…
Open Internet Supporters Fight Back
Connie Fournier and Quincy Lam aren’t what you would call conventional activists. When the Conservative Government promised to introduce invasive, costly, and warrantless online spying legislation they decided to fight…
Canadians lose as Big Telecom works towards even greater levels of media concentration
While it may have been a banner year for Canada’s online community—as thousands joined together to battle for an open and affordable Internet—Big Telecom is working as hard as ever…
Towards openness: Weekly Updates from OpenMedia.ca
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CBC: Canada’s largest ISP to stop throttling the open Internet
From CBC News Bell internet customers will no longer have their file sharing uploads and downloads deliberately slowed down. Bell Canada and Bell Aliant will stop using equipment to selectively…
Ontario Ombudsman Gets Shafted by Rogers Technical Support
I just happened to catch a tweet Tuesday night from our Ontario Ombudsman André Marin basically complaining that slow speeds he is experiencing ended up being not Rogers fault, and…
Letter to Supporters: We only have 24 hours
We only have 24 hours until key matching support ends. Please sign up now to avoid missing this opportunity. Become a monthly donor in the next 24 hours and indie…
Media Advisory: Bell backs off on throttling, caves to Internet openness supporters; OpenMedia.ca available for comment
openmedia_logo.jpg WHAT: Bell, Canada’s largest Internet provider, has decided to pull back some of the discriminatory restrictions it has been imposing on the Internet for the last several years, namely…
Together we can!
It’s truly remarkable what we can achieve when we work together. This year, we’ve proven that the government will listen to Canadians when we approach them with a clear and…
Geist: 2011 from A to Z
By Michael Geist for the Toronto Star The past 12 months in law and technology were exceptionally active, with legislative battles over privacy and copyright, near-continuous controversy at the CRTC,…
Dampier: Internet even more inaccessible in Rural Canada thanks to Rogers
By Phillip Dampier for Stop The Cap Rogers Communications has mailed letters to rural Canadians announcing it will cease operation of its Portable Internet wireless broadband service effective March 1,…
Take action against online spying by writing the editor of your local newspaper
Writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper is a great way to have your voice heard by your fellow Canadians. As the federal government tries to ram…