SONReport_Globe.png WHO: Reilly Yeo - Reilly Yeo is the Managing Director of OpenMedia.ca and editor of the report Casting an Open Net: A Leading-Edge Approach to Canada’s Digital Future. ...
On June 7, 2011, the United Nations released a groundbreaking and exemplary report, which deems the Internet a universal human right. The Internet, the UN argues, has now become an…
Written for The Globe And Mail Should telecom network companies and Internet service providers function as arms of law enforcement and national security? Yes, according to the Investigative Powers for…
From Mediacaster Magazine The head of the CRTC is calling for a rethink of the entire regulatory system, including the status of his own organization read more
Cross-posted from Mediamorphis I received an email this morning alerting me to something that had, well, been flying under my radar: CANARIE, or Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network as…
Cross-posted from Mediamorphis It’s silly season again. The OECD just released another study showing that, on the telecom front, Canada is not doing so well, and continues to slide. This…
In comparison with all other OECD members, Canada pays the highest international roaming fees. So what does the minister of industry think about this? Not much, really. In fact, he…
By Michael Snider for the Globe and Mail (Part 2 of 2) Neil Sedaka’s “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” has nothing to do with cancelling cable and Internet service,…
The Globe And Mail's Duncan Stewart finished his column today with this question: "Why are so many lobbyists arguing so strenuously in favour of policies that encourage us to use…
Today, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report on data roaming charges. It reveals that Canada’s telecom providers charge the highest international data roaming fees of…
By Ian Mulgrew for the Vancouver Sun The Conservative government’s omnibus “tough-on-crime” legislation should be redubbed “tough-on-civil-liberties” if it embraces all the last Parliament’s law-and-order leftovers. Prime Minister Stephen H...
A lot has happened since the height of the Stop The Meter campaign: we went through an election, we saw the emergence of a pro-Internet community and pro-Internet candidates, the…
Cross-posted from Mediamorphis The other day I pounded away madly on the keyboard about global internet regulation. I was perturbed by the preliminary ‘e-G8′ meetings convened by President Sarkozy that…
When I hear ‘summit meeting’ two images come to mind. The first is power suit wielding bigwigs arriving in lavishly-polished sedans, and the second is public demonstrations. While this year’s…
Policy resolutions, including those related to Internet openness and accessibility, will be the hot topics at the Conservative Convention taking place next Friday June 10th. Delegates will speak to the…
The CRTC opened a public consultation today about the way large incumbent Internet service providers (ISPs) sell network access to their independent competitors. The results of this consultation will help…
By Emily Chung for CBC News Canadians may face restricted access to video services like Netflix and mobile access to Stanley Cup games unless new regulations are put in place,…
