Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, September 19, 2014
Your news links for today: Most Canadians Are Benefiting from the New Wireless Code, CRTC Report Card Reveals – iPhone in Canada CRTC issues first Wireless Code Implementation Report Card,…
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Canadians weigh in on CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV hearing through report released today: “The future of TV is the Internet”
connectedcanada.png Community-based OpenMedia.ca release a crowdsourced report based on input from Canadians about priorities for the future of digital services in Canada. September 19, 2014 – The voices of Canadians…
Boing Boing: Social media users helped track down a gang of violent misfits
Some jerks decided to gay bash a couple out on the town. Here’s how the Internet responded. Article by Rob Beschizza for Boing Boing Two gay men were savagely beaten…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, September 18, 2014
Your news links for today: Ottawa admits to tracking hundreds of protests – Toronto Star An Inconsistent Mess: Government Documents Reveal Ineffective and Inconsistent Policies Amid Widespread Demands for Subscriber…
Semaine Québécoise de l’informatique Libre > 2014
Si vous habitez où êtes de passage au Québec ne manquez pas la Semaine québécoise de l’informatique libre 2014 (20-28 septembre) ! Ceux et celles qui s’intéressent au libre et…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Your news links for today: Supreme Court ruling hasn’t stopped police from warrantless requests for data – Toronto Star Warrantless Subscriber Disclosures and the CBSA: The Missing Transparency Report –…
AlphaBeatic: Guess which major Canadian ISP came last?
Netflix released new Canadian ISP speed rankings this week, and the results may surprise you. How did your provider fare? Article by Peter Nowak for AlphaBeatic Netflix has released its…
Le Devoir: La bataille mondiale pour la neutralité du Net persiste.
Les voies lentes d’Internet pourraient bientôt arriver au Canada si la neutralité du Net échoue aux Etats-Unis. Aidez-nous à battre: https://BigTelecomVsTheWorld.org Article par Fabien Deglise pour Le Devoir Si loin,…
UBC Students: don’t miss this great Democracy Week event
September 17th from 10:30 am to 2 pm at the UBC Student Union Building. Hear Alexandra Samuel, Aim Sinpeng, Matthew Wildcat, Grace Lore, and Chardaye Bueckert share their perspectives on…
TechVibes: Change is blowing in the Wind
It’s a win for choice for Canadian wireless users. Wind Mobile is set to become Canada’s fourth major carrier. What do you think about the development? Article by Knowlton Thomas…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Your news links for today: Globalive consortium reaches deal to buy Wind Mobile stake from VimpelCom – Financial Post Globalive Capital acquires WIND Mobile, carrier moves ‘into an exciting new…
AlphaBeatic: The great data gouge
If you go over your data limit, Big Telecom makes you pay to top up. But if you don’t use all of your data in a month, that surplus expires…
You can’t spell ‘Wind’ without ‘Win’ – Everyday Canadians have done it again.
Canada, you did it again. Because over 70,000 mobile phone and Internet users just like you helped sustain a multi-year campaign to Demand Choice in our wireless market, we are…
Fight for the Future: The FCC won’t be able to ignore this
Our friends at Fight for the Future parked a huge truck with a video billboard on top to fight the Internet slow lane. Check it out, and don’t forget to…
Efforts to deliver greater wireless choice and lower prices start to pay off, as indie cell phone provider Wind secures investment to become fourth national carrier
gatekeepers-share_2-1.png News of $300m in new investment into Wind follows multi-year campaign that secured customer safeguards, new wireless rules, and a more level playing field for independent wireless providers. September…
Only hours until a crucial deadline on the future of the open Internet. Join us now.
September 15th marks a crucial deadline for input to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about Big Telecom’s proposed Internet slowdown plan. And we need your help before the final…