Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, February, 19th, 2014
Your news links for today: CRTC Launches Lopsided Talk TV Consult: Raises Prospect of Net Regulation & Net Neutrality Violation (Michael Geist) Slow as maple syrup: Canada ranks 54th in…
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Canadian MPs push for transparency in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Negotiations for the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are set to resume in Singapore this week, and TPP negotiators are setting the groundwork to push forward the agreement as we write…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Your news links for today: Internet Upload Speeds: Canada Beats Mexico, But Behind Kenya (Huffington Post) Slow as maple syrup: Canada ranks 54th in global Internet upload speeds (Yahoo! News)…
This is how far behind Canada is when it comes to Internet speeds
The only time we don’t like maple syrup here at the OpenMedia.ca office is when it’s used to describe Canada’s Internet speeds. Canadians deserve better. Speak out: https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers Article by…
Federal Budget makes attempt to tackle Big Telecom gatekeeping
Big Telecom will no longer be able to charge smaller indie service providers more than their customers – but it continues to price-gouge Canadians and it’s time for that to…
Calgary woman has credit score ruined by Big Telecom
In a story told time and time again, another Canadian has their credit score ruined by a big telecom company despite never having been a customer. Keep up the pressure!…
Federal budget investment in rural broadband welcome but it must not be used to entrench Big Telecom’s poor service
eblast_indieISP_sidebar.png Community-based OpenMedia.ca says $2bn investment and open access requirements needed to ensure rural Canadians have quality Internet service independent of the high costs and slow speeds offered by Canada’s…