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…
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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…
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…
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…
Why we fight: Weekly Updates from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your weekly update: It’s week two of our December Fundraising Drive, and your support woud really make a difference in 2012! Please visit http://openmedia.ca/allies to chip…
The lobbyists behind warrantless online spying
Who, exactly, wants warrantless online spying? That’s one question that members of the pro-Internet community have been asking us via email, Facebook, and Twitter, since we launched the Stop Online…
Roseman: Bell & Rogers to monopolize sports broadcasting and how you’re complicit
By Ellen Roseman for Moneyville Every day, I hear from Rogers and Bell customers about overcharging, recurring bill errors and unfair contract terms. Most people tell me how hard it…
CCLA: Three principles for any new ‘lawful access’ legislation
From the Canadians Civil Liberties Association: The writing is on the wall (or in this case perhaps it’s the homepage) – it is only a matter of time until the…
Ellis: an opportunistic and unfortunate legal fiction
Article by David Ellis Fact-finding without the facts: must be OTT As I’ve noted before (e.g. here and here), the CRTC’s handling of the over-the-top review is a travesty of…
CRTC calls Bell out on anticompetitive practices
openmedia_logo.jpg December 12, 2011 – The CRTC has found that Bell Mobility breached Vertical Integration rules banning carriers from giving access to TV programming exclusively to their own subscribers. Bell…
Bridging the broadband gap: Canada needs to take cue from latest U.S. initiative
Recently, Canada’s online community was served up a vivid reminder about another challenge that’s facing our nation’s digital future, not from within this country’s borders though, but south of it.…
The OM Team: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s the OpenMedia.ca Team — Lindsey, Reilly, Steve, and Shea — with your weekly update: Your support means everything to our tiny team, please visit http://openmedia.ca/allies to help us…
Stop The Cap: Bell to raise prices (& penalties) on their customers; time to switch
Note: If you can make the switch from Big Telecom, now is the time. Pledge to do so at http://openmedia.ca/switch. Your pledge helps us take the next steps, and push…
Ars Technica: Internet metering does more to discourage Internet use than to ease network congestion
By Nate Anderson for Ars Technica Internet providers argue that they need to impose monthly data caps on their users in order to slay the “bandwidth hogs” running wild and…
Gazette: New OECD study shows Canadian Internet access rates slipping
By Jason Magder for the Montreal Gazette Canada has slipped in the world in its high-speed Internet penetration rate, a new study has found. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and…