Is the Conservative Party divided on online spying?
Quickly after anonymous government sources told The Globe and Mail that online spying bill C-30 had quietly died, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews scurried to get in front of reporters…
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Action on the Homefront: Introducing the Street Team Program
As part of OpenMedia.ca’s commitment to community engagement and ground-level participation in the fight for a more open, affordable Internet, we are pleased to introduce the OpenMedia.ca Street Team program.…
Moneyville: Bell getting hit with class-action lawsuit
It looks like big telecom company Bell is about to see some punishment for unfair practices around cell phone contracts. Canadians—led by some Ontario lawyers—are launching a $100-million class action…
TPP: The secretive agreement that could criminalize your Internet use
You may already know that Big Media lobbyists are trying to lock down the Internet in Canada through Copyright Bill C-11 and other activities. The Bill includes provisions that would…
Engadget: Europe takes measures to curb cell phone bill shock
The European community is taking a stand against cell phone bill shock, and putting a cap on data roaming charges. But here in Canada, we still have the industrialized world’s…
The Verge: Netherlands passes Internet openness law
This week, the Netherlands passed net neutrality (Internet openness) rules, which will prevent telecom companies from stifling online choice. We’re part of a global pro-Internet community that is, over time,…
CBC: Mobile app empowers people with disabilities
Here’s another reason why protecting our digital future is so important: accessibility. Since we started out, we’ve been getting a lot of email from people with disabilities and elderly people…
Globe: Harper preparing to appoint new CRTC chair
It may only be a matter of weeks before Canada has a new CRTC chair. We’ll have more information on the contenders coming at you soon. What do you want…
Video: Bell’s touch tone phone charge
Another example of how big telecom companies price-gouge Canadians. Let’s continue to grow our community so we can change the industry and safeguard the possibilities of the open and affordable…
Toronto Star: Competition bureau to allow Big Telecom’s sports and entertainment buy
Two of Canada’s biggest telecom giants, Bell and Rogers, may soon be acquiring Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment together. These companies are already very large and vertically-integrated—each own a great…
Complaints about Internet openness still coming in strong
The CRTC’s figures for March show that, once again, complaints about ISPs’ Internet traffic management practices—deliberately slowing down online traffic, for example—are coming in strong. This despite the promise made…
Infographic: How we’re using cell phones
Check out the infographic here about the ways we’re using cell phones. Pro-Internet community member Michelle Vee shared this on our Facebook Wall, with the following message about online choice,…
Techvibes: Study shows Canada’s cell phone market is overpriced and anti-competitive
Yet another report has recently come out to demonstrate just how closed our cell phone market truly is. We’ve improved in the last four years, but we’re still seeing a…
CBC: Nova Scotia bill to protect cellphone users
Quebec, Manitoba, Ontario, and now Nova Scotia have introduced or passed legislation to protect Canadians against price-gouging cell phone companies. The bills do not go quite far enough, but they…
Paradis talks digital economy at Canada 3.0
Today Industry Minister Christian Paradis gave a speech to the Canada 3.0 Digital Media Forum in Stratford, Ontario, in which he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to a long-overdue digital economy…
Winseck: Will a national code for cell phone services serve Canadians?
Check out Prof. Dwayne Winseck’s article about potential national rules for the cell phone industry. We can’t let Big Telecom shape those rules for their own narrow interests—we’re working to…