openmedia_logo.jpg WHO: Steve Anderson, Executive Director, OpenMedia.ca Lindsey Pinto, Communications Manager, OpenMedia.ca WHAT: Bell has announced that it will soon be in control of Astral Media, and the cellphone, Internet,…
openmedia_logo.jpg Canadians unimpressed with the government’s “fix” for broken cell phone market March 14, 2012 – The government made a decision today that will determine how cell phone pricing and…
openmedia_logo.jpg Groups OpenMedia.ca, CIPPIC, and PIAC release comprehensive report, as Industry Canada prepares rules for wireless infrastructure auction March 8, 2012 – Adding to the pressure of a 63,000+ signature…
openmedia_logo.jpg 500,000-strong group behind Stop The Meter campaign supports a reexamination of the costing in the usage-based billing decision March 2, 2012 – Today a group of independent ISPs, the…
openmedia_logo.jpg OpenMedia.ca warns delay may be “a hollow gesture” designed to wait out the outcry February 25, 2012 – The government announced today that they will delay the next step…
openmedia_logo.jpg February 15, 2012 – The government is in hot water with 93,000 Canadians after introducing a bill that would allow warrantless online spying. Known as Lawful Access, this legislation…
openmedia_logo.jpg Conservative Government Ignores 8 in 10 Canadians February 14, 2011 – Warrantless online spying legislation (“Lawful Access”) was introduced in Parliament today, opening the door to needless invasions of…
LD_ComputerChains_120203.jpg Public Outcry Heats Up Against Legislation That Threatens Internet Freedom February 10, 2012 – Today, public outcry will grow to new proportions for what many are calling “the Internet…
openmedia_logo.jpg Big Telecom company responds after being caught restricting access to online services February 3, 2012 – In what pro-Internet group OpenMedia.ca is calling a victory for Internet openness, Rogers…
SOS_100xx100.png Event to Inform Criticism of Proposed Bills That Would Allow Warrantless Electronic Spying Ottawa, ON – In response to proposed bills that would allow warrantless electronic surveillance of Canadians,…
CBC_Square_120127.jpeg CBC seen as a opportunity amidst Canada’s “digital deficit” Sunday, January 29, 2012 – OpenMedia.ca and Leadnow.ca are set to launch a national campaign to “Reimagine the CBC”. This…
SOS_100xx100.png Police lobby sends a call-out amidst lingering questions about upcoming bills January 18, 2011— The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is scrambling to find ways to justify…
openmedia_logo.jpg U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act awakens dissenting Canadians January 18, 2012— Pro-Internet organization OpenMedia.ca is joining groups in the U.S. and Canada in darkening its website, in an effort…
SOSVanScreening_120112.jpeg Event to bring attention to bills that would allow warrantless online spying January 12, 2011—In response to the government’s proposed online spying bills OpenMedia.ca will host the Vancouver premiere…
Squeeze_100x100-NoClickHere_120110.png Canadian cell phone users could stand to face higher prices, warns group January 11, 2012 – As Ottawa prepares to release the framework that will shape the future of…
openmedia_logo.jpg CACTUS report shows cable companies are misusing independent media fund WHAT: After reviewing the Big 4 Cable Companies’ management of local media, CACTUS (the Canadian Association of Campus and…
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…
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…
openmedia_logo.jpg CRTC reconsiders ruling that would let Big Telecom companies control independent competitors, Canadians urged to use indie services November 15, 2011 – The CRTC has release...
UBB_Meter_101101.png WHO: Steve Anderson, Executive Director, OpenMedia.ca Lindsey Pinto, Communications Manager, OpenMedia.ca WHAT: The CRTC has just announced a media/stakeholders lock-up in To...
