Last night as I was wrapping up my day, I took one last glance at my email and I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was our public interest lawyer notifying me that Canada’s cell phone giants have just quietly put forward a motion in Federal Court to overturn parts of
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OpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca calls new Industry Canada framework a welcome step, but clear action required to give Canadians access to affordable mobile service
Squeeze_DemandChoice_200x200_130122.jpg New rules may help address past government policy failures, but much more needs to be done to fix Canada’s broken cell phone market June 28, 2013 – OpenMedia.ca is saying that Industry Canada’s new rules on supporting affordable wireless options for Canadians are a welcome step forward, but more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians disappointed in CRTC decision to approve Big Media Bell’s power-grab of Astral Media
AstralCart.png Takeover will mean lost jobs, higher prices, and less media choice – it’s time for government to take clear action to tackle Big Media dominance, says OpenMedia.ca JUNE 27, 2013 – OpenMedia.ca is condemning today’s CRTC decision to allow big media giant Bell to take over Astral Media. Thousands
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: TPP negotiations quietly arrive in Canada
We’ve just learned that the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations have come to Canada for an intersessional round of talks. iPolitics is reporting that negotiators are in Vancouver this weekend to discuss the TPP’s investment chapter. These “mini-negotiations” were not publicized by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade –
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Who’s watching you?
You probably saw on the news that a U.S. government agency has been caught secretly spying on the private communications of millions of people like you – through their cell phones,1 and through popular online services like Google, Facebook, and Skype.2 Now, The Globe And Mail is reporting that Canada
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Government spectrum transfer decision will stop Telus from taking over assets set aside for new affordable mobile services for Canadians
Squeeze_DemandChoice_200x200_130122.jpg OpenMedia.ca commends Industry Minister response to citizen campaign for choice and affordability in cell phone market, calls for more clarity June 4, 2013 – OpenMedia.ca is welcoming today’s government announcement that it will continue to set aside valuable wireless spectrum for new entrants – a decision that should help
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca welcomes new CRTC Code of Conduct reining in 3 year contracts as positive step forward for cell phone customers
8637598334_d8cebe642a.jpg New Code a starting point that begins to addresses citizen concerns on broken cell phone market June 3, 2013 – OpenMedia.ca is welcoming the CRTC’s publication of its new Code of Conduct for Canadian cell phone providers. The new Code addresses restrictive three year contracts while leaving some work
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadian organizations join new coalition concerned with Internet censorship in controversial international agreement
stand against TPP.png As officials meet in Peru for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Canadian groups are helping launch an international “Fair Deal” coalition May 21, 2013 – Today, OpenMedia.ca and a coalition of organisations representing a diversity of interests have come together from around the world to ask for a fair
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Is Ottawa mishandling your personal data?
The federal government may be the biggest risk to Canadians’ privacy as “some government departments have suffered breaches virtually every 48 hours.” The government continually pushes for more of our private data, yet history shows it as a great deal of troubling protecting it. We deserve better. Call for a
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: J.D. Power study shows cell phone rates are rising sharply; OpenMedia.ca available for comment
DC-Fees_200x200_130423.png Cell phone prices rising 13% more quickly than inflation WHO: Steve Anderson, Executive Director, OpenMedia.ca Lindsey Pinto, Communications Manager, OpenMedia.ca WHAT: J.D Power & Associates released a study that shows Canadians are paying 13% more for cell phone service than they did last year – this while Canada’s overall
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: City of Vancouver releases digital strategy, while Industry Canada quietly continues to delay
115.jpg OpenMedia.ca lauds Vancouver plan, stating that a strategy is crucial for a vibrant digital future April 16, 2013 – As Canadians wait with increasingly less patience for Industry Canada’s long-promised digital strategy, it appears that one city is taking matters into its own hands. From their mountainous British Columbia
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Pressure from Canadians is starting to have an effect: Paradis signals discomfort with the Shaw-Rogers backroom deal
Today, on a call with reporters, Industry Minister Christian Paradis signalled that he may take a stand to ensure we don’t see even less choice in Canada’s already uncompetitive and dysfunctional cell phone market. Earlier this year Shaw announced that it would attempt to sell quality spectrum—a key resource for
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Telecom Giant Bell Re-Attempts Takeover of Astral Media Assets
openmedia_logo.jpg Bell refuses to listen to public opinion and continues to consolidate control over Canadian communications rather than compete March 6, 2013 – The CRTC has called a public hearing in response to Bell—Canada’s largest telecom and media conglomerate—once again attempting to take over Astral Media. The CRTC denied Bell’s
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: C-55 mythbuster and privacy in the future
Is online spying dead? New threats and the case for vigilance There has been growing concern amongst many members of the pro-privacy community that the government’s new Bill C-55 has risen from the ashes of the costly, invasive, and warrantless online spying Bill C-30 that was formally withdrawn earlier this
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Grassroots Group OpenMedia.ca Hopeful Pro-Privacy MP Borg’s Online Privacy Bill Will Lead to Important Safeguards
SOS_100xx100.png OpenMedia.ca says new NDP bill is a stepping stone in protecting Canadians’ online privacy rights February 27, 2013 – Grassroots pro-Internet organization OpenMedia.ca is hopeful that NDP MP Charmaine Borg’s private member’s bill will act as a stepping stone towards protecting Canadians’ online privacy from government authorities. OpenMedia.ca is
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca pleased as CRTC take steps to ease Big Telecom’s grip on affordable Internet options
UBB_Meter_101101.png CRTC responds to Canadians after big telecom companies attempt a “backdoor price hike” using their control of digital infrastructure February 21, 2013 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released a decision today that could bring more affordable choices to Canada’s Internet service market. The decision responds to
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