Last night, OpenMedia filed detailed and significant comments in support of a crucial challenge that will determine whether Canadians get access to new, independent wireless providers like Ting. If the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) listens to Canadians, bad parts of a recent ruling will be overturned and a
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OpenMedia.ca: Canada is going backwards on telecom prices
This article was originally published at Rabble.ca If you’re a Canadian and you own a cell phone, you probably don’t need an official report to tell you that you’re paying way over the odds. A glance at your monthly phone bill should be more than enough to remind you that Canadians
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: New privacy report warns about rampant Canadian telecom surveillance
An open Internet is free from government surveillance. Using the Internet to spy on people degrades our freedom and weakens our democracy. Tell that to your Senators at StopC51.ca Article by Emily Chung for CBC News Canadian telecommunications providers have been handing over vast amounts of customer information to law
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Should Rogers be allowed to block us from watching Hockey Night online?
Big Telecom is running scared of cord-cutters – and is doing what it takes to block them from watching their favourite shows online. It looks like Rogers is even planning to block Canadians from watching Hockey Night online. They want to trap Canadians in expensive and outdated service plans –
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