Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
New copyright law is already being abused to threaten Canadian Internet users with ridiculous penalties for downloading
Government needs to take action to prevent foreign Big Media companies from sending misleading notices that threaten $150,000 lawsuits and disconnection from the Internet
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James Moore spectrum announcement hailed as a positive step forward to enable greater wireless choice and lower prices
In response to outcry for Canadians, Industry Canada has taken steps to ensure Canadians have greater access to affordable, independent wireless providers
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Advocates celebrate new powers by oversight bodies to impose financial penalties on telecom companies that break the rules
Following years-long campaign, CRTC is now empowered to levy financial penalties against telecom providers who mistreat customers
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Revealed: Holiday pricing change from Shaw means 10% higher fees and 40% slower Internet service
READ PRESS RELEASELocal tech leaders launch #StepUp4Net fundraising campaign for digital rights organization OpenMedia
Fundraising drive challenges tech community to step up and defend the free and open Internet with matching donations up to $50,000
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Supreme Court ruling permitting warrantless cell phone searches underlines need for much stronger legal privacy safeguards, says OpenMedia.ca
READ PRESS RELEASEAs high-level TPP talks continue in Washington D.C., OpenMedia holds face-to-face meetings with key negotiators to demand end to secrecy
Demands grow to release full text of Trans-Pacific Partnership to enable public debate about proposals that would make the Internet more expensive, censored, and policed
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As high-level TPP talks continue in Washington D.C., OpenMedia holds face-to-face meetings with key negotiators to demand end to secrecy
Thursday December 11, 2014 – As Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks continue in Washington, D.C., negotiators are set to feel the heat from public interest groups outraged at the secrecy surrounding the talks. The organizations say it’s past time for TPP negotiators to follow the example of the European Commission which recently released to the public the draft text of a similar Trans-Atlantic deal.
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