Press Releases

List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.

Expanding the scope of CCTS telecom complaints body should help customers push back against mistreatment from Big Telecom

March 17th, 2016
TV customers to benefit from a clearer, more effective complaints resolution process
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38 Public Interest Organizations Call for Questions on Expanding Internet Access in Upcoming Presidential Debates

March 3rd, 2016
Given Issue’s Economic and Social Impacts, Letter to Debate Moderators Calls for Broadband Access Disparity to be Part of Presidential Candidate Discussions
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Who will win the Digital Revolution? Leading media reform thinkers Robert McChesney and John Nichols to speak in Vancouver

March 3rd, 2016
Join us in Vancouver for Who Will Win the Digital Revolution?, featuring guest speakers Robert McChesney and John Nichols, lead thinkers on media reform.
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International Coalition Calls for Trade Agreement Reform to Protect Global Digital Rights

February 22nd, 2016
Secretive and Closed Treaty Negotiations Leave Out Important Voices in Trade Debates
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Government should step in after disappointing CRTC ruling closes door to new affordable wireless alternatives

February 18th, 2016
Today’s CRTC ruling means Big Telecom can continue to block more affordable Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) from setting up in Canada
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Canada is making a costly mistake by signing on to TPP without any room for negotiation

January 25th, 2016
TPP’s intellectual property provisions threaten Internet freedoms and will cost Canadian economy billions, experts warn
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Big Three mobile providers to raise prices on popular cell phone plans

January 19th, 2016
This morning, The Globe and Mail reported that Canada’s Big Three wireless providers–Bell, Rogers, and Telus–are in the midst of raising prices across their most popular plans, citing the declining Canadian dollar for the increase.
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Over 50,000 Canadians call on Cabinet to reject Bell Canada’s appeal to gut landmark CRTC decision

December 22nd, 2015
OpenMedia and Internet users build definitive case, debunking myths and skewering Bell’s attempts to mislead Canadian policymakers
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Final TPP text threatens Internet freedom and will force Canada to overhaul copyright – but will Trudeau go along?

November 5th, 2015
Final text includes provisions to censor the Internet, rob the public domain, and force Canada to import U.S.-style copyright rules 
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