Press Releases

List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.

Federal budget starts competition reform but bungles copyright

April 28th, 2022
Updates to the Competition Act must go further to provide true consumer protection.
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Rosa Addario

Communications Manager CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0

Cabinet decision denies Canadians affordable connectivity

April 14th, 2022
Upholding the CRTC’s 2021 MVNO decision commits Canada to high cell phone prices
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Rosa Addario

Communications Manager CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0

Connecting Families 2.0 is a band-aid to our deep telecom problems

April 4th, 2022
Without competition in our telecom markets, low-income families will always be playing catchup
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Rosa Addario

Communications Manager CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0

Disastrous Rogers-Shaw Buyout approved by CRTC

March 24th, 2022
Canada’s institutions are cheerleading our telecom oligopoly getting worse
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Rosa Addario

Communications Manager CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0

OpenMedia community joins parliamentarians in condemning Rogers-Shaw deal

March 8th, 2022
INDU committee has it right: this buyout is bad for Canada under any conditions.
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Rosa Addario

Communications Manager CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0

Plans for Competition Act reform welcome and needed

February 8th, 2022
Competition Bureau must be empowered to act for consumer affordability and choice
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Matthew Hatfield

Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 2:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1

Trudeau abandons promise to lower Internet and cell phone bills

December 17th, 2021
Mandate letters miss the mark entirely on affordable connectivity and Internet access.
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Matthew Hatfield

Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 2:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1

Throne speech doubles down on botched approach to tackling Big Tech

November 23rd, 2021
Government signals it will neglect its duty to address core Internet affordability and privacy reform issues.
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Matthew Hatfield

Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 2:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1

OpenMedia calls on ISED Minister to condemn Rogers Shaw deal

October 28th, 2021
Minister Champagne’s renewal was approved on Tuesday in the midst of the biggest telecom merger in Canadian history.
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Rosa Addario

Communications Manager CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 5:51 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0
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