Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Connecting Families 2.0 is a band-aid to our deep telecom problems
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: 9:23 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Disastrous Rogers-Shaw Buyout approved by CRTC
Canada’s institutions are cheerleading our telecom oligopoly getting worse
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Rosa Addario
Communications Manager CANADA, Montreal Time Zone: 9:23 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]OpenMedia community joins parliamentarians in condemning Rogers-Shaw deal
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: 9:23 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Plans for Competition Act reform welcome and needed
Competition Bureau must be empowered to act for consumer affordability and choice
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Matthew Hatfield
Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 6:23 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Trudeau abandons promise to lower Internet and cell phone bills
Mandate letters miss the mark entirely on affordable connectivity and Internet access.
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Matthew Hatfield
Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 6:23 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]OpenMedia calls on ISED Minister to condemn Rogers Shaw deal
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: 9:23 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 0 [email protected]Federal government should fast track adopting Bill C-299
Requiring ISPs in Canada to accurately report speeds is an overdue fix
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Matthew Hatfield
Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 6:23 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Today’s CRTC ruling on wholesale Internet rates most anti-consumer decision on record
CRTC sides firmly with Big Telecom, undermining any chance for choice, affordability, and the success of small providers
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Federal government hit with over 62,000 signatures of support to block Rogers-Shaw buyout
Multiple petitions call on the Government of Canada to stop Rogers’ proposed acquisition of Shaw, citing significant threat to wireless affordability.
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Over 61,000 petition signers call on federal government to block Rogers-Shaw buyout
Joint civil society statement warns of higher prices and less consumer choice if Rogers is allowed to buy competitor Shaw.
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