Post Tagged with: "broadband"

CRTC Orders Telcos To Match Broadband Speeds for Independent ISPs

The CBC reports that the CRTC has ordered Canadian telecommunications companies to offer the same Internet speeds to smaller wholesale customers as they themselves sell on a retail basis.  The case arises from a complaint by Cybersurf, which argued that the DSL service it was able to offer its retail […]

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December 13, 2008 14 comments News

UK ISPs Agree To Greater Speed Transparency

The BBC reports that UK ISPs have agreed to support a regulator-backed code of practice that will give customers more information about broadband speeds.

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December 5, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Saskatchewan Promises Universal Broadband Access

The Saskatchewan government has pledged to make broadband universally accessbile within three years.  The government has promised millions of dollars to improve its rural telecommunications infrastructure.

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November 27, 2008 4 comments News

OECD Releases Latest Broadband Rankings

The OECD is out with its latest broadband rankings – the CBC notes that Canada ranks tenth overall (first for cable broadband, but that is pretty irrelevant), one of the few countries without an unlimited plan from a major provider, and one of the most expensive broadband pricing relative to […]

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October 29, 2008 1 comment News

NB Politician Files Human Rights Complaint Over Lack of Broadband Access

The Daily Gleaner reports that Jack Carr, a Conservative candidate in a New Brunswick by-election, has filed a human rights complaint over the lack of high-speed Internet access in rural parts of the province.  The complaint names the provincial government, Aliant, and Rogers.

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October 20, 2008 2 comments News