Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 16, 2009 as Telco Ownership Rules From Bygone Era Corporate structures and loan agreements are rarely the stuff of public interest, yet last month they attracted considerable attention in a case involving Globalive, a new wireless company vying to shake up Canada’s telecommunications […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
CTV & Canwest Ask CRTC To Order Blocking Of U.S. Programs
The CRTC kicks off two weeks of hearings next week that place the spotlight on the fee-for-carriage fight. Last night, I participated in an interesting debate on the issue on TVO's The Agenda called A Pox On Both Their Houses: Cable and TV. The program is embedded below. One issue […]
Sandvine Report Should Raise Doubt About Traffic Management Practices
Mark Goldberg points to a recent Sandvine broadband report on recent broadband traffic patterns. Goldberg points to the growth of real-time entertainment traffic, such as streaming, which is consistent with what the CRTC heard during the net neutrality hearings over the summer. Most notable, however, is yet another confirmation that […]
ACTA Criticism Goes Global
The mainstream media is picking up on the ACTA issue with a growing number of stories, all of which criticize the secret approach. New articles include: Australia's Sydney Morning Herald masthead editorial – Regulating the Net in the Dark Washington Post – Copyright Overreach Takes a World Tour Irish Times […]
Fox News On ACTA
As public concern over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement mounts, even Fox News has taken an interest.
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