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Clement Vows to Overturn CRTC if UBB Decision Unchanged

Industry Minister Tony Clement told a University of Alberta audience yesterday that “We asked (the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) to review their decision, and if they come back with the same decision the cabinet would overrule it because it wouldn’t be consistent with government policy…promoting competition and choice.” Clement […]

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February 24, 2011 18 comments News

OpenMedia.ca To Launch Stop the Meter Day of Action

OpenMedia.ca is holding a national Stop the Meter Day of Action on Saturday, February 26th.  Details at their site.

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February 24, 2011 Comments are Disabled News

Debating the Scope of the CRTC’s UBB Review

Mark Goldberg provides a helpful post with links to many submissions on the proposed scope of the CRTC’s usage based billing review.

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February 23, 2011 5 comments News

Documentary Organization of Canada on C-32’s Digital Lock Rules: Denies Our Freedom of Speech

The Documentary Organization of Canada appeared before the C-32 committee last week and gave a strong presentation on the need for anti-circumvention exception for fair dealing, noting that the current approach raises free speech concerns: The intersection of fair dealing and documentary production has been at the heart of DOC’s […]

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February 23, 2011 11 comments News

Spectrum Consultation Could Form Cornerstone of Digital Policy for Next Decade

As public frustration with the state of telecommunications services such as Internet access and wireless competition mounts, a relatively obscure government consultation on spectrum deserves far more attention. Last November, Industry Canada released a Consultation on a Policy and Technical Framework for the 700 MHz Band and Aspects Related to Commercial Mobile Spectrum. While the title alone is likely enough for most to look elsewhere, my weekly technology column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes that no issue will have a greater impact on the next ten years of Canadian digital policy.

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February 22, 2011 12 comments Columns