Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 23, 2008 as Spectrum Auction Bonanza Allows for Proactive Thinking Each week millions of Canadians buy lottery tickets as they "imagine the freedom" of hitting it big. While the federal government may not have won the lottery, it has certainly hit the jackpot […]
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Canadian Broadband Ranking Continues to Drop
The OECD has released its latest broadband rankings, with Canada dropping from 9th to 10th.
World Economic Forum Ranks Canada Ahead of U.S. on IP Protection
There is considerable discussion today about a new report from the World Economic Forum on "network readiness." The U.S. ranks fourth worldwide, while Canada fares poorly overall, ranking 13th in the world (down from 11th last year). Canada ranks toward the very top in a number of categories including personal […]
CBC’s Marketplace on ISP Speed Claims
CBC's Marketplace features an eye-opening investigation into the misleading ISP claims about consumer broadband services.
Verizon Settles Over Net Plan Marketing
Verizon Wireless has agreed to reimburse $1 million to customers and pay $150,000 in penalties for advertising "unlimited" broadband plans that restricted downloading and featured an undisclosed bandwidth cap. Sound familiar?