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MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY The Future of Programming Distribution in Canada: CRTC Reports On CanCon in the Digital World Harnessing Change: The Future of Programming Distribution in Canada (CRTC) Regulate Everything: The CRTC Goes All-In on Internet Taxation and Regulation (Michael Geist) Math Not Magic: If Melanie Joly Mandates Internet Taxes, Consumers Will Foot the […]

MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Judge For Yourself: Bell Says It Didn’t Meet CRTC to Review the FairPlay Application, But Here’s the Slide Presentation (Michael Geist) Rupert Murdoch Believes In The Free Market… Until His Company Is Struggling: Then He Wants To Regulate Competitors Disney’s Plans to Buy Fox Just Hit a Major Snag and […]

MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY World’s Worst Wireless Pricing?: Report Finds Canadian Wireless Broadband Pricing Offers Least Bang for the Buck in Developed World (Michael Geist) Why one man’s victory against Bell won’t resolve telecom’s customer-service problems Bell Backroom Pressure: Internal Documents Reveal How a Brock University Executive Came to Provide Support for Website Blocking […]

MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY  F-Word in Live Sports Broadcasts Should be Avoided, Says Canadian Broadcast Standards Council Discussion about Sex Shops Was Acceptable Before 9:00 pm, Says Canadian Broadcast Standards Council Wait for it: Government to clarify anti-spam law – eventually Government Response to CASL Report Released Government Response Suggests No Appetite for Canadian […]

MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Canadian Internet Providers Warn of Site Blocking Consequences: Threat to Affordable Internet Access and Market Competition (Michael Geist) CRTC Website Blocking Submissions Confirm Over-Blocking Risks: “Every Blocking Technique Suffers from Over-blocking and Under-blocking” (Michael Geist) Broken Record: Why the Music Industry’s Secret Plan for iPhone Taxes, Internet Tracking and Content […]