News of the Week; June 24, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Pay to Link?: Canadian Heritage Minister Guilbeault Backs Bringing the Link Tax to Canada (Michael Geist) Heritage Minister raises possibility of link tax for internet companies (Michael Geist) Europeans vow to pursue digital tax plans after US “provocation” Charter seeks FCC OK to impose data caps and charge fees to video services FCC’s O’Rielly […]
News of the Week; June 17, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS What the Federal Court of Appeal Anti-Spam Law Case Means for the Interpretation of CASL (Michael Geist) US Falls Out Of Top 10 Fastest Broadband Speeds Another 5G Infrastructure Win for the Wireless Industry Senators Wyden And Markey Make It Clear AT&T Is Violating Net Neutrality AT&T’s “headcount rationalization”—i.e. job cuts—hits thousands more workers […]
News of the Week; June 10, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS CASL is Constitutional: Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Constitutionality of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (Michael Geist) No Opinions Permitted: Broadcast Panel Rules Jokingly Criticizing Canadian Content During Radio News Segment Violates Code of Ethics (Michael Geist) Verizon Appeals NAD Decision Regarding 5G Claims 5G Conspiracy Idiots Now Threatening Telecom Workers That Don’t Even Work In […]
News of the Week; June 3, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS AT&T exempts HBO Max from data caps but still limits your Netflix use: AT&T-owned HBO Max gets special treatment on AT&T network. Net Neutrali-what? AT&T’s New Streaming Service Won’t Count Against Its Broadband Caps. But Netflix Will. AT&T’s Streaming Headaches Continue As Contract Feuds Keep New TV Service Off Amazon, Roku FCC Republican excitedly […]
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