News of the Week; July 5, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY NFL, DirecTV Defeat ‘Sunday Ticket’ Lawsuit: The battle over blacked-out games has ended. DirecTV and the NFL are dancing in the legal endzone after a California federal court dismissed a nationwide class-action lawsuit over Sunday Ticket. Sports Media Is Dead, Long Live Sports Media Tom Wheeler defends Title II rules, […]
News of the Week; June 28, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Why Net Neutrality Matters Even In The Age Of Oligopoly Tumblr Goes Radio Silent On Net Neutrality After Verizon Acquisition 30 small ISPs urge Ajit Pai to preserve Title II and net neutrality rules – Letter: Title II didn’t hurt investment, is good for small ISPs and customers. AT&T Promises […]
News of the Week; June 21, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Why the Government Was Right to Swiftly Ditch the Ill-Advised Internet Tax (Michael Geist) CRTC to ban unlocking fees for smartphones as of Dec. 1 CRTC bans smartphone unlocking fees, outgoing chairman Blais regrets not taking decision sooner: Bell, Rogers and Telus all charge $50 to unlock a phone. That fee […]
News of the Week; June 14, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Liberal MPs to call for broadband Internet tax to fund Canadian media Focus: Judge rules Bell Mobility discriminated Focus: U.S.and Canada diverge on net neutrality How The Death Of Net Neutrality Could Hamstring The Internet Of Things Broadband speeds have soared under net neutrality rules, cable lobby says: The cable […]
News of the Week; June 7, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Canadian Government on Wireless Services: High Prices, Low Adoption, and Unaffordable For Too Many (Michael Geist) CASL Private Right of Action Delayed Indefinitely FCC security denies that guards pinned journalist against a wall: Chairman Pai promises security changes as reporter stands by allegations. Report Falsely Blames The EFF For Fraudulent Net […]
News of the Week; May 31, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Can Cancon Compete?: A Response to the WGC on The Future of Canadian TV Production (Michael Geist) Victims Of Anti-Net Neutrality Identity Theft Demand Answers: An unknown party has been using names of real people to spam the FCC with fake comments against internet freedom People who were impersonated by […]
News of the Week; May 24, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Canadian TV in the Netflix Age: In Defence of the CRTC Television Licensing Decision (Michael Geist) Diversity and competitive equity underline the CRTC’s recent decisions on television services operated by Canada’s large French- and English-language ownership groups Montreal Economic Institute isn’t ready for internet reality: No, cat videos aren’t going […]
News of the Week; May 17, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Internet, TV providers focus on new video packages as 1 million Canadians watch unlicensed content on Android boxes FCC Temporarily Stops Taking Net Neutrality Comments So FCC Can ‘Reflect’ The FCC Spent Last Week Trying To Make Net Neutrality Supporters Seem Unreasonable, Racist & Unhinged Flooded with thoughtful net neutrality comments, […]
News of the Week; March 10, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Lawsuit depicts Fox News as not just sexist. Not just misogynistic. Barbaric. FCC to investigate, ‘take appropriate action’ on Colbert’s Trump rant Opening up broadcast indecency The FCC ‘Investigation’ Into Stephen Colbert Is A Complete Non-Story FCC to Investigate Steven Colbert? – Much Ado About Nothing A John Oliver Net […]
News of the Week; March 3, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Ex-CRTC commissioner claims victory following Federal Court ruling Why Canada’s Net Neutrality Commitment Places Consumers in Control (Michael Geist) Too little, too late? FCC wins net neutrality court case: Wheeler’s court win over ISPs reaffirmed, but Pai plans to overturn the rules. ISPs Lose En Banc Appeal, Current Net Neutrality […]
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