News of the Week; October 16, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS CBC Sues the Conservative Party of Canada for Copyright Infringement Citing Campaign Video, Posting Debate Excerpts on Twitter (Michael Geist) What Was the CBC Thinking?: A Closer Look at the Video Clips in its Copyright Lawsuit Against the Conservative Party (Michael Geist) CBC vs. CPC: Why the CBC’s Attempt to Use Copyright to Stifle […]
News of the Week; October 9, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS Why Do Canada’s Political Parties Have a Hard Time Saying No to New Internet and Wireless Taxes? (Michael Geist) The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 26: There Is No Crisis – Dwayne Winseck on the State of Canadian Communications, Media and Cultural Policy (Michael Geist) The War on Piracy and the Attacks on Privacy in Canada: […]
News of the Week; October 2, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS Telcos And Rupert Murdoch Pushing Nonsense Story That Google Helping Keep Your Internet Activity More Private Is An Antitrust Violation Comcast Apparently Feels Qualified To Give Google Lectures On Monopoly Power Hidden Fees Mean US Cable & Broadband Bills Can Be 45% Higher Than Advertised Sprint Busted For Allegedly Defrauding The FCC Lifeline Program […]
News of the Week; September 25, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS Can Price Caps or Virtual Competitors Solve Canada’s Wireless Pricing Problem? (Michael Geist) Net Neutrality Proposals for Tech Platforms Raise First Amendment Concerns FCC loses in court, judges say agency would fail “intro statistics class” Courts Shoot Down Yet Another FCC Proposal For Being Factually Sketchy Sprint took FCC cash for “serving” 885,000 people […]
News of the Week; September 18, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS Counterpoint: Big telcos have no business howling over CRTC decision that encourages fair internet prices – Any unfairness pales in comparison to what Canadian consumers have had to put up with for years 50% of US homes still won’t have fiber broadband by 2025, study says AT&T to lose 1.1 million TV subscribers as […]
News of the Week; September 11, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS Disruption drags on for some Telus email customers Much Of The Assault On ‘Big Tech’ Is Being Driven By ‘Big Telecom’ Comcast sues Maine to stop law requiring sale of individual TV channels T-Mobile Metro stores sell used phones as new, charge “fake taxes,” NYC says New York City Sues T-Mobile For Ripping Off […]
News of the Week; September 4, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS Fraudsters preying on Telus customers impacted by major email outage AT&T’s confusing mess of online TV services even has AT&T confused Unlicensed signal boosters get a boost from Amazon The FCC Doesn’t Actually Know How Many People Have Broadband DOJ ‘Solution’ For Sprint T-Mobile Merger Will Result In Less Overall Wireless Coverage Comcast, beware: […]
News of the Week; August 28, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS The Cultural Lobby Demands for Internet Taxes and Fees: The Forgotten Piece in Canada’s Lower Wireless and Internet Cost Puzzle (Michael Geist) DOJ’s plan to make Dish the fourth major carrier has a fatal flaw The FCC has no idea how many people don’t have broadband access Insights: You Can’t Always Get The Bandwidth […]
News of the Week; August 21, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS Telus customers’ blood boiling after two days of email outage 4-day Telus email outage caused by mishap during repair of data storage service Telus offers bill credits as email disruption hits 5th day CRTC sets final wholesale rates for access to high-speed broadband networks Bell scales back rural internet plans after CRTC decision on […]
News of the Week; August 14, 2019
COMMUNICATIONS CRTC Establishes New Internet Code For Consumers CRTC’s latest report shows price decline in communications services CBC News: High cost of internet access leaving low-income families behind, report finds Competition Bureau Study on the Broadband Industry Paints a “Largely Positive Picture” It’s Back: The Netflix Tax Debate Returns for the 2019 Election (Michael Geist) […]
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