It used to be when you mentioned, ‘the Big 3’ in Canada, people knew you were talking about Ford, Chrysler, and GM. Now however that phrase refers to Canada’s telecom giants, Rogers, Telus, and Bell. According to the 2019 report by… »
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Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Already high internet prices going up in Canada
Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for home internet and mobile phone data plans, and those prices are going up again soon. “Canadians…pay about two to three times as the market leaders in OECD for… »
Telecom complaints increase dramatically in Canada
Complaints about telephone, wireless, internet and TV services increased by 73 per cent between August 2017 and January 2018 compared to the same period the year before. These complaints were received by the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services which… »
Economy, Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadians and wireless tech
Canadian use of internet and wireless phones, continue to rise This morning the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released its annual Communications Monitoring Report. The CRTC is a public regulatory agency for broadcasting and telecommunication and its annual reports… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Wi-fi, the internet of things, and your personal information
We are becoming more and more involved with technology that helps us keep track of things in our lives. However it’s also collecting personal data on us, and in some cases sending that information to third parties, whether it be… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health
Citizens’ group calls for government action on wireless radiation
Wireless radiation is a danger to our health, and levels should be revised and decreased to be comparable with such countries such as China, Russia, Italy and Switzerland, according to Frank Clegg, the CEO of the citizens group Canadians for… »
Canadians get some relief from high cellphone costs
A new code of conduct for wireless companies in Canada will provide some respite for consumers who pay some of the highest cellphone fees in the world. “94 per cent of the cell phone market in Canada is controlled by… »
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