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Twitter- markevans: I've been doing a lot of messaging & usability work recently for start-ups. It's a nice change of pace from social media strategy & tactics
- markevans: The West Toronto Railpath is one of Toronto's new urban gems - http://bit.ly/byUfwG. It would be great to see something along Dupont.#bikes
- markevans: @delip You may want to make it easier to apply for the Twezr beta by putting a direct link on the home page. Right now, it's confusing.
- markevans: An interesting podcast on NPR about how technology and always being connected is affecting our brains and how we think: http://n.pr/cVScxF
- markevans: The problem with Apple's new Ping service, including the fact iTunes is not social via @techcrunch - http://tcrn.ch/bhc9Es #ping #apple
Category Archives: Telecom Regulation
Tired of Being a Digital Peasant!
It wasn’t that long ago that Canada was considered to be on the leading-edge of the Web. We had the highest penetration when it came to high-speed access, and the regulator – aka the CTRC – had decided not to … Continue reading
Regulate the Internet? Ha!
Can you regulate the Internet? Or, perhaps, should you try to regulate the Internet? That’s the question Canada’s telecom and media regulator (aka the CRTC) is hoping to answer during hearings that kicked off today. It’s a contentious issue with … Continue reading
Canada's Do Not Call System Good but Flawed
Canada’s much anticipated Do Not Call system (aka The End of Telemarketers) finally launched earlier this week as two million people registered during the first 60 hours. The response was so enthusiastic that the Web site, which is operated by … Continue reading
Canadians Are Wired
According to eMarketer, more than 22 million Canadians, or two-thirds of the population, will have regular access to the Internet this year. By 2012, that number will rise to 25 million. While the number is impressive, it will be far … Continue reading
Canada Needs an Arrington!
It has been interesting to watch Michael Arrington (aka the “Wizard of Web 2.0″) launch a tsunami of outrage against Comcast in California after his high-speed connection was cut off on Friday night, and Comcast failed to provide him with … Continue reading
AT&T's Big Brother Plans
This sounds crazy but an AT&T executive James Ciccioni has raised the idea of monitoring every single packet traveling over its Internet network to see if intellectual property violations are happening. Slate’s Tim Wu picked on this bizarre notion – … Continue reading
The Web is the New Postal Service?
According the U.S. Department of Justice, the delivery of Internet service should be no different than how the postal service delivers mail. This means ISPs should have the ability to charge different fees to provide consumers with different kinds of … Continue reading
Canadian Carriers: No Deals for You
The Globe & Mail is reporting it’s been a whole month since Canadian carriers have been able to set their own prices without regulatory approval but, lo and behold, they haven’t dropped their prices at all. Should anyone be surprised? … Continue reading
Competition May Not be Consumer-Friendly
The Canadian government’s announcement earlier this week to push forward with the deregulation of the $10-billion local phone market is being sold as a good thing for the industry and consumers. Industry Minister Maxime Bernier told the Globe & Mail … Continue reading
Canada's Murky Local Phone Rules
For anyone interested in telecom competition in Canada, Fort McMurray, Alberta could be a fascinating case study on what the future holds. As the town booms because of all the oil activity, Shaw (Canada’s second-largest cableco) has emerged as a … Continue reading