Net Neutrality under attack
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- Published on Saturday, 17 November 2018 05:16
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Paov,
I just wanted to make sure you saw this email I sent earlier in the week.
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Net Neutrality is what has made the Internet the greatest communications tool of all time, and it’s under attack again. Net Neutrality has already been repealed in the U.S. and we are seeing the same tactics that Big Telecom used there being used here in Canada.
By showing the government that Net Neutrality is important for people across Canada we can ensure any attempts to weaken these essential protections for the open Internet are rejected.
Take action to protect the Internet we love by sending a message to Minister Bains calling on him to reject any efforts weaken Canada’s Net Neutrality framework.
Check out my original email for more information.
Thanks for all you do,
Marie at OpenMedia
Paov,
Net Neutrality is under attack in Canada… again.
The chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Ian Scott, said that because “technology continues to evolve,” we need to prepare to use “flexibility” in addressing our Net Neutrality framework that we’ve relied on for more than a decade.1
The law that governs Net Neutrality is currently under review and we know Big Telecom’s lobbyists are pushing hard to loosen the protections, following the U.S.’ Net Neutrality repeal as an example.
But we have a chance to fight back. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains has previously stated his commitment to Net Neutrality and can use his authority to reject any attempts by the CRTC to weaken Net Neutrality protections.2
If we show Minister Bains there’s widespread support for Net Neutrality across Canada, he will be obliged to turn his commitment into action.
Net Neutrality is what makes the Internet such a powerful and awesome communications tool. It’s what ensures all content on the Internet is treated the same. It keeps Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from engaging in harmful practices such as blocking, throttling and paid prioritization, or dividing the Internet into fast and slow lanes.
Without Net Neutrality, ISPs can choose what content you access on the Internet and how fast you access it. Weakening Net Neutrality would lead to higher internet prices, stifle innovation, widen the digital divide, and make the Internet look more like cable TV — bundled into expensive packages.
The OpenMedia community has successfully been fighting to protect Net Neutrality in Canada for years. But Big Telecom lobbyists don’t waste any opportunities to weaken Net Neutrality so they can increase their control over the Internet.
But, thanks to the millions of people across Canada who restlessly advocate for an accessible and open internet, the CRTC and the Canadian government have upheld Net Neutrality protections until now. Let’s make sure they don’t turn the other way.
Take action now to help save Net Neutrality in Canada!
Thanks for all you do Paov,
Marie at OpenMedia
P.S. Small donations from people like you are what allow us to keep campaigning on issues like Net Neutrality and Internet affordability year after year. Please help us hang in there — chip in here.
Footnotes
[1] Statement - Minister Bains comments on the Federal Communications Commission vote on net neutrality: Canada Newswire
[2] Ian Scott to the annual conference of the Canadian Chapter of the International Institute of Communications: Government of Canada
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