Jon Festinger
News of the Week; October 4, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Globe editorial: A bad idea for ‘fixing’ Canada’s internet rules Joly’s Digital Cancon Plan: Netflix May Be The Star, But No New Regulations, Taxes or Bailouts is the Story (Michael Geist) Cancon 2.0 and the Netflix deal: The 10 key takeaways – On Thursday, the Heritage Minister unveiled ‘Creative Canada,’ the first major overhaul […]
News of the Week; September 27, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY FCC Sued For Ignoring FOIA Request Investigating Fraudulent Net Neutrality Comments Ajit Pai’s plan to lower broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat says: “This is crazy. Lowering standards doesn’t solve our broadband problems.” Mission Accomplished: Ajit Pai’s FCC Declares Wireless Competition Issues Fixed: from the ignore-a-problem-and-it-goes-away,-right? dept Ajit Pai should be fired, […]
News of the Week; September 20, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Why Canadian cell phone bills are among the most expensive on the planet: As tech analyst Michael Geist has noted, cell phone companies keep raising prices ‘because they can’ Toronto Star receives $65,000 fine for violating CRTC Do Not Call List rules Yet Another Report Says The Rate Of TV […]
News of the Week; September 13, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY TV Ad Spend To Remain Flat Through 2021 As Cord-Cutting Surpasses Projections (Report) More on Media Deregulation – Chairman Pai Speaks to NAB Radio Show and Promises to Propose the Repeal of a Rule Each Month Comcast Whines That The Net Neutrality Debate It Keeps Rekindling Is A Lot Like […]
News of the Week; September 6, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Senate Democrats fight FCC plan to lower America’s broadband standards: You can’t fix the US broadband problem by redefining it, senators tell FCC. FCC’s Broken Comments System Could Help Doom Net Neutrality FCC “apology” shows anything can be posted to agency site using insecure API: FCC API could be misused […]
News of the Week; August 30, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY AT&T’s slow 1.5Mbps Internet in poor neighborhoods sparks complaint to FCC: AT&T refusal to boost Internet speed violates discrimination ban, complaint says. EFF, Others Think It Would Be Cool If The FCC Stopped Hiding 47,000 Net Neutrality Complaints Why Net Neutrality Matters Even In The Age Of Oligopoly Net neutrality […]
News of the Week; August 23, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Pick-and-pay TV system a hit with Canadians, nearly one third bought solo channels: report – Although the vast majority of subscribers continue to buy larger packages, MTM’s research suggests a massive jump in interest in the smaller packages Judge Kills AT&T’s Attempt To Thwart Google Fiber Competition In Louisville AT&T’s […]
News of the Week; August 16, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Good Politics, Bad Policy: Melanie Joly Sends TV Licensing Cancon Decision Back to the CRTC (Michael Geist) The Future of Canadian “TV” Trump Cribbed His Charlottesville Press Conference Straight From Fox News Fox News Host Files SLAPP Suit Against Reporter Who Exposed His Sexting Alex Jones’ Infowars supplements are overpriced, mundane vitamins […]
