Jon Festinger
News of the Week; August 9, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Canadian Telcos Take Aim At Kodi Addon Site With Shocking Search: True Purpose to “Destroy Livelihood of the Defendant” (Michael Geist) Canadian Telcos Lose Their Minds Over TVAddons Canadian Telcos Want To Play Police In War On Piracy: They’ve already raided a Montreal man’s home. Secret court order that let telcos […]
News of the Week; August 2, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Inconsistent Arguments and Questionable Claims: Bell Launches Yet Another Action Over CRTC’s Super Bowl Simsub Ruling (Michael Geist) TVAddons Returns, But in Ugly War With Canadian Telcos Over Kodi Addons Millennials Unearth an Amazing Hack to Get Free TV: the Antenna – Cord-cutters accustomed to watching shows online are often shocked […]
News of the Week; July 26, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY $89 Billion AT&T, Time Warner Merger Approval Looking Likely Despite Trump Pledge To Block Deal Has Trump Turned CNN Into A House Of Existential Dread?: After relentless attacks from Trump and his allies, a series of journalistic problems, and in the shadow of a possible merger, the network’s C.E.O., Jeff […]
News of the Week; July 19, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Government to name industry veteran Ian Scott as new head of the CRTC: The government will name Ian Scott as chairman and Caroline Simard as vice-chair of broadcasting White House gives thumbs up to overturning net neutrality rules: Congress should replace the FCC’s Title II rules, Trump spokesperson says. FCC […]
News of the Week; July 12, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Cable TV companies can charge higher prices thanks to new court ruling: Court upholds FCC decision that said cable TV faces competition nationwide. Television Station Challenging the Denial of Public Access to an Official Court Recording Microsoft Unveils Plan To Deliver Broadband To 2 Million, NAB Immediately Craps All Over […]
News of the Week; July 5, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY NFL, DirecTV Defeat ‘Sunday Ticket’ Lawsuit: The battle over blacked-out games has ended. DirecTV and the NFL are dancing in the legal endzone after a California federal court dismissed a nationwide class-action lawsuit over Sunday Ticket. Sports Media Is Dead, Long Live Sports Media Tom Wheeler defends Title II rules, […]
News of the Week; June 28, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Why Net Neutrality Matters Even In The Age Of Oligopoly Tumblr Goes Radio Silent On Net Neutrality After Verizon Acquisition 30 small ISPs urge Ajit Pai to preserve Title II and net neutrality rules – Letter: Title II didn’t hurt investment, is good for small ISPs and customers. AT&T Promises […]
News of the Week; June 21, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Why the Government Was Right to Swiftly Ditch the Ill-Advised Internet Tax (Michael Geist) CRTC to ban unlocking fees for smartphones as of Dec. 1 CRTC bans smartphone unlocking fees, outgoing chairman Blais regrets not taking decision sooner: Bell, Rogers and Telus all charge $50 to unlock a phone. That fee […]
News of the Week; June 14, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Liberal MPs to call for broadband Internet tax to fund Canadian media Focus: Judge rules Bell Mobility discriminated Focus: U.S.and Canada diverge on net neutrality How The Death Of Net Neutrality Could Hamstring The Internet Of Things Broadband speeds have soared under net neutrality rules, cable lobby says: The cable […]
News of the Week; June 7, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Canadian Government on Wireless Services: High Prices, Low Adoption, and Unaffordable For Too Many (Michael Geist) CASL Private Right of Action Delayed Indefinitely FCC security denies that guards pinned journalist against a wall: Chairman Pai promises security changes as reporter stands by allegations. Report Falsely Blames The EFF For Fraudulent Net […]
