Latest Updates from piac.ca > Telecom http://www.piac.ca The Public Interest Advocacy Centre en-us Copyright 2005 2012-02-11T12:01:49-05:00 hourly Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:15:00 -0500 Northwestel regulatory framework decision is a “New Deal for the North” http://www.piac.ca/telecom/northwestel_regulatory_framework_decision_is_a_new_deal_for_the_north/ (OTTAWA) The Public Interest Advocacy Centre is calling today’s CRTC decision on ... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:06:00 -0500 Consumers to Benefit from Sustainable Competition in Internet At Last http://www.piac.ca/telecom/consumers_to_benefit_from_sustainable_competition_in_internet_at_last/ Media Release OTTAWA – Consumers are the real winners in a Canadian Radio-television and ... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:36:00 -0400 Leading Canadian Consumer Groups Alarmed by Dramatic Increase in Wireless Complaints, le gouvernement doit agir http://www.piac.ca/telecom/leading_canadian_consumer_groups_alarmed_by_dramatic_increase_in_wireless_complaints_le_gouvernement_doit_agir/ Ottawa – Four major Canadian consumer organizations are calling for action from the federal ... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:06:00 -0400 Consumers Need Better Safeguards for Mobile Premium Services http://www.piac.ca/telecom/consumers_need_better_safeguards_for_mobile_premium_services/ OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) in a report released today entitled, ... Tue, 17 May 2011 11:58:00 -0400 Use spectrum auction to further competition http://www.piac.ca/telecom/use_spectrum_auction_to_further_competition/ The Public Interest Advocacy Centre wants the auction of spectrum in 2500 MHz band to conducted ... Tue, 03 May 2011 17:43:00 -0400 No Rural Broadband Fund for Canada http://www.piac.ca/telecom/no_rural_broadband_fund_for_canada/ No Rural Broadband Fund for Canada OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today ... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:35:00 -0500 PIAC comment: Framework for the 700 MHz Band and Aspects Related to Commercial Mobile Spectrum http://www.piac.ca/telecom/piac_comment_framework_for_the_700_mhz_band_and_aspects_related_to_commercial_mobile_spectrum/ Executive Summary PIAC submits that the auction process associated with the 700 MHz Band must ... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:27:00 -0500 Mobile Text Messages http://www.piac.ca/telecom/mobile_premium_services/ Have you ever subscribed to a premium text message? Have you ever gotten a cell phone bill that ... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:35:00 -0500 PIAC submission to the Manitoba Wireless Consultation calls for a principled basis for segregation http://www.piac.ca/telecom/piac_submission_to_the_manitoba_wireless_consultation_calls_for_a_principled_basis_for_segregation/ “The Public Interest Advocacy Centre is highly supportive of Manitoba’s review of consumer ... Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:58:00 -0500 Regulate telecommunications by results not promises consumer group says http://www.piac.ca/telecom/regulate_telecommunications_by_results_not_promises_consumer_group_says/ An Ottawa-based consumer organization, with a 35-year history of representing consumers in ...