Mr Tech KingMay 21, 2025
Verizon, who got spectrum by agreeing to faster phone unlocks, now wants the FCC to reverse this, letting them lock phones longer. Their claim: it fights fraud. Will this limit our choices? #DeviceFreedom #FCC #BigTelecom
LeftyLabourTechTorontoDec 24, 2024

#Rogers got a lump of coal. #Canadians a Christmas present from the Competition Bureau

#Canada #cdnpoli #CanadianPolitics #oligopolies #monopolies #bigtelecom

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/competition-bureau-rogers-misleading-customers-unlimited-data-1.7418233

Competition Bureau sues Rogers for allegedly misleading customers about unlimited data | CBC News

Canada's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was suing Rogers Communications Inc. for allegedly misleading consumers about offering unlimited data under some phone plans.

CBC
Charlie McHenryApr 25, 2024
Big Telecom used fake and dead people to fight #NetNeutrality - because of course they did. Surprised? I didn’t think so… #Telecom #BigTelecom #Capitalism
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3aqq7b/big-telecom-used-fake-and-dead-people-to-fight-net-neutrality-ny-ag-says
Big Telecom Used Fake and Dead People to Fight Net Neutrality, NY AG Says

An investigation by New York's attorney general has confirmed that Big Telecom paid to flood the net neutrality debate with millions of fake comments.

Joe OrtizApr 15, 2024

This isn't surprising that #BigTelecom are making absolutely sure that a $42.5 billion program to improve US #internet and #broadband access caters to them and them only.

Gift link: https://wapo.st/3Q3z3LT

Archive link: https://archive.ph/bae2Y

Telecom fights price caps as U.S. spends billions on internet access

As Washington readies the largest burst of broadband funding in U.S. history, AT&T, Verizon and their allies are lobbying against lower prices for consumers.

The Washington Post
LeftyLabourTechTorontoJan 9, 2024

Prices Rise Again. We Must Dismantle Canada's Telecom Oligopoly.
You're paying more for less because the country's wireless providers are the ones in charge.
David Moscrop
Jan 9, 2024

#Canada #bigtelecom #monopolies #oligopolies

https://www.davidmoscrop.com/p/prices-rise-again-we-must-dismantle

Prices Rise Again. We Must Dismantle Canada's Telecom Oligopoly.

You're paying more for less because the country's wireless providers are the ones in charge.

David Moscrop
CalicosineJul 19, 2023

There is no technical reason why Wi-Fi Calling/voice over Wi-Fi can't work on #Linux phones. There could be a server running on the modem that sends your microphone audio to the other caller, and it can give received audio to userspace daemon which is then forwarded to the app using it. This would also apply to text messages. Only thing preventing this is #BigTelecom not wanting to give access to anyone else besides #Apple (if that's the case).

#LinuxMobile #VoWiFi #WiFiCalling

RuralTechieMay 7, 2023

They also rejected:
- telling the truth
- acting ethically
- NOT accepting funds from China
- controlling #BigTelecom $$
- being even vaguely responsible

Liberals reject balanced budget and mandatory voting as official policyhttps://nationalpost.com/news/canada/liberals-reject-balanced-budget-and-mandatory-voting-as-official-policy https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/liberals-reject-balanced-budget-and-mandatory-voting-as-official-policy

Liberals reject balanced budget and mandatory voting as official policy

It was rejected in a morning vote 97-76, without formal debate, and it will not be part of the official party's policy

National Post
MotherboardFeb 8, 2023
“The people who are working for us also lose their jobs," Troy Walcott, president of People's Choice Communications, said.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pyvg/disgusting-nyc-scraps-co-op-internet-in-public-housing-so-big-telecom-can-move-in
#Technews #ISP #Co-Op #bigtelecom #telecom #Internet #NYCHA #NYC
'Disgusting': NYC Scraps Co-Op Internet in Public Housing So Big Telecom Can Move In

“The people who are working for us also lose their jobs," Troy Walcott, president of People's Choice Communications, said.

Show threadRuralTechieJan 5, 2023

@jfmezei The fact that all CRTC Commissioners are women means they have to act FAST!! They have 11 days to boot the Old Boys' Club (TM) outta #BigTelecom control in Canada....let's do it!!

(Wishful thinking...I know.)

Show threadTechTaxCanuckDec 19, 2022
@mgeist But will she be pro-consumer or just "yet another" Chair in the pockets of the Gov't and #BigTelecom?
The devil is in the details.
What Canada does NOT need is another sycophant in leadership. We have enough of those already.