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April 13, 2016 3:53 PM

CBC News: Basic internet speed, service levels may not be enforced by CRTC

Canadians may want fast internet access everywhere in the country but that doesn't mean it will be guaranteed by Canada's telecom regulator.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission chairman Jean-Pierre Blais says any speed or service level his agency finds ideal won't automatically mean regulatory action to ensure it's accessible to everyone.

April 13, 2016 3:50 PM

CBC The National: Is affordable internet a 'human right'?

ACORN members spoke to CBC's The National about why internet is a right.

April 13, 2016 3:48 PM

Ecoutez membre d'Ottawa Amber Slagtenhorst parler "internet pour tous!"

Le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC) organise du 11 au 28 avril une série de consultations sur les services Internet offerts aux Canadiens. Peut-on vivre sans Internet en 2016? Est-il possible d'assurer une connexion haute vitesse dans toutes les régions du pays? Amber Slegtenhorst, membre des Associations d'organisations communautaires pour la réforme maintenant (ACORN Canada) en discute avec nous.

April 13, 2016 3:46 PM

CBC News: Fight for affordable internet to take centre stage at CRTC hearing today

Heidi Gatto browses a newspaper's job ads. The classifieds were once the go-to section for people like her looking for work.

Not anymore. She counts just five advertised jobs, a sign of our digital times.

"All the job postings, all the important things we do is online," says Gatto, a single mother living on social assistance in Toronto.

The problem for Gatto — she can't afford home internet service.

And she's not the only one in her family who suffers. Whenever Gatto's 11-year-old son, Justin needs to do research for his school work, he must take the bus to his grandmother's house where he can get online.

April 13, 2016 3:45 PM

Tech Times: Rogers Expands Low-Cost Internet Program For Low-Income Families In Canada

Rogers' cable Internet subscribers in Canada below the low-income belt can now avail fast Internet connections at a reasonable price.

"Connected for Success," the program's name, was previously started back in 2013 in the Toronto Community Housing district and had received "tremendous" success during its initial stages, according to Chief Customer Officer of Rogers Communications, Deepak Khandelwal. He believes that the Internet isn't just a "nice to have" but a necessity in the current era wherein kids would connect to the Internet after school or seniors catch up with peers through the Web among other services they can access, like banking and government services.