Canada needs open Internet

CRTC investigating Internet throttling

Bell and other corporate giants such as Rogers and Shaw currently have free rein to "throttle" service to their retail customers and those small companies that rent portions of Bell's network to competitively provide internet service to Canadians.

Hello friends,

The video linked below is the 11th most popular Canadian video on
youtube, and the 6th highest rated. This is a big deal, it gives Net
Neutrality some great exposure. We have over 15,500 views in the
first day!

Please share this video with your networks. Every new hit gives us
even more exposure on youtube and elsewhere.

Video:
http://saveournet.ca/content/take-action

on youtube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKbPpizEDBM

DEADLINE TO DEMAND OPEN INTERNET FAST APPROACHING

In the space of just over 10 days, nearly 4,500 Canadians have written
the CRTC demanding the federal communications regulator
put a stop to discriminatory Internet throttling by big ISPs.

OBAMA STEPS UP ... CAN THE CRTC?

The CRTC should be looking to the U.S. where President Obama just
signed an economic stimulus bill dedicating $7.2 billion
to get fast, affordable, neutral Internet to the nearly half of
American homes that don't have it! Obama announced that telecoms
receiving money through his broadband stimulus package must adhere to
Net Neutrality principles.

The longer Canada allows ISPs to throttle Internet traffic, the more
we risk becoming the backwater of online innovation and free speech as
web entrepreneurs increasingly migrate to the U.S. where the open
Internet is embraced by politicians and policymakers.

We have just a few days left until the CRTC's submission DEADLINE on
Monday, February 23rd. We are asking that you please take a moment to
reach out to friends and family before it's too late. We also have a
great informative video for you to share:
http://saveournet.ca/why

Action Items:

1. Send your comment if you haven't already:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/crtc_submission

2. Watch and share this informative video:
http://saveournet.ca/why

...

Steve Anderson
SaveOurNet.ca
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604-837-5730

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