[Demcom] [Fwd: [Advisors] FW: [cracin-exec] CDM launches Stop the Throttler campaign]

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Sujet: 	[Advisors] FW: [cracin-exec] CDM launches Stop the Throttler 
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Date: 	Thu, 3 Apr 2008 18:28:51 -0700
De: 	Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com>
Pour :: 	<cracin-canada at vancouvercommunity.net>, <cpi-ua at vcn.bc.ca>, 
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From: stephena at sfu.ca [mailto:stephena at sfu.ca] 
Sent: April 3, 2008 12:46 AM
To: stephena at sfu.ca
Subject: [cracin-exec] CDM launches Stop the Throttler campaign

For immediate Release
Vancouver, April 2, 2008

Canadians urged to help stop Bell and Rogers from controlling access to the
Net

Vancouver, April 2, 2008: The Campaign for Democratic Media (CDM) is urging
Canadians to take part in its latest media campaign to "Stop the Throttler".
The campaign, launched today, is directed at internet service providers such
as Bell Media and Rogers Communication who selectively limit internet
service to some subscribers.

Bell Media came under intense consumer and media scrutiny last week when web
users found their Internet service suddenly slower than normal.

"Big Telecom Corporations should not dictate what Canadians access on the
Internet," says Campaign for Democratic Media National Coordinator Steve
Anderson. "These internet service providers are discriminating against
Internet content and services, without any public accountability. The
government needs to take action to guarantee equal access to the Internet
for all."

The issue also affects the CBC's mandate to serve Canadians using the most
"appropriate and efficient means." The CBC announced last week that it
intends to distribute the show "Canada's Next Great Prime Minister" on the
internet using BitTorrent. BitTorrent's file sharing program is one of the
applications that is targeted for reduced service by companies like Bell and
Rogers. "The internet has become an important medium for the CBC to meet its
mandate of providing information and programming to Canadians," Anderson
says. "But its ability to effectively reach all Canadians is being limited
by Internet throttling. Without government intervention, internet users will
have less choice in the online media they can access, including from their
own public broadcaster".

People across Canada are encouraged to get involved in the campaign and
demand government action on the issue. For more information, visit the CDM
website at: http://stopthethrottler.ca/.

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Campaign for Democratic Media is a national, non-profit, non-partisan media
reform network working to increase informed public participation in Canadian
media policy formation. Participants of this emerging network include civil
society organizations, consumer organizations, labour groups, media advocacy
groups, academics, and Canadians from across the country.

Contact:

Steve Anderson
National Coordinator
Campaign For Democratic Media
stephena at sfu.ca
Phone:(604) 837-5730

Available online here:
http://democraticmedia.ca/news-item/campaign-for-democratic-media-launches-s
top-throttler-campaign



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