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I dunno if any of you guys follow OpenMedia, but they consistently
do good work up in Canada. Sure wish there was some equivalent down
in the USA.<br>
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PS: Not asking y'all to do what the email says, but this seemed like
a good time to highlight their work in general, since it's kind of
aligned with HamWAN goals of unlimited ubiquitous data access.<br>
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--Bart<br>
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<td>Help us end data caps TOMORROW</td>
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<td>Wed, 2 Nov 2016 14:45:29 -0400 (EDT)</td>
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<td>Katy at OpenMedia <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:contact@openmedia.org"><contact@openmedia.org></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:me@bartk.us">me@bartk.us</a></td>
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<p>This is it, Bart!</p>
<p>I need you to <b>share </b>the call to support an
end to data caps and zero-rating, and to speak up for
Net Neutrality on <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Qrq59EAanwRO9zAPsjRoVnxnpQzXS7Wl">Facebook</a> and
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bM%2FUtZ8NSthomVeU%2F8wJNnxnpQzXS7Wl">Twitter</a> now.</p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Tomorrow’s the
big day!</b> After months of talking to Canadians
about how to price the Internet fairly — and after
hearing from more than 55,000 of you — we’ll bring
your arguments to the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in a live
hearing.</span></p>
<p>You joined us in asking for an end to Canadians
facing some of the lowest data caps in the world, for
the highest fees. Now will you text the next step?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Please share on <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EgdGRTDXDJLMnHwadhlCb3xnpQzXS7Wl">Facebook</a> and
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HQmzENZjnzhLQnFBUAACh3xnpQzXS7Wl">Twitter</a> now.</b></p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">—Katy, and your
OpenMedia team</span></p>
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<p>Bart, tomorrow my colleagues and I will be going
head-to-head against teams of corporate lawyers paid to
protect Big Telecom’s bottom line and <b>we need your
support</b><b>.</b></p>
<p>All the work we’ve done with Canadians to end data caps
will come to a head at a televised Canadian
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) hearing<sup>1</sup> where we’ll have the
opportunity to <b>deliver your voice</b>, along with
the voices of almost 45,000 others.<sup>2,3,4</sup></p>
<p>Will you ask your friends to join us?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><b>SHARE ON <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HY%2FXNDsjgwBEtlNMjf8gr3xnpQzXS7Wl">FACEBOOK</a>
AND <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=COZzURgmpO0M6CRW9UZ4pXxnpQzXS7Wl">TWITTER</a>
NOW</b></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On the side of Big
Telecom, there is Rogers’ outgoing<sup>5</sup> CEO Guy
Laurence, who, when asked earlier this month about
offering unlimited data to solve overage issues
responded "we're not a charity."<sup>6</sup></span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We’ve heard from
Canadians time and time again that affordable Internet
— ensuring that everyone is able to access this
essential service — is not charitable, it’s just good
business.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We'll also face a
hired gun of Bell and Telus who was just tapped by
Donald Trump,<sup>7</sup> a notorious enemy of Net
Neutrality,<sup>8,9</sup> to be his head of telecom
policy.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Canadians already
pay some of the highest rates for some of the worst
service in the G8<sup>10, 11</sup> and options for
affordable, unlimited Internet remain very limited.<sup>12</sup>
<b>But we have something even more powerful than
corporate lawyer and lobbyists — </b></span><span
style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=48lrXgutEOYwihwYH56av3xnpQzXS7Wl"><b>you</b></a><b>.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Having the voice of
Canadians behind us gives us authority no amount of
money can buy.</span></p>
<p><b>Please help power the side of an open Internet by
asking your friends and networks on <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TTfGTa3B9o7MpbW%2B9mcQ93xnpQzXS7Wl">Facebook</a>
and <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ARZDXm21cvBsUEOywYMZBXxnpQzXS7Wl">Twitter</a>
to join you in <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QRJewflF3iH%2BQmBu%2FxhOCHxnpQzXS7Wl">adding
their voice now</a>.</b></p>
<p>—Katy, and your OpenMedia team</p>
<p><i>P.S. Another way to support an open Internet is to <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kr4wjPZTR%2FfjF5Ad%2Fv7DUXxnpQzXS7Wl">donate
a few dollars today</a> to help OpenMedia keep the
lights on.</i></p>
<p><b>Footnotes </b><br>
[1] OpenMedia submission to the CRTC: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2B5kITxgBhCR8i2hYlfKbJ3xnpQzXS7Wl">OpenMedia</a>
<br>
[2] Over 42,000 Canadian voices against data caps are
now on the public record at the CRTC: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DWHI2I7DNebC8lbxrES9Q3xnpQzXS7Wl">OpenMedia</a>
<br>
[3] I’m from the CRTC and we want to know what you think
about differential pricing (or ‘zero-rating’)?: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=w3HCdFVLdI0qDDohJshQDXxnpQzXS7Wl">Reddit</a>
<br>
[4] Canadians flood CRTC Reddit forum calling for ban on
differential data pricing: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dJR119uvRYo7QSaNDRwNc8114EKykwWr">Financial
Post</a> <br>
[5] Guy Laurence steps down as Rogers CEO, to be
replaced by ex-Telus head Joe Natale: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EYGE38Uh6xXqrcNUCutwqXxnpQzXS7Wl">CBC</a><br>
[6] Rogers’ outgoing CEO comments, via Globe and Mail’s
Christine Dobby: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LQAtHOCapBVQmHPAwFsf43xnpQzXS7Wl">Twitter</a>
<br>
[7] Trump hires Bell, Telus consultant for telecom
advice: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6Q%2FDMmQhcB%2B7f69UoRcjiHxnpQzXS7Wl">Alphabeatic</a>
<br>
[8] The 2016 Presidential Candidates' Views on Net
Neutrality and Broadband: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9lWNpTnDb3Cb5ZnfAdMNVnxnpQzXS7Wl">Gizmodo</a>
<br>
[9] Trump vs. Clinton: Who's Better On Telecom?: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qKsE1STvWntemELcXvzoRXxnpQzXS7Wl">Motherboard</a>
<br>
[10] Canadian mobile phone bills still rank among most
expensive in G7: CRTC report: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RW0FQxZgxOWfXKQWMqHvo3xnpQzXS7Wl">Financial
Post</a><br>
[11] Canada's cellphone rates rank among highest in
8-country study, report says: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yHKrGgtJNyZnlUJeqkPv2XxnpQzXS7Wl">CBC</a><br>
[12] Looking for unlimited Internet? You're much better
off with an indie provider, finds new report: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://qb.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UwhSk%2FmaAhgikfgaW1tZDXxnpQzXS7Wl">OpenMedia</a></p>
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