R0CKY
TSI Rocky
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May 12th, @12:03PM
| May 27th Net Neutrality Rally - Details...
Ok Gang,
The May 27th date is confirmed, so please make the necessary arrangements to make it out to help the cause.
Parliament Coordinators are asking we confirm numbers, so please register here ( »www.netneutralityrally.ca/whatis2.asp ) if you haven't already done so.
Also, we are going to attempt to organise pick-up locations (will try and work out something around $20 per person) to transport everyone to and from the event. If you would like to participate, please fill in the following form: »www.netneutralityrally.ca/whatis4.asp
For other details and times, please go to »www.netneutralityrally.ca
Rocky
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Angelo_
The Network Guy
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when will you know about transportation for sure? |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
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Chatham, ON | We need everyone who wants to go but requires transportation to sign-up via the above link so as to let us know where from... This way we can try and coordinate something for everyone.
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aheintz
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Plattsville, ON
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May 12th, @11:22AM
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Cool thanks for putting all this together. I should be there
edit meant to reply to Rocky |
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olebiker
join:2008-04-16
Glenburnie, ON | I wish I could be there but I am to be elsewhere that day. |
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Abattoir
join:2008-03-27
Ottawa, ON | reply to R0CKY
Re: May 27th Net Neutrality Rally - Details...
I'll be there - I've already confirmed online, and booked the day off work.
How are things working out, Rocky? Getting much support from NUPGE and Democracy Watch? How do the numbers look so far? |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
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| said by Abattoir  :I'll be there - I've already confirmed online, and booked the day off work. How are things working out, Rocky? Getting much support from NUPGE and Democracy Watch? How do the numbers look so far? I'll be confirming speakers shortly but we have participation from both the above groups! 
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Flannel
join:2007-11-28
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Thanks, done. Perhaps put a privacy disclaimer on that page to assure people you aren't collecting e-mails for SPAM purposes  .
Everyone: remember this isn't just about throttling, it's about Net Neutrality, the future of the Internet in Canada, and preventing it's corporate ownership and control. Unless the government imposes Net Neutrality in Canada, this could easily have dire repercussions on future generations to come. It's important that we show we care about a free and innovative internet, be there and spread the word to all.
Ottawa has many IT companies, for many of them it might be in their best interest to actively participate. |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
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| said by Flannel :Thanks, done. Perhaps put a privacy disclaimer on that page to assure people you aren't collecting e-mails for SPAM purposes . Everyone: remember this isn't just about throttling, it's about Net Neutrality, the future of the Internet in Canada, and preventing it's corporate ownership and control. Unless the government imposes Net Neutrality in Canada, this could easily have dire repercussions on future generations to come. It's important that we show we care about a free and innovative internet, be there and spread the word to all. Ottawa has many IT companies, for many of them it might be in their best interest to actively participate. Good point on the privacy information.... I'll see about getting it added.
tx
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tyip
join:2003-11-26
North York, ON
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hey, the 1st page (»www.netneutralityrally.ca/whatis2.asp)
and the 2nd page (»www.netneutralityrally.ca/whatis4.asp)
have the same title ("Confirm you are joining us on Parliament Hill").
Can you ask them to change the title of the 2nd one so it's clear that it's for transportation? |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
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Chatham, ON | Fixed |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
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Chatham, ON | bump... |
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Kdee
join:2005-08-26
Etobicoke, ON | reply to R0CKY
Picked up by "The IT Nerd":
»itnerd.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/···nfirmed/ |
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R0CKY
TSI Rocky
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May 13th, @12:02PM
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Quick little story I posted internally at TekSavvy to give a description of things as they are to be under the new regime of Internet Control, should we not voice our concerns...
The rally is in the name of Net Neutrality, which encompasses the throttling issue by virtue of a variety of reasons, hence why we are involved as we are. Net Neutrality is a more global issue in that it is about the protection of your online privacy/rights, as well as protecting you against online corporate profiling and choice.
Imagine this scenario: You get up in the morning and turn your computer on, Rogers or Bell greets you with your "favourite" sites then proceeds to suggest sites of interest (those who paid Rogers or Bell first). These sites would of course be preselected against your surfing habits (be-it religious, sexual, commercial). Now image, shortly after getting online, you get a call from a friend telling you to go and check out this joke on line, it's a little racy, but funny, but when you enter the web site address, it's not available... it's been blocked by your ISP as it doesn't fall within the "accepted" list of web sites. Welcome to the new Canadian Internet future!
.....starting to get the picture?
This is one of the various reasons we are heading to Ottawa on May 27th. This issue is about something the larger ISPs are trying to sneak right under everyone's noses... The removal/control of choice and online rights!
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Angelo_
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globus999
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Great!... However....
1 - I don't think enough people are even aware that an issue exist. Don't want to be pesimistic, but I don't think it is going to accomplish much....
2 - Because of 1 above, this should have been organized along the lines of a marketing project.
3 - A great deal of people can't be there but would like to "do something". Yes, these are the people that have, most likely, already bugged their MPs', CRTC, and the remaining of the alphabet soup of government organizations. However, is there SOMETHING ELSE that we, the ones that won't be able to be there, CAN DO? |
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CanerisErik
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Toronto, ON | said by globus999 :
However, is there SOMETHING ELSE that we, the ones that won't be able to be there, CAN DO?
Pray |
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Abattoir
join:2008-03-27
Ottawa, ON
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| reply to globus999
There are many ways you can help, without attending the demonstration. First, find like-minded people in your area. Colleges and universities are a great place to start.
Hold your own demonstrations downtown or on campus. Get a petition going, and collect as many signatures as you can. Present it to your MP to take to Parliament, or your MPP to take to Queen's Park, or make a presentation to your city council and ask them to pass a resolution supporting Net Neutrality.
Above all, let people know they have a choice! Many people don't even realize there are alternatives for DSL, long distance, or home phone service. If you don't like what they are doing, don't give them any more money! |
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Abattoir
join:2008-03-27
Ottawa, ON
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Speaking of choices, case in point is the village of Lansdowne, ON. Lansdowne has one of those smaller legacy telephone companies (a SILEC in CRTC-speak). The monopoly of SILECs was completely revoked a while ago, and competition is now allowed.
The problem is that no-one appears to have told the good people of Lansdowne. This includes good ol' Lansdowne Tel, even though they were mandated to publish the Telecom Bill of Rights (and never did). Everyone thinks Lansdowne Tel still has a monopoly, and so there is no demand for new companies to enter the market.
TekSavvy appeared to be stumped when I tried to get my Dad DSL in Lansdowne - the people I talked to couldn't understand how such a place (in Ontario, but no Bell) existed. A little education on the ground can go a long way. |
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CanerisErik
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Toronto, ON
| said by Abattoir :I tried to get my Dad DSL in Lansdowne - the people I talked to couldn't understand how such a place (in Ontario, but no Bell) existed. There are plenty of places in Ontario and Quebec that are not served by Bell but rather by independents, etc. In the GTA alone, there are areas served exclusively by FCI. |
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