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Shaw to preview new internet packages

Written on May 21, 2011 at 3:41 pm, by

Yesterday, May 20th, I received an email from Shaw inviting me to attend a new customer consultation session in Edmonton this week.  In the invitation Shaw has told indicated that this consultation session is “another discussion as we look at our proposed Internet packaging.”  A quick polling of some friends who attended the first round Read more...

The New Shaw Reality-Bandwidth caps: wrapping it all together

Written on January 14, 2011 at 10:20 am, by

As of January 1 of this year, Shaw has implemented some very significant changes to it’s internet pricing structure that is going to affect a great number of users in the future.  They have decided to place a cap on how much data every user can download per month, and are starting to charge overage fees for Read more...

Why the CRTC needs an overhaul – Part 2

Written on March 16, 2009 at 10:58 pm, by

This is the second part of my post/rant about the CRTC.  You can find part one here. In part one I briefly talked about the protectionism the CRTC takes with regards to Canadian content.  I want to talk a bit about how the CRTC handles TV, and how it is really limiting how Canadians can Read more...

Twitter and the media

Written on March 4, 2009 at 6:34 pm, by

Yesterday Lynda Steele of Global TV Edmonton posted to Twitter asking for suggestions on how the media can effectively use Twitter, and asked for anyone to email her with suggestions to take to a newsroom meeting today.  This, along with the recent rush of Edmonton media flocking to Twitter really got me thinking about Twitter, Read more...