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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
OECD urges governments to protect open Internet Agency wants its member countries to protect the global free flow of information. Read why a Canadian telecom analyst isn't impressed
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
OECD Internet policy angers civil liberty groups The OECD represents 34 governments including European Union member states, the U.S., Canada, Australia, Mexico and Korea. Wednesday's communication focuses on copyright infringement and the measures ISPs could take to deter this
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Blocking Internet cost Egypt at least $90M: OECD Country could find it "much more difficult in the future to attract foreign companies and assure them that the networks will remain reliable," agency concludes
Monday, December 06, 2010
OECD again assailed for Canadian telecom ranking Industry analysts complain the international agency has slighted the country once more in failing to count the number of wireless subscribers here
Thursday, December 02, 2010
IT industry outlook improving, according to OECD In 2011, growth is expected to exceed four per cent, but a return to pre-crisis levels of growth "remains unlikely," said the report
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Canadians lagging in IPv6 readiness, says expert A university network architect who monitors world readiness echoes a new OECD report that says too few networks on the Internet could handle IPv6 traffic by Jan. 1 of this year.
Monday, March 08, 2010
Telecom competition depends on regulation: Prof At a conference to launch the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa, Harvard professor Yochai Benkler said broadband connection speeds depend partly on facilities based competition, not just requiring incumbent telecommunications carriers to sell capacity on their networks at wholesale rates. Find out what Benkler said of Canada’s foreign ownership policy
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Report dismisses claims Canada lags in broadband A report funded by phone and cable companies says Canada isn't doing as bad as some studies say. However, an industry analyst says the real issue is lack of competition
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Broadband stimulus: throwing money at wrong target? The OECD ranks the U.S. as 15th in broadband adoption, but Pew Research surveys paint a different picture. Why the current stimulus bill won’t change things much.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Prime Minister slates New Zealand broadband In the strongest indication yet that Telecom faces further regulation, Prime Minister Helen Clark slated broadband offerings for New Zealanders in her opening address to Parliament. She called for new initiatives for faster internet access at more competitive prices. 
Thursday, April 01, 2004
UK businesses shrug off spam As the European Union (EU) pushes member states to implement laws to control spam, it seems that many businesses in the U.K., where the laws have been put in place, don't see it as a big problem.
Thursday, April 11, 2002
Call in the Cybercops At the same time as law enforcement agencies were tracking down the Love Bug creator, government and business leaders from the G8 industrialized nations were meeting in Paris to discuss how they could join together to face the mounting threat of cybercrime.
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