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[Note: What follows is a slightly revised brief CRTC document I submitted yesterday as part of the CRTC's Network Neutrality (-Telecom Notice CRTC 2008-19 "Internet Traffic Management Practices of Internet Service Providers") review. Submitted to the CRTC February 23, 2008]

CRTC Submission Re: Telecom Notice CRTC 2008-19 "Internet Traffic Management Practices of Internet Service Providers"

Date Submitted: February 23, 2009

Submitted By: Dr. Paul D. Boin, University of Windsor

Thursday, March 27 at 6pm the editors of The Dominion Newspaper will grace Vancouver with their presence as part of their Own Your Media tour. More info below.

Own Your Media!
- an invitation -

“The media is the place where we have a discussion with each other. We can't know everyone individually. We do it through the media. When the kitchen table that we all sit around is controlled by a very few, they are deciding who comes to the table, and that can determine the decisions that are made, when we go to war and when we don't.”
- Amy Goodman

Posted By: Paul Boin
Professor of Media and Communication Studies
University of Windsor, pboin@uwindsor.ca

[Note: What follows is a slightly revised version of the CRTC document I submitted to the CRTC "Diversity of Voices" proceedings (Submitted July 18, 2007)]

The following are 9 very brief points that I would like to make for this vitally important "Diversity of Voices" CRTC proceeding.

POINT 1: CANADA'S MEDIA LANDSCAPE IS ALREADY TOO CONCENTRATED