Media Advisory: ACORN Canada report on internet accessibility reveals home-internet costs taking big bite out of people''s food budget
Prominent voices join call for affordable internet for low income families as policy window opens at CRTC
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 02/01/16 -- On February 2, 2016, join ACORN Canada and prominent allies for the release of Internet for All, a report summarizing 400 testimonials from low-income Canadians about how vital yet unaffordable home internet is. The report is also a call on the federal government to seize the policy opportunity that has arisen due to the CRTC review of basic telecommunication services.
This diverse group will speak in detail about why internet access is a human right and why the federal government and its agencies should seize the policy opportunity created by the CRTC telecom review.
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ACORN Canada - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Canada - is among the nation''s largest organizations of low- and moderate-income families, with over 80,000 members in more than 20 communities working together for social and economic justice.
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any of the speakers, contact:
John Anderson
647 204 2767
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Datum: 01.02.2016 - 07:00 Uhr
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