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[INSERT DATE] [Insert City] Residents Launch Petition Drive Calling On Ottawa To

Stop Internet Metering What: Local pro-Internet supporters are joining a National Day of Action on Saturday, February 26, calling on the CRTC to stop usage based billing (UBB) and end Internet caps. Residents of [city] will be hitting the streets to spread the word about the CRTC’s review of Internet metering, and asking friends and neighbours to add their names to the nearly half-a-million who signed the petition online at http://www.StopTheMeter.ca. Thousands of pink “Data Usage Tickets” have been printed and will be given out to unsuspecting civilians accessing the Internet in coffee shops and other public places. [City] will compete with other cities to get the most signatures, or give out the most tickets, all in the name of stopping the meter on Internet use. Where: Insert your meeting location here (the more specific the better). Ask the media to meet you at the beginning of your local petition drive. That way the media can follow some of your teams as you engage Canadians about UBB and what it means for Internet access in Canada. When: Saturday, February 26th, 2011, at 1pm Why: After the CRTC made a decision that made the Internet less affordable and accessible, half-a-million Canadians signed an online petition calling on Ottawa to Stop The Meter and end Internet caps. Due to the public pressure, the CRTC was forced to reconsider its decision. This was a big win for the pro-Internet community, but this issue is far from over. The review of Internet metering is open for public comments, and we can be sure that Big Telecom is exerting significant pressure on the CRTC to move forward with less affordable Internet access. These Internet service providers are hoping to impose usage-based billing on all Canadians by forcing small competing ISPs to adopt the same pricing scheme, so that we have no choice but to pay these punitive fees. Who: The Day of Action is organized by local residents, with support from OpenMedia.ca & Canadians Advocating for Political Participation (CAPP). Contact #1: insert your local press contact name here Cell: insert press persons # Email: insert press persons e-mail Contact #2: insert your local press contact name here Cell: insert press persons # Email: insert press persons e-mail www.openmedia.ca www.stopthemeter.ca

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