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David, Are you ACTUALLY getting the Internet speeds you=E2=80=99re paying for =E2= =80=94 or are you getting ripped off? =F0=9F=98=A1 When I found out the Internet speeds advertised on my plan weren=E2=80=99t = a guarantee, but actually just what my connection could get =E2=80=9Cup to=E2=80=9D, I c= ouldn=E2=80=99t believe it! 1 I just did a performance test, and sure enoug= h: I=E2=80=99m getting HALF of the speeds I=E2=80=99m meant to be. Does your Internet measure up to what you=E2=80=99re paying for? You=E2=80= =99ll never know unless you check. Will you test your Internet performance right now? [http://ca.engagingnetworks.app/page/email/click/2205/5725539?email=3DDNeun= JW3lEuUWGEaIakX%2Bs0a%2F4%2B3Zztq&campid=3DEiT9GZAUIixkwMmtusGc0w=3D=3D] TEST YOUR INTERNET SPEED NOW! [http://ca.engagingnetworks.app/page/email/click/2205/5725540?email=3DDNeun= JW3lEuUWGEaIakX%2Bs0a%2F4%2B3Zztq&campid=3DEiT9GZAUIixkwMmtusGc0w=3D=3D]=E2= =80=9CCIRA=E2=80=99s Internet Performance Test lets anyone with an internet= connection test how fast their connection is under real world conditions." 2 We=E2=80=99re partnering with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority = (CIRA) to help you check whether you=E2=80=99re getting what you pay for. In less tha= n a minute, CIRA=E2=80=99s Internet Performance Test tool gives you information you nee= d to compare your connection=E2=80=99s actual performance against the speed listed on yo= ur Internet plan. That=E2=80=99s info you can use the next time you=E2=80=99re calling = your provider to renegotiate your plan =E2=80=94 and it will contribute to holding Big Telec= om=E2=80=99s feet to the fire across the country, too. 3 Right now, our government is making decisions about which communities deser= ve better Internet access based on a shoddy map of connectivity data. 4 If we = let this faulty approach continue, swaths of us will be left disconnected! By testing your Internet speeds right now with CIRA=E2=80=99s tool, you=E2= =80=99re also helping build an accurate crowdsourced map of Internet access in Canada =E2=80=94 m= ade up of anonymized 5 REAL data from REAL people, not just the information= Big Telecom chooses to share. If enough of us participate in building this= map, we can hold our government accountable to getting better & faster Internet into the hands of those who ACTUALLY need it most. Help us PROVE to Ottawa where Canada=E2=80=99s connectivity gaps are. Will = you test your home Internet speeds right now? [http://ca.engagingnetworks.app/page/email/click/2205/5725541?email=3DDNeun= JW3lEuUWGEaIakX%2Bs0a%2F4%2B3Zztq&campid=3DEiT9GZAUIixkwMmtusGc0w=3D=3D] TEST YOUR INTERNET SPEED NOW! [http://ca.engagingnetworks.app/page/email/click/2205/5725542?email=3DDNeun= JW3lEuUWGEaIakX%2Bs0a%2F4%2B3Zztq&campid=3DEiT9GZAUIixkwMmtusGc0w=3D=3D]Tha= nk you for all that you do, Erin at OpenMedia P.S. Still have questions about CIRA=E2=80=99s Internet Performance Test (I= PT) tool? Check out their handy FAQ here! [https://www.cira.ca/improving-canadas-internet/internet-performance-test/h= ow-internet-performance-test-works/internet] Sources 1. CIRA statement on Bill C-299 to promote broadband advertising transpare= ncy - CIRA [https://www.cira.ca/newsroom/state-internet/cira-statement-bill-c-299-= promote-broadband-advertising-transparency] 2. 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Help me p= rove to Ottawa where the real Internet gaps are.

David,

Are you ACTUALLY getting the Internet speeds you= =E2=80=99re paying for =E2=80=94 or are you getting ripped off? =F0=9F=98= =A1

When I found o= ut the Internet speeds advertised on my plan weren=E2=80=99t a guarantee, b= ut actually just what my connection could get =E2=80=9Cup to=E2=80=9D, I co= uldn=E2=80=99t believe it!1 I= just did a performance test, and sure enough: I=E2=80=99m getting HALF of the speeds I=E2=80=99m meant to be.

Does your Inte= rnet measure up to what you=E2=80=99re paying for? You=E2=80=99ll never kno= w unless you check. Will you test your Internet performa= nce right now?

= =E2=80=9CCIRA=E2=80=99s Internet Performance Test lets anyone with an inter= net connection test how fast their connection is under real world condition= s." 2

We= =E2=80=99re partnering with the Canadian Internet Registration Authori= ty (CIRA) to help you check whether you=E2=80=99re getting what you pay for= . In less than a minute, CIRA=E2=80=99s Internet Performance Test tool give= s you information you need to compare your connection=E2=80=99s actual perf= ormance against the speed listed on your Internet plan. That=E2=80=99s info you can u= se the next time you=E2=80=99re calling your provider to renegotiate your p= lan =E2=80=94 and it will contribute to holding Big Telecom=E2=80=99s feet = to the fire across the country, too.3

Right now, our government is making decisions abou= t which communities deserve better Internet access based on a shoddy map of= connectivity data.4 = ;If we let this faulty approach continue, swaths of us will be left disconn= ected!

By testing you= r Internet speeds right now with CIRA=E2=80=99s tool, you=E2=80=99re also h= elping build an accurate crowdsourced map of Internet access in Canada =E2= =80=94 made up of anonymized5 REAL data from REAL people, not just the information Big Te= lecom chooses to share. If enough of us participate in building th= is map, we can hold our government accountable to getting better & fast= er Internet into the hands of those who ACTUALLY need it most.

Help us PROVE to Ottawa where Canada=E2=80=99s con= nectivity gaps are. Will you test your home Int= ernet speeds right now?

Thank you for all that you do,

Erin at OpenMe= dia

P.S. Still hav= e questions about CIRA=E2=80=99s Internet Performance Test (IPT) tool? Check out their handy FAQ here!

Sources

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  1. CIRA statement on B= ill C-299 to promote broadband advertising transparency - CIRA =09
  2. Internet Performanc= e Test FAQ - CIRA
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  3. How CIRA=E2=80=99s = Internet Performance Test can help speed up rural broadband deployment - CIRA
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  4. How Data Gaps (re)M= ake Rural Broadband Gaps - University of Guelph R2B2 Project
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