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Opinion Poll
Thursday, March 11 was Bottled Water Free Day. Given the financial and environmental costs of bottled water, what action are you taking?
	Drink less bottled water.
	Still plan to buy bottled water.
	Drink only tap water, or filtered tap water.
	Haven't really thought about it.

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Technology

Free news on Net fails as business model for traditional news outlets: nsiders
MONTREAL - Media industry insiders are acknowledging that offering free news on the Internet has failed as a business model for traditional journalism outlets. Karen Dunlap, head of the Poynter Institute, says advertisers are not buying spots on news sites in the way newspapers and broadca...
Friday , March 12, 2010

Easing foreign ownership rules to help Canada’s satellite industry: report
MONTREAL - The federal government’s plan to ease foreign ownership restrictions in Canada’s satellite industry would level the playing field for domestic players, DBRS says. "This would remove an inherent inequality for operators like Telesat, whereby foreigners are permitted to operate sa...
Friday , March 12, 2010

Exfo to boost presence in wireless testing business with Finnish acquisition
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Exfo Inc. (TSX:EXF) says it will increase its presence in the global market for wireless network testing with the acquisition of NetHawk Oyj, a Finnish company. The Quebec City-based company will pay euro37.3 million cash, or about C$53.5 million at current exchange rat...
Friday , March 12, 2010

Chinese minister insists Google obey the law or ’pay the consequeces’
BEIJING - China’s top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking. "If you want to do something that disobeys Chinese law and regulations, you are unfriendl...
Friday , March 12, 2010

Justice Department, Federal Communications Commission promise tough review of Comcast-NBC deal
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are pledging rigorous reviews of Comcast Corp.’s proposed purchase of NBC Universal to ensure that it would not stifle competition or harm consumers. Christine Varney, the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, and Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal ...
Thursday , March 11, 2010

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