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Network resiliency working group wants to expand CRTC authority over municipal infrastructure, provincially-regulated utilities
telecom | 03/22/2023 5:07 pm EDT
A working group composed of Canadian telecommunication service providers (CTSPs) and experts from the department of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is asking the government to expand the CRTC’s authority over passive infrastructure and provincially regulated support structures.
Earlier this month the Canadian Telecommunications Network...
TBayTel granted delay in rollout of 10-digit dialing
telecom | 03/22/2023 3:41 pm EDT
The CRTC Wednesday approved a proposal by TBayTel Inc. that it be permitted to delay the implementation of 10-digit dialing in its area. The regional telecom had made the application late last year.
Telecoms across the country must migrate to 10-digit dialing to...
CRTC issues broadcasting licence fees
Media | 03/22/2023 1:03 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued the broadcasting licence fees for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The estimated total...
Champagne most lobbied minister in Canadian government, survey finds
Media | 03/22/2023 12:56 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most-lobbied...
Supreme Court grants Iristel leave to appeal
telecom | 03/20/2023 6:31 pm EDT
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Iristel Inc.’s appeal over millions of dollars in denied tax credits the company wants restored.
Last Thursday the SCC accepted Iristel’s application for leave to appeal over...
Feds spend $37 million for broadband rollout in Saskatchewan
telecom | 03/17/2023 4:46 pm EDT
The government of Canada announced Friday that it is spending $37 million to roll out broadband service in Saskatchewan. Over 5,000 homes will see their internet service improve in areas like Prince...
Supreme Court to hear appeal by CBC and other media
Media | 03/16/2023 2:14 pm EDT
Thursday the Supreme Court announced it was allowing an appeal by a group of media into the unsealing of information about the conviction of a police informer. In February 2022 the informant’s conviction appeal was allowed but details were not released in redacted form...
Canadian and Ontario governments invest $15 million in broadband rollout
telecom | 03/16/2023 2:09 pm EDT
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced two projects that will...
ISED releases consult on WCS band licence renewal
telecom | 03/14/2023 4:26 pm EDT
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is seeking comments on the...
SSi Micro given extension on filing for broadband funding
telecom | 03/13/2023 3:41 pm EDT
Monday the CRTC granted SSi Micro Ltd. an extension of the deadline for...
CRTC changes costs awards for Rogers
telecom | 03/13/2023 1:03 pm EDT
Monday the CRTC approved a review and vary application from Rogers Communications Inc. over a series of...
Amid CRTC review, Quebecor complains of Bell ‘abuse’ of wholesale rates for fibre
telecom | 03/10/2023 4:20 pm EST
Days before the CRTC announced that it would open...
CRTC grants Indigenous station radio license
Media | 03/09/2023 3:01 pm EST
The CRTC Thursday approved a radio broadcasting license for Piikani Resource Development Ltd. on behalf...
Free-time political time allocations released by federal arbitrator
Media | 03/09/2023 11:44 am EST
Broadcasting arbitrator Monica Song has updated her list on the amount of...
Télébec restructuring its residential customer service charges
telecom | 03/06/2023 2:54 pm EST
BCE Inc. subsidiary Télébec is asking the CRTC for permission to...
Execulink files second Part 1 to get MDU access in Tillsonburg
telecom | 03/03/2023 3:46 pm EST
For the second time this week, Execulink Telecom Inc. has filed an application with the CRTC seeking access to facilities in Tillsonburg Ont. The competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) is alleging that Williams & McDaniel Property Management has denied it access to...
CBC and CTV lose leave to appeal BC case to Supreme Court
Media | 03/02/2023 11:06 am EST
The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it had dismissed a leave to...
B.C. wants CRTC to reverse directives on relocation costs
telecom | 03/01/2023 5:54 pm EST
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI)...
CRTC wants Optitel to join CCTS process
telecom | 03/01/2023 5:46 pm EST
The CRTC Wednesday issued a notice of consultation about a telecom service provider (TSP) it says has not...
CRTC seeks answers on whether or not to include IoT in MVNO framework
telecom | 03/01/2023 1:53 pm EST
The CRTC is asking Canadians and interested parties to weigh in on whether...
10 digit dialing coming to Yellowknife, northern Ontario, and Newfoundland next month
telecom | 03/01/2023 1:44 pm EST
Ten-digit dialing is coming to a number of different areas of the country starting Apr. 1, a body representing Canada's major telecommunications service providers announced...
Execulink seeks access to MDUs in western Ontario
telecom | 02/28/2023 4:52 pm EST
Yet another competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) is filing a Part 1 application with the CRTC to...
Heritage Committee summons Google execs over news blocking
Internet and Governance | 02/28/2023 4:46 pm EST
The House of Commons Heritage committee voted Tuesday to summon top...
CIK continues to file Part 1s seeking access to Richmond, B.C. buildings
telecom | 02/27/2023 11:19 am EST
Competitive local exchange carrier CIK Telecom Inc. has once again filed a...
Bell presses pause on NG911 onboarding
telecom | 02/24/2023 5:04 pm EST
BCE Inc. is implementing a temporary embargo for next-generation 911 (NG911) onboarding and go-live...
CIK files another Part 1 application on timely access to MDUs
telecom | 02/24/2023 3:15 pm EST
Competitive local exchange carrier CIK Telecom Inc. has once again appealed...
Northwestel granted ‘disaster waiver’ for Northern services
telecom | 02/23/2023 5:11 pm EST
The CRTC has granted BCE Inc.'s Northwestel a "disaster waiver" that would allow the company to suspend services, waive charges, provide services at a reduced rate or free of charge, or "provide other...
CRTC reopens basic television price hike proceeding
Media | 02/21/2023 5:25 pm EST
The CRTC is reopening its proceeding into whether or not BCE Inc., Cogeco Inc., Bragg Communications...
Cogeco announces acquisition of Oxio
telecom | 02/21/2023 5:05 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. announced it is acquiring independent internet service provider (ISP) Oxio.
In a Tuesday...
CRTC denies Videotron application for arbitration with Bell
telecom | 02/21/2023 2:16 pm EST
The CRTC has denied an application by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron unit seeking final offer arbitration (FOA) with BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility over mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access service rates. In a Friday letter to both parties, the regulator questioned the...
Deadline for Shaw-Videotron deal extended, yet again
telecom | 02/17/2023 1:27 pm EST
For the fourth time, the deadline for the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
Ethics commissioner finds MP Fergus violated rules with letter to CRTC
Media | 02/14/2023 2:20 pm EST
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has found that...
CRTC modifies Telus tariffs on digital network access
telecom | 02/10/2023 3:51 pm EST
In a Friday decision, the CRTC approved with modifications three tariff notifications submitted by Telus...
Telus reports lower profits; record quarter for telecom additions
telecom | 02/09/2023 5:24 pm EST
Telus Corp. reported a 60 per cent drop in net income for its last quarter...
Canadian telecoms waive fees to Turkey and Syria following earthquake
telecom | 02/09/2023 3:16 pm EST
Telecommunications companies across Canada are waiving fees for texts and long distance calls in the wake of the earthquake which struck Syria and Turkey. The waiver will last...
OpenMedia backs TekSavvy’s complaint over off-tariff agreements
telecom | 02/07/2023 3:50 pm EST
Lobby group OpenMedia is in the corner of TekSavvy Solutions Inc. over...
CIK Telecom resolves access dispute with BC landlord
telecom | 02/01/2023 3:05 pm EST
CIK Telecom Inc. has settled a dispute with a landlord in Richmond, BC over access to a group of...
Maritime provinces experience brief 911 outage
telecom | 01/31/2023 4:28 pm EST
The provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island were briefly without 911 service...
Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor extend their deadline once again
telecom | 01/30/2023 4:02 pm EST
The three companies at the center of one of the biggest mergers in Canadian...
SaskTel rolls out 5G into rural communities
telecom | 01/30/2023 4:00 pm EST
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Monday that it is expanding its 5G footprint into...
ISED releases results of residual spectrum band auction
telecom | 01/27/2023 4:19 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has...
CRTC demands info on MVNO negotiation process
telecom | 01/27/2023 1:33 pm EST
The CRTC is asking a number of incumbent telecom companies to report back to the regulator with an update about the ongoing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)...
ISED to begin consultations on drone use in spectrum bands
telecom | 01/25/2023 2:24 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) will...
SaskTel backs off plan to charge for email addresses after customer complaints
telecom | 01/23/2023 5:37 pm EST
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has rapidly changed its mind about charging consumers for email addresses.
“In light of the feedback we’ve received from...
CRTC calls for FM radio applications in Joliette, Que.
Media | 01/23/2023 3:06 pm EST
Monday the CRTC opened up the radio market in Joliette, Que., calling for...
Globalive seeks to become national carrier by buying Manitoba spectrum
telecom | 01/23/2023 2:59 pm EST
Frustrated in its attempt to buy Freedom Mobile back from Shaw...
Telecoms file briefs on service fees for radio equipment
telecom | 01/20/2023 4:26 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding...
Sogetel given green light to offer services in Quebec towns
telecom | 01/18/2023 7:34 pm EST
Tuesday, the CRTC gave Sogetel Inc. the okay to begin offering its services...
ISED releases space and earth station fee schedule
telecom | 01/18/2023 4:26 pm EST
The department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development last week unveiled the schedule for the implementation of its new licensing fee regime for the space stations and earth stations used by satellite service providers.
The regime was originally released back...
Ten-digit dialing comes to New Brunswick
telecom | 01/18/2023 1:42 pm EST
Starting Friday, callers across New Brunswick will have to begin using 10-digit dialing, and will have to...
CRTC awards Mennonite group FM station in Alberta
Media | 01/17/2023 5:20 pm EST
The CRTC Tuesday approved a proposal for an FM station serving La Crete, Alta. Two years ago the...
London Ont. to get commercial ethnic radio station
Media | 01/16/2023 4:09 pm EST
Monday the CRTC approved an application by Malayalam Commercial Radio Inc. for a low-power commercial...
CRTC lifts telecom ban on Lixo Toronto property
telecom | 01/13/2023 3:08 pm EST
The CRTC has lifted a prohibition on service to a Toronto multi-dwelling unit (MDU) owned by Lixo...
Online Streaming Act will modernize broadcast laws: CRTC commissioner
Media | 01/12/2023 3:49 pm EST
Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, is a necessary tool to update...
TekSavvy calls on government to disallow Rogers-Shaw merger
telecom | 01/10/2023 3:23 pm EST
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is calling on the Minister of Innovation François-Philippe Champagne to block the proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc.
In a Tuesday...
CRTC finds former Quebec-based wireless ISP in violation for failure to participate in CCTS
telecom | 01/10/2023 2:48 pm EST
A wireless internet service provider serving Outaouais, Que., was found to have contravened the Telecommunications Act...
Bell and Snapchat launch Raptors immersive experience
Media | 01/06/2023 2:59 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Friday that the company was partnering with Snap Inc....
BC 911 agency produces list of non-essential calls
telecom | 01/05/2023 4:31 pm EST
E-Comm, the agency which administers British Columbia’s 911 service has issued its top 10 unnecessary calls for 2022. It handled over two million calls last year, an increase of 1.8 per cent from the year before.
“Nuisance calls never belong on emergency lines, but it’s extremely concerning how often callers know their non-urgent concerns aren’t an appropriate reason to call 911,” dispatcher Mark Kolomejac was quoted as saying in a news release. “We...
CRTC approves interim rates for Rogers 1.5 Gbps aggregated TPIA service speed
telecom | 01/04/2023 4:54 pm EST
The CRTC approved, on an interim basis, a monthly rate of $49.06 for Rogers...
Quebec court orders Videotron reconnections
telecom | 12/22/2022 3:42 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has ordered Quebecor Inc.'s Videotron to connect a number of different...
Competition Bureau undercuts its own case, National Bank analyst maintains
Media | 12/21/2022 3:25 pm EST
As spectators await the release of a decision in the takeover of Shaw...
Federal government invests $31 million in Nova Scotia broadband
telecom | 12/19/2022 4:02 pm EST
The Canadian government announced Monday that it is investing up to $31...
Feds continue rollout of connectivity, Quebec achieves universality
telecom | 12/16/2022 1:20 pm EST
The federal government’s Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED) department reported on its rollout of internet service through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF)...
Ministers vow to monitor American proposals on TikTok
Media | 12/15/2022 2:03 pm EST
The ministers most responsible for telecom and broadcasting policy in Canada are pledging to follow...
CRTC approves CAV funding, contribution levels, for 2022 and 2023
telecom | 12/15/2022 1:41 pm EST
The CRTC Thursday approved a revenue-per cent charge of 0.46 per cent to...
Mendicino, Champagne, will appear before INDU in response to RCMP contract tied to China
telecom | 12/12/2022 5:27 pm EST
The House of Commons Industry committee has summoned Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino to appear before the committee for a study regarding an RCMP contract awarded to...
Supreme Court refuses to hear Iristel appeal
telecom | 12/08/2022 10:27 am EST
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed an appeal in the case of Iristel Inc. v. Telus...
CRTC to hold hearings on radio station proposals
Media | 12/05/2022 3:57 pm EST
The CRTC announced Monday that it will hold proceedings in February to consider six applications before...
Tbaytel seek delay in implementation of 10-digit dialing
telecom | 12/02/2022 2:58 pm EST
A municipally-owned Thunder Bay , Ont., telecommunications company is...
BC sues Telus Health over extra billing allegations
telecom | 12/02/2022 12:56 pm EST
The government of British Columbia is suing Telus Corp.'s Telus Health, claiming that doctors who sign up...
Bell accuses Videotron of not paying 911 fees
telecom | 12/01/2022 4:55 pm EST
BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Canada is accusing Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron division of reneging on its...
Keep CanCon requirements for Rogers community radio, FRPC tells CRTC
telecom | 12/01/2022 9:35 am EST
The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) told the commission to keep a 40 per cent Canadian content requirement baked into the condition of licence for a...
CRTC officially releases its third call for Broadband Fund applications
telecom | 11/30/2022 5:12 pm EST
The CRTC is now accepting applications for eligible transport...
CRTC imposes AMPs on Net2Web and its director
telecom | 11/28/2022 5:07 pm EST
The CRTC is fining telecommunications service provider Net2Web Inc. an administrative monetary penalty...
On 5G, Canadians eager in theory and slow in practice: Ericsson survey
telecom | 11/25/2022 4:42 pm EST
Canadians are eager to upgrade to 5G services in theory, but are slow to...
Senate won’t define discoverability in Online Streaming Act definitions
Media | 11/24/2022 5:11 pm EST
Supporters and opponents of the Online Streaming Act alike have their eyes...
CRTC fines Quebec chimney sweep company
telecom | 11/24/2022 4:35 pm EST
The CRTC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of $24,927 on a Quebec-based chimney sweep company for telemarketing to consumers whose telephone numbers were registered on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL).
In the decision released Thursday the CRTC also found...
Hockey broadcasters win fresh site-blocking order
telecom | 11/23/2022 7:43 am EST
The start of another hockey season brings another federal court site-blocking order for a trio of telecom...
Fixed-wireless providers unfairly excluded from ISED funding plans: CanWISP
telecom | 11/22/2022 9:33 am EST
CanWISP, the trade organization that represents fixed wireless and rural...
CRTC reports fewer spam complaints in bi-annual report
Media | 11/17/2022 1:14 pm EST
Canadians have been sending slightly fewer complaints per week to the Spam...
Gov. seeking comments in review of Competition Act
Media | 11/17/2022 11:14 am EST
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Thursday that the government is seeking...
CRTC orders B.C. to give Rogers and Shaw same deal it gives Telus for relocation costs
telecom | 11/15/2022 5:17 pm EST
The CRTC is directing the province of British...
CRTC extends deadline in Quebecor advertising application
Media | 11/15/2022 5:14 pm EST
The CRTC has extended the deadline for interventions on a consultation...
Feds rollout $2.6 million in broadband in Alberta First Nations community
telecom | 11/11/2022 12:14 pm EST
Thursday the federal government announced it was rolling out $2.6 million...
Distributel wouldn’t be able to offer Shaw pricing if it bought Freedom, Tribunal hears
telecom | 11/11/2022 11:37 am EST
Distributel Communications Ltd. attempted to...
Supreme Court declines to hear three telecom appeals
telecom | 11/10/2022 4:17 pm EST
In a series of rulings issued on Thursday morning, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed appeals in three cases involving telecom companies.
In the first case, Marjorie Nelson sued Telus Corp. in a class action suit regarding wireless customers who cancelled their...
CRTC directing numbering administrator to set aside 5 area codes for future use
telecom | 11/08/2022 5:41 pm EST
The CRTC is directing the Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA) to set...
CIK Telecom files more Part 1s over access to buildings
telecom | 11/07/2022 4:03 pm EST
CIK Telecom Inc. has filed three more Part 1 applications with the CRTC,...
Telus posts 10 per cent revenue increase in Q3
Media | 11/04/2022 4:33 pm EDT
Telus Corp. reported a 9.9 per cent increase in its overall revenues for the three months that ended on...
Xplore launching ultra-high density satellite in first half of 2023, expecting speeds of 100Mbps
telecom | 11/03/2022 4:04 pm EDT
Xplore Inc.’s residential and business customers...
CRTC hosts international counterparts to fight scams
telecom | 11/01/2022 4:40 pm EDT
The CRTC hosted an in-person meeting with its counterparts in Australia, Ireland, Hong Kong and the United States to find better ways to combat scam communications.
“Hosted by the CRTC, the Combating Scam Communications meeting was an opportunity to share their...
Feds invest $15 million to further EXFO’s 5G development
telecom | 10/31/2022 2:57 pm EDT
The federal government has granted EXFO Inc. $15.9 million for 5G...
UPDATED: Senators want incoming CRTC chair to testify about C-11
Media | 10/27/2022 5:41 pm EDT
Hopes that the government’s Online Streaming Act would receive quick...
PIAC wins partial victory as CRTC extends basic skinny proceeding
Media | 10/27/2022 3:11 pm EDT
The CRTC announced Thursday it was extending the deadline for interventions...
Iristel loses appeal over tax assessment
Media | 10/26/2022 2:15 pm EDT
Iris Technologies Inc. had its appeal to prevent the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) from collecting tax...
Telecom sector surpasses 2020 investments and GDP, workforce, contributions: Report
telecom | 10/25/2022 2:02 pm EDT
Canada’s telecommunications sector contributed $4.3 billion more in...
Chair of Senate committee studying C-11 defends his fundraising letter against the bill
Media | 10/20/2022 3:44 pm EDT
The chair of the Senate Transport and...
CRTC delays Telus credit card ruling until later this fall
telecom | 10/18/2022 5:28 pm EDT
The CRTC has missed a deadline for ruling if Telus Corp. can impose a 1.5...
Nova Scotia warns telecoms to be ready in case of emergencies
telecom | 10/14/2022 5:02 pm EDT
Thursday the Nova Scotia government tabled amendments to two laws which it...
CRTC’s Scott comments on Marouf controversy, vows to review costs awards
Media | 10/13/2022 4:20 pm EDT
CRTC chair Ian Scott issued a statement on Thursday over the controversy about cost awards going to the Community Media Advocacy Centre. According to a report in the Globe and...