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Aggregated access to FTTP needed for independent ISPs, CRTC told

telecom | 02/20/2024 10:24 am EST

The crisis in competition when it comes to internet connectivity is longstanding and will only get worse, a CRTC panel heard. The commission held its final day of a week-long proceeding Friday. Bob Allen, president of the BC Broadband Association, read a statement into...

Cogeco defends infrastructure upgrade amid TekSavvy dispute

telecom | 02/13/2024 4:58 pm EST

Cogeco Inc. is adamantly defending its right to upgrade infrastructure for the benefit of its customers in response to TekSavvy Solutions Inc.'s recent Part 1 application regarding decommissioning its coaxial facilities. Cogeco argued that transitioning from coaxial to...

CRTC expands forbearance on regulation of high-capacity digital data services

telecom | 02/12/2024 4:13 pm EST

The CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating...

TekSavvy challenges Cogeco’s network changes 

telecom | 01/10/2024 4:57 pm EST

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. lodged a formal Part 1 complaint with the CRTC against Cogeco Inc., to address...

Big tech antitrust crusade continues as U.S. sues Amazon

Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 5:18 pm EDT

The United States has just chosen a new target in its ongoing campaign against the dominance of big tech, setting its sights on Amazon.com, Inc.  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general allege, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, that Amazon has...

Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down

Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 4:48 pm EDT

Colin McKay, head of Canada public policy and government relations at...

Federal Court and Competition Tribunal didn’t understand Rogers-Shaw merger: Prof

Internet and Governance | 05/16/2023 4:33 pm EDT

OTTAWA–The Federal Court of Appeal and the Competition Tribunal did not...

Champagne plays coy on Rogers-Shaw announcement, vows lower prices

Media | 02/14/2023 12:29 pm EST

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says...

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice

Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST

All eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...

Updated: Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Competition Bureau case

Media | 01/24/2023 3:08 pm EST

Tuesday afternoon the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed with costs the...

UPDATED: Rogers comes out victorious in competition challenge over Shaw buyout

Media | 12/30/2022 12:34 am EST

Canada’s Competition Tribunal is dismissing the Commissioner of...

CRTC’s regulatory policy plays central role in Rogers-Shaw closing arguments

Media | 12/16/2022 9:47 am EST

In the drama that has unfolded in front of the Competition Tribunal over the past month, as the tribunal hears arguments on whether or not it should approve Rogers...

Rogers-Shaw Tribunal hearings reveal the extent of Telus efforts to block merger

Media | 11/14/2022 5:59 pm EST

The second week of the Competition Tribunal's hearing into whether or not...

Freedom Mobile sales hurt by merger uncertainty, dealer says

Media | 11/09/2022 10:52 am EST

Service and sales improved when Shaw Communications Inc. bought Wind Mobile...

Champagne announcement may signal eagerness to approve Rogers-Shaw deal: analysts

Media | 10/26/2022 2:56 pm EDT

Financial analysts reacting to Tuesday's announcement from Innovation...

Rogers gets details on how Quebecor-Freedom deal harms competition

telecom | 09/13/2022 4:44 pm EDT

The Competition Bureau responded Monday to Rogers Communications Inc.’s...

Rogers wants more details on how Québecor-Freedom deal allegedly harms competition

Media | 09/09/2022 5:02 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. wants competition commissioner Matthew Boswell to explain exactly what "difficulties"  Québecor Inc.’s Vidéotron will allegedly face with the...