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Broadband, mobile prices drop slightly; still high internationally in 2022: Wall report
telecom | 03/14/2023 4:38 pm EDT
The 2022 edition of the department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development's annual report on pricing in the telecommunications sector shows that in the last year...
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 conditions for licence renewals and new licences in the wireless communications service (WCS) band.
Last Tuesday ISED released a consultation on the renewal process for...
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...
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...
Champagne announces network sharing agreement following Rogers outage
telecom | 09/07/2022 4:35 pm EDT
Wednesday Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe...
Mobile prices down but high internationally, broadband prices up and still high internationally: ISED report
telecom | 07/06/2022 5:30 pm EDT
In 2021, consumer mobile wireless fell by as much...
ISED issues rules for 3800 MHz spectrum auction
telecom | 06/30/2022 5:55 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) issued the rules for its next spectrum auction Thursday. The auction will begin on Oct. 24, 2023 and will feature spectrum in the 3800 MHz band.
A large section of the framework is aimed at promoting...
Proposed mmWave deployment requirements “radical change;” shorter licence terms biggest positive: Professor
telecom | 06/14/2022 11:26 am EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic...
ISED launches mmWave consultation
Media | 06/06/2022 5:21 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development has launched its consultation on the...
ISED unveils spectrum licensing and fee updates
telecom | 05/09/2022 4:57 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) will replace radio licences with...
ISED contributes $80M to fund cyber security project
Media | 02/17/2022 5:16 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development announced...
ISED proposes to keep 3500 Mhz set-aside rules in 3800 Mhz auction consultation doc
telecom | 12/20/2021 4:33 pm EST
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is...
OpenMedia criticizes Libs for abandoning promise to lower connectivity bills
telecom | 12/17/2021 3:10 pm EST
Lobby group OpenMedia chastised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday for...
Huawei decision coming “in weeks”, Champagne says; Opposition says no to telecom payouts
telecom | 12/14/2021 7:03 pm EST
OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Industry...
Court denies China Mobile request for stay of Gov. order to vacate
telecom | 12/08/2021 10:49 am EST
A telecommunications provider owned by the Chinese government has lost its...
Court order blocking Quebecor 3500 MHz acquisition would harm competition: ISED
Media | 10/06/2021 6:33 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) has told the Federal Court that if the court were to grant the order requested by BCE Inc. and Telus...
ISED launches new spectrum consultations, decides to forego consultations on residual spectrum auctions
telecom | 08/04/2021 6:37 pm EDT
The federal government Wednesday launched a trio of consultation documents on spectrum policy that it says is aimed at freeing up the valuable resource for use by rural...
Cogeco getting millions more in high-speed funding
telecom | 06/08/2021 5:53 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. is getting more than $40 million in funding for high-speed internet projects in Quebec. ...
Canadians concerned about job loss, privacy with AI, but hopeful it will make life easier: Report
telecom | 06/07/2021 6:13 pm EDT
A report by the Department of Innovation, Science,...
ISED approves Freedom spectrum licence subordination in British Columbia
telecom | 05/21/2021 4:42 pm EDT
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has approved the subordination of two spectrum licences held by Freedom Mobile. In its decision released Thursday,...
ISED triples spectrum available for Wi-Fi
telecom | 05/19/2021 5:59 pm EDT
The federal government is making more spectrum available to increase competition, rural connectivity and the effective deployment of Wi-Fi and 5G technologies. On Wednesday, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, announced his department’s decision to open the 6 GHz band with the goal of increasing both affordability and choice in respect to wireless broadband for consumers. “More spectrum available for Wi-Fi means Canadians will benefit from increased speed and connectivity for working from home, participating in online education and accessing...
Feds launch new cyber security program
telecom | 05/06/2021 5:15 pm EDT
The federal government is looking to enter a multi-year funding agreement with experts who will form its new Cyber Security Innovation Network. The four-year, $80 million investment to support three or more Canadian centres of...
Majority of Canadian mobile wireless prices second-highest internationally: ISED report
telecom | 05/04/2021 8:10 pm EDT
The average Canadian mobile wireless prices rank the second highest internationally in four of seven service “baskets,” and remains in the middle-high range for the...
Cogeco, Xplornet get $81.36 million in connectivity funding
Media | 05/04/2021 5:41 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. and Xplornet Inc. are getting a combined $81.36 million to connect more than 18,000 households to high-speed internet in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The funding announcement from...
Telus and Sogetel getting $38 million for high-speed connectivity projects
telecom | 05/03/2021 5:58 pm EDT
Telus Corp. and Sogetel Inc. are each getting millions to connect 2,850 houses in Quebec to high-speed internet by September 2022 for a total cost of $38 million, Innovation, Science and Economic...
ISED rejects request to delay 3500 MHz auction following MVNO decision
telecom | 04/29/2021 6:31 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne has rejected a call by the...
ISED proposes new official language rules for antenna consultations
telecom | 03/18/2021 4:10 pm EDT
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is proposing new official languages requirements for consultations regarding the installation or modification of antenna systems across Canada. ...