TAGGED AS MVNO
CRTC accepts Quebecor application for arbitration over MVNO with Telus
telecom | 02/07/2024 2:14 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions have been granted a final offer arbitration (FOA) process by the CRTC. The company is in a dispute with Telus Corp. over...
Bell tells CRTC to dismiss Quebecor complaint due to lack of legal grounds and unjustified demands
telecom | 01/23/2024 5:32 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Part 1 application to the CRTC for retroactive roaming rates on BCE Inc.’s network has been met with staunch opposition from Bell, as the telecommunications...
Revenue and profit down for Cogeco Q1 as guidance continues
telecom | 01/11/2024 4:42 pm EST
Revenue and profits declined at Cogeco Inc. as the Quebec firm released...
Quebecor begins beta launch of Fizz in western Canada
telecom | 11/15/2023 3:39 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.’s Fizz will be available outside of Quebec in the “coming weeks”, CEO Pierre Karl...
PKP says CRTC interim FTTP access rates need to be reflective of Bell’s true costs; Freedom lifts Quebecor to profitable Q3
telecom | 11/09/2023 4:48 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl...
Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTC
telecom | 10/11/2023 5:17 pm EDT
Both BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have reacted to the CRTC’s decision that Bell Mobility's offer on...
CRTC chooses Bell over Quebecor in MVNO decision
telecom | 10/10/2023 11:15 pm EDT
BCE Inc. came out the winner in a dispute with Quebecor Inc. over mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access. In a decision released late Tuesday afternoon, the CRTC said it is adopting Bell Mobility’s offer in a final offer arbitration (FOA) ruling.
“Offers were...
Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised
telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC...
Rogers reviewing CRTC decision to choose Quebecor MVNO rates
telecom | 07/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. will be reviewing the impact of the CRTC’s...
Cogeco 2023 wireless launch debatable: Analyst
telecom | 06/02/2023 3:44 pm EDT
It remains unclear if Cogeco Inc. will debut an MVNO offering in its Canadian cable footprint by the end...
CRTC sets out MVNO timelines, negotiations to be concluded by Aug. 7
telecom | 05/09/2023 2:49 pm EDT
The CRTC has announced that it expects incumbents to have their mobile...
Cogeco releases Q2 numbers, plans to enter MVNO market
telecom | 04/14/2023 4:50 pm EDT
Cogeco Communications Inc. plans to aggressively enter the mobile virtual...
CRTC releases long-awaited MVNO terms and conditions
telecom | 10/19/2022 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC has unveiled its long-awaited terms and conditions of service allowing mobile virtual network...
TekSavvy wants concrete actions in CRTC policy direction, PIAC argues for directive language
telecom | 07/20/2022 5:13 pm EDT
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) says...
Gov. issues new CRTC policy direction with guidance for wholesale regime
telecom | 05/26/2022 4:02 pm EDT
The federal government is seeking to issue a new policy direction to the...
UPDATED: Cabinet upholds CRTC MVNO decision; petitioner calls it an “easter egg” for Big Three
Media | 04/14/2022 3:03 pm EDT
The cabinet has declined to overturn or send back a 2021 CRTC decision that limited a mandate for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to only those carriers with spectrum...
Petitions to overturn recent CRTC decisions gaining steam
telecom | 09/23/2021 7:09 pm EDT
Days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won another minority government...
Iristel asks CRTC for incumbents’ MVNO template agreements
telecom | 08/24/2021 5:55 pm EDT
The CRTC has said it will consider a procedural request from Iristel Inc....
Court to hear Telus challenge to CRTC wireless review decision
telecom | 08/12/2021 1:13 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal will take up a Telus Corp. challenge to two...
Telus appeals seamless roaming in CRTC’s wireless review decision
telecom | 05/14/2021 6:54 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is seeking permission to appeal two provisions of the CRTC's April decision flowing from the commission's wireless review. While Telus is not seeking to appeal the central decision of...
Quebecor “pleased” with CRTC MVNO decision
telecom | 05/13/2021 6:10 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau added his voice to a chorus of telecom CEOs who have praised the CRTC's April decision which mandated access for a limited number of facilities-based regional mobile virtual network operators.
"We're pleased with the CRTC decision...
CRTC’s MVNO decision reflects ‘right mentality’ on facilities-based competition and rates: Telus CEO
telecom | 05/07/2021 5:36 pm EDT
Echoing his counterparts at BCE Inc. and Rogers...
Data on Tap asks Trudeau gov. to review MVNO decision
telecom | 05/04/2021 6:14 pm EDT
Data on Tap Inc., one of the country's hopeful mobile virtual network operators, has filed a petition to the governor in council, asking the government of Justin Trudeau to review the April decision of the CRTC to only mandate...
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...
MVNO decision consistent with traditional facilities-based policy: Bell’s Bibic
telecom | 04/29/2021 5:41 pm EDT
BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic told shareholders...
UPDATED – CRTC rejects broad MVNO model, will mandate limited access for regional players
telecom | 04/15/2021 4:01 pm EDT
Incumbent telecom companies will be required to...
Cogeco revenue up, profit dips
Media | 04/14/2021 5:36 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. announced another increase in revenue with its second-quarter results Tuesday as it awaits...
New urgency for MVNO hopefuls following Rogers-Shaw deal
telecom | 03/18/2021 12:09 pm EDT
Monday’s announcement of a deal for Rogers Communications Inc. to acquire...
Bell calls for Competition Bureau report to be struck from wireless review
telecom | 08/06/2020 7:15 pm EDT
BCE Inc. has asked the CRTC to strike a Competition Bureau report...
Either disclose or withdraw MVNO layoff threat, CRTC tells Telus
telecom | 06/22/2020 6:10 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking Telus Corp. to publicly release a resolution from the company's board of directors authorizing the firing of 5,000 workers should the regulator mandate access for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
If the company doesn't want to publicly...
Competition Bureau, telecoms MVNO stance unchanged by COVID-19
telecom | 06/03/2020 6:00 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau says its advocacy for a temporary hybrid mobile...
Rogers says further regulation could lead to capex cuts
telecom | 01/22/2020 6:09 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has warned that, depending on what regulatory...
Telecom in the spotlight in new Bains mandate letter
Media | 12/13/2019 9:25 pm EST
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has delivered a greatly expanded set of telecom and internet-related...
Comp. Bureau, telecoms, have until Dec. 18 to defend report confidentiality
telecom | 12/13/2019 2:01 pm EST
The CRTC has responded to requests to divulge the methodology and confidential data in the Competition Bureau’s report on mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), giving the bureau and telecoms who...
Competition Bureau endorses limited MVNO model
telecom | 11/25/2019 10:12 am EST
The Competition Bureau is officially endorsing a policy that would temporarily mandate access to the incumbents’ network infrastructure by mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), the watchdog said Monday. The recommendation comes at the tail-end of the deadline last week to submit further comments to the CRTC’s mobile wireless review. The bureau submitted initial comments in May, where it stopped short of endorsing MVNOs. Hearings for the review are scheduled to begin early next year, and will come about a year after the CRTC unveiled a preliminary view in favour of MVNOs. The...
Cogeco ‘very optimistic on wireless’: CEO
telecom | 10/31/2019 5:54 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. is looking forward to the upcoming spectrum auctions in 2020, especially since Innovation, Science, and Economic Development put in place new tier 5 spectrum licensing rules this past summer. The new licenses,...
CRTC delays MVNO hearing to Feb. 18
telecom | 10/28/2019 4:10 pm EDT
The CRTC’s public hearing in its review of mobile wireless services, which was originally scheduled to be held in January, has now been pushed back to Feb. 18. The regulator said in a notice Monday that the Competition Bureau...
Liberals, Conservatives promise new rules for Netflix
Media | 09/30/2019 5:27 pm EDT
The Liberal Party platform, released Sunday, includes promises of new regulations for Canadian content on...
Shaw’s McAleese says no ‘use case’ for MVNOs in Canada
telecom | 06/04/2019 3:42 pm EDT
TORONTO — Paul McAleese, president of wireless at Shaw Communications...