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Quebecor launches Freedom’s first nationwide plan
telecom | 05/25/2023 4:05 pm EDT
In its first major promotion since acquiring Freedom Mobile from Shaw Communications, Quebecor Inc. has announced a nationwide mobile plan.
The $50 plan includes unlimited calls and text messages and 40 GB of data anywhere in Canada or the United States. The company...
China Mobile makes its appeal for Gov. evidence in banning order
telecom | 05/16/2023 4:42 pm EDT
When the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. to wind down its Canadian operations and vacate the country, based off a referral from Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, those twin decisions should be...
CRTC becoming more accommodating to stakeholders: Eatrides
Internet and Governance | 05/15/2023 2:34 pm EDT
OTTAWA–The CRTC is improving its process to be more responsive to its...
Telus Q1 profit down from last year
telecom | 05/04/2023 5:40 pm EDT
Telus Corp. reported profits of $224 million for the three months ending March 31, a 45 per cent dip...
Ericsson and Eastlink extend 5G deal while Rogers slashes prices
telecom | 05/04/2023 5:16 pm EDT
Swedish telecom manufacturer Ericsson AB and Bragg Communications Inc.’s...
Bibic says Canada has “unsophisticated” discourse on pricing, gov. reached wireless goals
telecom | 05/04/2023 4:16 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s CEO said that the government’s job...
Young Liberals call for telecom reform including foreign investment rules
Media | 05/04/2023 2:23 pm EDT
OTTAWA–As the Liberal Party of Canada gathers in the capital for its policy convention, its youth group has put forward a resolution calling for changes to the...
CWTA rebrands as Canadian Telecommunications Association
telecom | 05/03/2023 5:08 pm EDT
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association is dropping the “wireless” from its name and will henceforth be known as the Canadian...
Public safety authorities want lower thresholds for network outage reporting requirements
telecom | 04/14/2023 5:15 pm EDT
Provincial public safety agencies are requesting...
Court rejects Telus challenge to CRTC’s wholesale roaming, municipal infrastructure decisions
telecom | 04/14/2023 4:55 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a Telus...
Ottawa police caution about misusing 911 calls
telecom | 04/14/2023 1:14 pm EDT
To mark National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the Ottawa Police Service issued a news release...
Nearly one million dormant phone lines under government review
telecom | 04/11/2023 3:40 pm EDT
The government is in the process of checking into how many phone numbers in...
CCTS complaints up for Rogers and Telus, down for Bell
telecom | 04/04/2023 1:48 pm EDT
The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) found...
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,...
Senate ‘one-size-fits-all’ spectrum deployment bill is counter-intuitive: CWTA, CanWisp, ISED
telecom | 03/09/2023 2:45 pm EST
Telecom experts say that a Senate bill that would...
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 joined the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services Inc. (CCTS). Optitel is the brand name of 1174855628 Ontario Inc. and to date has not signed up for...
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...
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...
CRTC wants telecoms to address Canadians with disabilities wireless services
telecom | 02/23/2023 3:29 pm EST
Thursday the CRTC issued a decision directing wireless service providers...
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 Communications Inc. and the corresponding sale of Freedom Mobile by Shaw to Quebecor Inc. has been extended. Most recently set for Feb. 17, the new deadline is Mar. 31.
The...
UPDATED: Government finalizes new directions for CRTC
Media | 02/13/2023 4:00 pm EST
Monday the federal government outlined new policy directions for the CRTC, with an emphasis on...
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...
Democracy Watch calls for Telecom Consumer Organization
telecom | 02/08/2023 5:04 pm EST
Public interest lobby group Democracy Watch is urging the establishment of...
While more involved, Rodriguez’s CRTC letter doesn’t go far enough: consumer advocates
Internet and Governance | 02/08/2023 4:02 pm EST
While the letter from Heritage Minister Pablo...
Wireless, internet and media lead to strong Bell fourth quarter
telecom | 02/02/2023 4:09 pm EST
BCE Inc. released its fourth quarter results Thursday, reporting 330,743...
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...
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)...
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...
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 add the 506 area code to all local numbers.
"Local 10-digit dialing impacts all residents and businesses in New Brunswick. It is important that residents and...
Cogeco sees “less risk” on MVNOs, but still deciding when to launch.
telecom | 01/13/2023 2:01 pm EST
While Cogeco Inc. says it currently sees "less risk and greater clarity"...
Indigenous Connectivity Summit calls for more inclusion in consultations
telecom | 12/07/2022 1:19 pm EST
Indigenous telecommunications stakeholders are calling on the government to...
Videotron more effective owner of Freedom than Shaw, expert testifies
telecom | 11/29/2022 2:38 pm EST
An expert witness for Shaw Communications Inc. took issue Monday with...
Rogers-Shaw integration should be completed within three years, Tribunal told
telecom | 11/25/2022 12:10 pm EST
The integration of Shaw Communications Inc. properties into the network of...
‘Extremely difficult’ to sell to Rogers, Brad Shaw tells Tribunal
telecom | 11/24/2022 11:13 am EST
Shaw Communications Inc. CEO Brad Shaw told the Competition Tribunal Wednesday that it was an “extremely difficult” decision to sell his family company to Rogers...
July outage, Shaw financing costs, to blame for Rogers profit drop
telecom | 11/09/2022 5:24 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc.’s profit fell 24 per cent for the three months...
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...
Cogeco plotting next steps on MVNO: CEO
telecom | 10/28/2022 4:39 pm EDT
While Cogeco Inc. is pleased to finally see the terms and conditions of the MVNO framework from the CRTC,...
ISED lays out ‘expectations’ for Quebecor’s national debut, should Competition Tribunal allow it
telecom | 10/25/2022 6:52 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne...
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...
CRTC allows for use of hosted call handling solutions sites in the NG911 networks
telecom | 10/17/2022 5:24 pm EDT
The CRTC determined that 911 governing authorities can designate...
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...
Feds meet with telecoms over Hurricane Fiona, NS premier unimpressed
telecom | 09/30/2022 12:58 pm EDT
Heads of Canada's major telecommunications companies met with federal...
Xplornet rebranding to Xplore as it plans to expand rural footprint
telecom | 09/13/2022 5:11 pm EDT
Xplornet Communications Inc. is rebranding to Xplore Inc. “to better reflect its identity, vision, and future,” the company stated in a Tuesday release.
The company's...
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 buys itself one-year extension with bondholders to close Shaw deal
telecom | 09/01/2022 5:12 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has more time to close its acquisition deal with...
CRTC approves 988 crisis number, won’t start until next year
telecom | 08/31/2022 4:57 pm EDT
Following months of discussion, the CRTC has finally implemented the use of...
CRTC puts out request for information on wholesale wireless
telecom | 08/24/2022 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued a request for information from the incumbent wireless...
CRTC investigating Northwestel outage in Nunavut
telecom | 08/22/2022 2:52 pm EDT
The CRTC is once again dealing with a service outage from a major carrier, in this case BCE Inc. property Northwestel. According to an Aug. 17 letter to the incumbent telecom, there were service disruptions on Aug. 3 and 4.
The commission has a series of nine questions...
Comp. Bureau’s silence on anti-competitive complaint allowing abuse of dominance to persist: TekSavvy
telecom | 08/17/2022 6:13 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has told the Competition...
Major non-compliance issues decreased, insufficient information sharing increased in 2021: CCTS
telecom | 08/15/2022 5:53 pm EDT
The Commission for Complaints for...
Canadian politicians subject to police surveillance, Ethics committee told
telecom | 08/09/2022 6:32 pm EDT
The Parliamentary committee looking at so-called on device investigation...
PIAC, CNOC detail disclosure request on Rogers outage
telecom | 08/08/2022 6:54 pm EDT
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has asked the CRTC to mandate that...
Bell revenues up, profits down as company releases Q2 numbers
telecom | 08/04/2022 3:51 pm EDT
BCE Inc. announced revenues of $5.86 billion for the second quarter of 2022...
China Mobile still seeking evidence from Gov. banning order
telecom | 08/03/2022 5:24 pm EDT
China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. is seeking to challenge a court...
Doherty demands 988 service in Canada as US rollout begins
telecom | 07/18/2022 5:07 pm EDT
Conservative MP Todd Doherty continued his fight for a national three-digit...
Xplornet to shut down Xplore Mobile, blaming CRTC delays in MVNO regime
telecom | 07/16/2022 11:34 am EDT
Xplornet Communications Inc.'s Xplore Mobile will shut down at the end of...
Champagne demands mutual assistance agreement from telecom companies after Rogers outage
telecom | 07/11/2022 5:55 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne has directed the nation's largest telecommunications companies to negotiate "mutual assistance" agreements during outages,...
Quebecor wants to make its case for Freedom divestiture to Competition Tribunal
telecom | 07/08/2022 2:15 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal for permission to...
UPDATED: Nationwide Rogers outage affecting wireline and wireless networks; PIAC calls for CRTC inquiry
telecom | 07/08/2022 10:44 am EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is in the midst of a...
In-footprint seamless handoffs hurt competition: Bell to CRTC
telecom | 07/06/2022 5:36 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is asking the CRTC to rescind its order to make seamless handoffs...
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...
Quebecor to buy Freedom Mobile for $2.85b
telecom | 06/18/2022 9:35 am EDT
In a development that may pave the way for the merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
Mendicino and Champagne say cyber security bill protects infrastructure; NDP wants more reporting requirements
telecom | 06/15/2022 6:03 pm EDT
The two ministers responsible for the Act...
CRTC denies Bell’s review and vary on toll-trunk tariff language
telecom | 06/09/2022 12:58 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied a request from BCE Inc. to stay a 2021 commission order...
CRTC denies Bell application on Videotron roaming
telecom | 05/27/2022 3:52 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility Inc. has lost an application before the CRTC about Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron...
ITPA wants national NG911 rate; incumbents tell CRTC not to use, or to limit, funding
telecom | 05/25/2022 6:27 pm EDT
The Independent Telecommunications Providers...
On Rogers-Shaw, focus shifts to network sharing agreements
Media | 05/25/2022 6:12 pm EDT
As the Competition Bureau takes Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
Regional wireless carriers seek review of incumbents’ roaming rates
telecom | 05/24/2022 5:43 pm EDT
A consortium of regional wireless competitors have filed an application...
Rogers-Shaw merger benefiting wireless industry as a whole in 2022: Bell CEO
Media | 05/05/2022 4:35 pm EDT
When it comes to Canada's wireless market this year, there are a number of...
Doherty renews calls for 988 suicide helpline, Bennett say urban may be served first
telecom | 04/25/2022 3:46 pm EDT
Conservative MP Todd Doherty issued a news release on Monday marking the 500th day since he called for the establishment of a dedicated helpline for suicide prevention. The...
Big 3 oppose Wireless Code CRTC intervention for cancellation fees, PIAC supports it
telecom | 04/22/2022 4:23 pm EDT
Incumbent telecoms are reacting strongly to a...
Telecom consultant says Rogers-Shaw merger, inflation, enough to spark forbearance reassessment
telecom | 04/21/2022 12:20 pm EDT
A Toronto-based telecom and broadcasting consultant is arguing to the CRTC that Rogers Communications Inc.’s pending...
Rogers boss won’t confirm Xplornet ‘rumours’
Media | 04/20/2022 4:59 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri declined to comment on what...
Little support for CRTC forbearance policy review following Part 1 application
telecom | 04/12/2022 3:53 pm EDT
The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) is the only...
CRTC sides with regional wireless carriers in roaming decision
telecom | 04/06/2022 6:24 pm EDT
The CRTC mostly accepted the arguments of small wireless carriers against the big three in a ruling on seamless handoff and 5G roaming. In a lengthy decision issued Wednesday, the commission sought to make life easier for the regional players by finding in their favour in...
CRTC seeks to clarify Wireless Code after Quebecor files cancellation fee complaint against big 3
telecom | 04/05/2022 5:11 pm EDT
The CRTC issued a show cause proceeding and call...
Telecom complaints down by 26 per cent according to CCTS report
telecom | 04/05/2022 4:50 pm EDT
Telecom complaints fell by 26 percent in six months while disclosure issues...
NWT Gov. made party to three-digital mental health, suicide, crisis line proceeding
telecom | 04/01/2022 5:08 pm EDT
The CRTC is allowing the Government of the Northwest Territories to file...
Panelists tell government to reform the CRTC
Media | 03/30/2022 7:14 pm EDT
GATINEAU, Que.--The CRTC came in for a drubbing at two panels Wednesday at the annual conference of the...
CRTC amends deadlines for NG911 comments
telecom | 03/25/2022 4:41 pm EDT
The CRTC has pushed back deadlines for comments on next generation 911 (NG911) service following a...
NDP still committed to telecom affordability, despite absence in confidence and supply agreement
telecom | 03/23/2022 6:37 pm EDT
On the heels of its announcement this week of a...
MVNO terms will determine our participation in 3800 NHz auction: Cogeco’s Jetté
telecom | 03/17/2022 5:19 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc.'s ability to participate in the...
ISED consults on requirements for spectrum licensees to submit technical info about sites
telecom | 03/11/2022 5:45 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Economic Development...
ISED approves spectrum licence transfer in Northern Ontario
telecom | 03/11/2022 4:17 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has approved a transfer of spectrum licences in the fixed wireless access band from a Sudbury, ON, telecommunications company to a municipally-owned telecommunication company in Thunder Bay, ON.
The department issued its...
Rogers still expects Shaw deal to close in Q2
Media | 03/08/2022 5:44 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri has said that last week's announcement from Innovation...
ISED releases consultations on licence-exempt spectrum in 95 GHz and 5.9 GHz bands
telecom | 03/04/2022 7:11 pm EST
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)...
INDU ‘frustrated’ with CRTC’s wholesale rates; recommends revamped rate-setting process
telecom | 03/04/2022 6:52 pm EST
The Industry committee – from the last...
Appeal court dismisses Iristel application to release $21.85m in tax refunds
telecom | 03/03/2022 5:09 pm EST
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an application by Iristel Inc. to...
Telecom companies waive fees for calls to the Ukraine
telecom | 02/25/2022 5:29 pm EST
Several Canadian telecom companies have responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by temporarily waiving long distance calling fees to Ukraine.
On Friday, Distributel Inc. and its Primus subsidiary announced the companies would waive long distance fees for home phone...
ISED failed to show reasons for Quebecor’s set-aside eligibility in 3500 auction: Telus
telecom | 02/23/2022 2:41 pm EST
When it assessed Quebecor Inc. as eligible to bid...
CRTC seeks comments on telecom fees amendments
telecom | 02/16/2022 3:57 pm EST
The CRTC is calling for comments on proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Fees Regulations, it...
CRTC relaxes phone fraud reporting requirements
telecom | 02/11/2022 5:10 pm EST
The CRTC has relaxed its rules for the reporting of the telephone frauds known as number porting and SIM...
CRTC poses questions on three-digit suicide number
telecom | 02/11/2022 2:57 pm EST
The CRTC has released a dozen questions it wants stakeholders to answer regarding the establishment of a...
Paper billing for vulnerable customers, not universally: CRTC
telecom | 02/10/2022 5:42 pm EST
The CRTC has determined that all communications service providers (CSPs),...
Opposition grills Libs over definitive date on suicide hotline implementation, Online Streaming Act
Media | 02/07/2022 5:19 pm EST
Conservative MP and Heritage Critic John Nater...
Feds win fight to keep evidence secret in decision to ban China Mobile
telecom | 02/04/2022 5:30 pm EST
A federal court judge has rejected a China Mobile Communications Group Co.,...
ISED touts lower wireless bills, lobby group says gov. using backward looking targets
telecom | 01/28/2022 4:47 pm EST
The Government of Canada said it has delivered on...
Quebec Ag. Commission to reconsider decision to reject Quebecor build
telecom | 01/21/2022 6:15 pm EST
The Commission for the Protection of Quebec’s Agricultural Territory will reconsider its July 2021 move to reject an application made by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron to build...