TELECOM NEWS
All sides endorse Mazier’s internet bill in committee
News | March 21, 2023
Conservative MP Dan Mazier’s private member’s bill on internet service quality metrics got a smooth ride in the House of Commons industry committee on Monday. MPs from all parties backed the bill and all the witnesses who appeared before the panel spoke in favour of the...
Broadband, mobile prices drop slightly; still high internationally in 2022: Wall report
News | March 14, 2023
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...
Network resiliency working group wants to expand CRTC authority over municipal infrastructure, provincially-regulated utilities
Briefs | 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)...
TBayTel granted delay in rollout of 10-digit dialing
Briefs | 03/22/2023 3:41 pm EDT
The CRTC Wednesday approved a proposal by TBayTel Inc. that it be permitted to delay the implementation...
Supreme Court grants Iristel leave to appeal
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 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...
Senate ‘one-size-fits-all’ spectrum deployment bill is counter-intuitive: CWTA, CanWisp, ISED
News | March 9, 2023
Telecom experts say that a Senate bill that would force spectrum licence holders to deploy service to at least 50 per cent of its geographic population within three years of...
Canadian and Ontario governments invest $15 million in broadband rollout
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 03/13/2023 1:03 pm EDT
Monday the CRTC approved a review and vary application from Rogers Communications Inc. over a series of...
Jeanette Irekvist named president of Ericsson Canada
People | 03/07/2023 12:25 pm EST
Ericsson Canada announced Tuesday that Jeanette Irekvist has been appointed president of the telecom manufacturer. The appointment is effective immediately.
She will remain as VP and head of customer unit Canada. She succeeds...
Télébec restructuring its residential customer service charges
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 03/03/2023 3:46 pm EST
For the second time this week, Execulink Telecom Inc. has filed an...
B.C. wants CRTC to reverse directives on relocation costs
Briefs | 03/01/2023 5:54 pm EST
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI)...
UPDATED: CRTC cuts wholesale broadband rates by 10 per cent, launches new rates proceeding, and will expedite review of FTTH access; competitors pleased
News | March 8, 2023
The CRTC Wednesday made good on newly-minted chair Vicky Eatrides' January promise to reassess the wholesale broadband market, and launched a notice of consultation that will...
CRTC wants Optitel to join CCTS process
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 03/01/2023 1:44 pm EST
Ten-digit dialing is coming to a number of...
Execulink seeks access to MDUs in western Ontario
Briefs | 02/28/2023 4:52 pm EST
Yet another competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) is filing a Part 1 application with the CRTC to...
Roaming rate charge increase ‘unacceptable’: Champagne
News | March 2, 2023
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office has denounced plans by BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility and Telus Corp. to hike roaming charges...
CIK continues to file Part 1s seeking access to Richmond, B.C. buildings
Briefs | 02/27/2023 11:19 am EST
Competitive local exchange carrier CIK Telecom Inc. has once again filed a...
Xplore CEO stepping down; search for replacement launched
People | 02/24/2023 5:04 pm EST
Xplore Inc. has announced that the company's CEO Allison Lenehan will be...
Bell presses pause on NG911 onboarding
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 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...
Cogeco announces acquisition of Oxio
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 02/21/2023 2:16 pm EST
The CRTC has denied an application by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron unit...
Deadline for Shaw-Videotron deal extended, yet again
Briefs | 02/17/2023 1:27 pm EST
For the fourth time, the deadline for the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
Bell and Telus being “difficult” in MVNO negotiation: PKP
News | February 23, 2023
Quebecor Inc.’s efforts to reach all wholesale and MVNO access agreements with BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. has proved to be difficult according to the company’s president and CEO.
Pierre Karl Péladeau made the comment Thursday on a fourth quarter conference call with...
CRTC appoints competition expert as executive director of telecommunications
People | 02/15/2023 6:07 pm EST
CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides announced in a Wednesday press release that the...
CRTC modifies Telus tariffs on digital network access
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 02/09/2023 3:16 pm EST
Telecommunications companies across Canada are waiving fees for texts and...
CRTC wants telecoms to address Canadians with disabilities wireless services
News | February 23, 2023
Thursday the CRTC issued a decision directing wireless service providers (WSPs) to provide better service to people with disabilities. The companies must consult with those...
OpenMedia backs TekSavvy’s complaint over off-tariff agreements
Briefs | 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
Briefs | 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...