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CRTC
Safeguards not enough to limit Bell-Astral market power, competitors say
News | | 05/16/2013 5:36 pm EDT
CRTC deregulates areas in Quebec, Ontario
Briefs | | 05/13/2013 4:49 pm EDT
Greenberg requested meeting with Harper following Bell-Astral decision
News | | 05/08/2013 4:47 pm EDT
CRTC exempts business services in N.L.
Briefs | | 05/03/2013 3:55 pm EDT
CRTC releases three-year plan, will consult on TV services
News | | 05/02/2013 5:30 pm EDT
VOD can’t compete with Starlight, backers say
Briefs | | 05/02/2013 3:24 pm EDT
Sun News open to 'news neighbourhoods,' threatens to fold if carriage problems persist
News | | 05/02/2013 12:33 pm EDT
VMedia proposes $2 per month Canadian film app
Briefs | | 04/26/2013 4:27 pm EDT
Starlight says 'market failure' warrants the public paying for better access, content
News | | 04/25/2013 4:54 pm EDT
Analysis: They are all 'exceptional' channels. Well, not quite
News | | 04/24/2013 6:47 pm EDT
CPAC, airing more content online, questioned on need for 9(1)(h)
News | | 04/24/2013 6:02 pm EDT
Focus on brand, innovation, Pentefountas tells radio stations
Briefs | | 04/23/2013 8:42 pm EDT
CRTC approves VMedia expansion
Briefs | | 04/18/2013 5:44 pm EDT
TSN's, Sportsnet's expenses surge, profits tumble: CRTC data
News | | 04/11/2013 5:47 pm EDT
CRTC says new website will emphasize consumer access
News | | 04/09/2013 5:34 pm EDT
Kapatid TV approved for distribution
Briefs | | 04/05/2013 4:02 pm EDT
Two companies pay $80,000 in telemarketing fines
Briefs | | 04/02/2013 5:06 pm EDT
CRTC consulting on video sign language service for phone users
Briefs | | 03/27/2013 5:11 pm EDT
CRTC consulting on broadcast applications
Briefs | | 03/27/2013 9:49 am EDT
CRTC accepting applications for Vancouver FM slot
Briefs | | 03/25/2013 4:37 pm EDT
Hindi Music TV approved
Briefs | | 03/22/2013 2:30 pm EDT
CRTC approves Bollywood movie channel
Briefs | | 03/21/2013 4:55 pm EDT
Let distributors experiment with online, on-demand TV, Bell tells CRTC
News | | 03/20/2013 5:48 pm EDT
CRTC consulting on telemarketing rules
Briefs | | 03/20/2013 4:26 pm EDT
Bell asks for fewer licence requirements, less Cancon, for five specialty channels
News | | 03/05/2013 5:23 pm EST
Télé Santé+ licence approved
Briefs | | 02/12/2013 4:40 pm EST
CRTC orders Telus to turn down ad volume
Briefs | | 02/08/2013 5:05 am EST
Competition Bureau supports regs for shorter wireless contracts, free device unlocking
News | | 02/07/2013 6:18 pm EST
Tories to phase out CRTC national commissioners, sources say
News | | 02/01/2013 11:26 am EST
CWTA to update stolen phone program
Briefs | | 01/29/2013 4:05 pm EST
CRTC issues draft code for wireless carriers
Briefs | | 01/29/2013 3:37 pm EST
CRTC orders text message 911 services
Briefs | | 01/25/2013 10:32 am EST
BCE ‘reverse onus’ challenge in court next month
Briefs | | 01/23/2013 4:14 pm EST
Only 'public service' channels will receive mandatory carriage, experts say
News | | 01/22/2013 6:04 pm EST
Internet throttling complaints drop after March
Briefs | | 01/17/2013 6:33 pm EST
Flaherty letter to CRTC broke ethics rules: Dawson
Briefs | | 01/17/2013 6:17 pm EST
Interactive fantasy sports channel approved
Briefs | | 01/09/2013 5:24 pm EST
Rogers approved for CJNT-DT Montreal
Briefs | | 12/20/2012 5:23 pm EST
Court challenges of CRTC regs expected following Supreme Court decision
News | | 12/20/2012 5:13 pm EST
CRTC exempts small Category B channels
Briefs | | 12/19/2012 4:18 pm EST
CRTC consults on 911 services
Briefs | | 12/17/2012 5:25 pm EST
Telus packaging an undue preference, CRTC says
Briefs | | 12/10/2012 5:26 pm EST
Follow Quebec law for new national wireless code, carriers say
News | | 12/05/2012 4:53 pm EST
Rate of lost, stolen cellphones falling, CWTA says
Briefs | | 11/28/2012 5:00 pm EST
Capacity billing rates make or break for wholesale Internet regime, small ISPs say
News | | 11/28/2012 4:33 pm EST
Corus-Shaw deal did not break VI rules: CRTC
Briefs | | 11/27/2012 4:53 pm EST
CRTC tentatively schedules 9(1)(h) hearing
Briefs | | 11/22/2012 4:36 pm EST
CRTC updates wholesale Internet framework
Briefs | | 11/21/2012 5:47 pm EST
Leave fibre to the home free from wholesale access regs, Bell says
News | | 11/21/2012 5:42 pm EST
Hearings not the place to mingle with commissioners, Blais says
Briefs | | 11/20/2012 9:42 am EST
New Asian movie channel approved
Briefs | | 11/16/2012 5:20 pm EST
CRTC approves sale of CBC’s Bold
Briefs | | 11/16/2012 5:02 pm EST
Regulatory decisions should not be 'crowd-sourced,' Sasseville says
Briefs | | 11/15/2012 5:23 pm EST
CRTC local loop decision good for competition, small ISPs: MTS
News | | 11/15/2012 4:33 pm EST
CRTC expedites Primus complaint against incumbents
Briefs | | 11/14/2012 10:57 am EST
CRTC decision on free phone service challenged
Briefs | | 11/12/2012 5:17 pm EST
Ottawa's new, consumer friendly CRTC: How we got here
News | | 11/09/2012 5:15 pm EST
CRTC consulting on broadcasting applications
Briefs | | 11/07/2012 5:07 pm EST
Lift foreign ownership and control rules for broadcasting, Katz says
News | | 11/07/2012 5:05 pm EST
CBC Yellowknife switching to FM
Briefs | | 11/07/2012 5:04 pm EST
CRTC wholesale Internet review to evaluate cost pricing model: Blais
Briefs | | 11/06/2012 7:52 am EST
CRTC to issue draft wireless code for carriers
Briefs | | 11/01/2012 4:46 pm EDT
Bell ordered to provide rural rollout updates
Briefs | | 10/29/2012 4:48 pm EDT
Small ISPs happy with new cost disclosure rules for large telcos
News | | 10/26/2012 4:33 pm EDT
Bell says cabinet should intervene in CRTC Astral ruling; Paradis 'respects' decision
News | | 10/18/2012 8:33 pm EDT
CRTC amends policy on 'demarcation devices'
Briefs | | 10/15/2012 4:47 pm EDT
CBC should inform first, and lose 'obsession' with ratings: panel
News | | 10/12/2012 4:14 pm EDT
Corus, Rogers to appear at CRTC ‘show cause’ hearing
Briefs | | 10/12/2012 4:12 pm EDT
CRTC to hold public hearing on national wireless code
News | | 10/11/2012 4:48 pm EDT
CRTC approves broadcast distribution licences
Briefs | | 10/05/2012 3:55 pm EDT
CRTC to help build ‘informed and empowered’ base of consumers, Blais says
News | | 10/04/2012 7:49 pm EDT
CWTA asked about initiatives on stolen cellphones
Briefs | | 10/02/2012 7:28 am EDT
Court's satellite piracy decision raises questions about CRTC data collection: Experts
News | | 09/27/2012 5:19 pm EDT
Regulators will not block Bell-Astral deal, industry sources predict
News | | 09/21/2012 3:44 pm EDT
Tories ‘considering all options’ on CRTC size, vacancies
News | | 09/20/2012 5:02 pm EDT
CBC ‘fiercely opposes’ Bell’s all-news channel proposal
News | | 09/14/2012 4:59 pm EDT
Colba.Net licensed to expand IPTV service
Briefs | | 09/13/2012 4:41 pm EDT
Astral purchase will bolster Canadian programming and infrastructure, Bell says
News | | 09/10/2012 8:29 pm EDT
CRTC releases three-year work plan
Briefs | | 09/06/2012 5:02 pm EDT
CRTC opens broadcast consultations
Briefs | | 09/05/2012 4:21 pm EDT
CRTC consulting on CBC licence renewal
Briefs | | 09/05/2012 4:19 pm EDT
CRTC numbers point to careful examination of Bell-Astral deal, competitors say
News | | 09/05/2012 12:41 pm EDT
Canadians consuming more content on traditional and new media platforms, CRTC says
News | | 09/04/2012 4:52 pm EDT
Blais appoints chief consumer officer in first move as CRTC chair
News | | 08/31/2012 4:37 pm EDT
CRTC opens consultations on radio licence renewals
Briefs | | 08/29/2012 4:08 pm EDT
Salmon Arm FM radio licence approved
Briefs | | 08/21/2012 5:04 pm EDT
New specialty channel would cater to Quebec diversity
Briefs | | 08/17/2012 4:25 pm EDT
Social TV functions don’t change broadcast signal: Mainville-Neeson
News | | 08/15/2012 5:22 pm EDT
Iristel proposes new northern telecom funding regime
Briefs | | 08/13/2012 4:24 pm EDT
CRTC consulting on standards for distributor audits
Briefs | | 08/10/2012 3:38 pm EDT
CRTC working group to report on telco access to municipalities
Briefs | | 08/03/2012 4:30 pm EDT
CRTC amends regs for vertical integration, new media
Briefs | | 07/27/2012 2:55 pm EDT
Bell, distributors, resolve carriage dispute; CRTC decision introduces more channel package flexibility
News | | 07/20/2012 4:51 pm EDT
Shaw approved for B.C. news channel
Briefs | | 07/20/2012 1:59 pm EDT
Corus Eur-Asian specialty channel approved
Briefs | | 07/20/2012 1:57 pm EDT
CBC says it's 'back to the drawing board' following LPIF decision
News | | 07/19/2012 5:13 pm EDT
Small telcos delay decision, spread 'propaganda': Cogeco
Briefs | | 07/19/2012 4:58 pm EDT
Supernatural TV approved
Briefs | | 07/19/2012 4:55 pm EDT
CBC to be unavailable on antennas in 604 communities
News | | 07/19/2012 11:32 am EDT
End of local TV fund may cause 'huge' losses for small market stations: CHEK
News | | 07/18/2012 5:09 pm EDT
CRTC clears CBC to shut down transmitters, communities to lose CBC
News | | 07/17/2012 5:52 pm EDT
Golden West replaces Manitoba AM station with FM
Briefs | | 07/16/2012 5:03 pm EDT
Blue Ant acquisition of High Fidelity approved
Briefs | | 07/16/2012 5:01 pm EDT
CRTC consulting on broadcast applications
Briefs | | 07/11/2012 4:37 pm EDT
Bell, Rogers, propose changes to Cancon overspending rules
Briefs | | 07/06/2012 3:37 pm EDT
CRTC proposes licensing exemption for small specialty channels
Briefs | | 07/06/2012 3:35 pm EDT
CRTC approves Crime Network
Briefs | | 07/06/2012 3:33 pm EDT
CRTC releases closed caption standards
Briefs | | 07/06/2012 7:56 am EDT
CRTC's 'obligation to serve' decision stands: cabinet
Briefs | | 07/05/2012 5:02 pm EDT
CRTC approves licence for Inside Movies
Briefs | | 06/29/2012 3:34 pm EDT
Ethnic broadcasters challenge CRTC decision to cabinet
Briefs | | 06/29/2012 3:32 pm EDT
U.S. broadcasters lobbying CRTC on signal regime
News | | 06/18/2012 4:36 pm EDT
Companies, groups, to watch Blais in early days for indications of regulatory approach
News | | 06/11/2012 6:04 pm EDT
CRTC pulls back from spring OTT consultation
Briefs | | 04/19/2012 10:34 am EDT
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Samsung
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conventional television
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Cogeco
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digital transition
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Corus
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Astral
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fibre optics
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LTE
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WIPO
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WiFi
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Facebook
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Competition Bureau
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SaskTel
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Public Mobile
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Netflix
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Microsoft
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sports content
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Mobilicity
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BlackBerry
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Eastlink
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OTT
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MTS
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CRTC
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Apple
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700 MHz
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BCE
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Quebecor
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copyright
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Shaw
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Google
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Globalive
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CBC
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Rogers
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Telus