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700 MHz

Aziz registers to lobby for Telus deal

Briefs | | 06/06/2013 5:47 pm EDT

Spectrum auction should protect Canadian jobs: union

Briefs | | 05/31/2013 3:49 pm EDT
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CBC

CBC/Radio Canada seeks designs for new Montreal building

Briefs | | 06/18/2013 5:20 pm EDT

Bill would let government issue directives to CBC

Briefs | | 06/14/2013 5:25 pm EDT

Radio-Canada says it's 'not changing names'

Briefs | | 06/10/2013 4:36 pm EDT
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radio

Newcap gets Clarenville FM licence

Briefs | | 05/10/2013 4:38 pm EDT

CRTC consulting on radio licence renewals

Briefs | | 05/08/2013 8:14 pm EDT

BCE stands by position on TSN Radio Montreal

Briefs | | 05/06/2013 4:57 pm EDT
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television

Analysis: They are all 'exceptional' channels. Well, not quite

News | | 04/24/2013 6:47 pm EDT
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BCE

Indications of an 'audacious' Bell-Astral decision, analyst says

News | | 06/14/2013 5:19 pm EDT

Could the CRTC really deny BCE-Astral again?

News | | 06/12/2013 5:55 pm EDT

HBO's Game of Thrones sets Canadian ratings record

Briefs | | 06/11/2013 2:52 pm EDT
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Rogers

Rogers supports removal of foreign ownership rules for broadcast, telecom

Briefs | | 06/05/2013 10:40 am EDT

Rogers launches Toronto affordable Internet program

Briefs | | 06/03/2013 10:02 am EDT
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Telus

Telus investing in Ontario wireless infrastructure

Briefs | | 06/12/2013 9:48 pm EDT

Telus avoids $10m non-refundable loan to Mobilicity

Briefs | | 06/11/2013 11:58 am EDT

Telus officially cancels Mobilicity deal

Briefs | | 06/11/2013 8:22 am EDT
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Google

Google buys mapping company Waze

Briefs | | 06/12/2013 10:04 pm EDT

Glick moving to Google's California office

People | | 06/03/2013 5:39 pm EDT

FTC probes Google's ad sales: Reuters

Briefs | | 05/24/2013 4:58 pm EDT
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Apple

Cook says Apple has 'game changing' products

Briefs | | 05/29/2013 6:04 pm EDT

U.S. tech companies launch site for patent reform

Briefs | | 11/15/2012 3:48 pm EST

Apple settles all patent disputes with HTC

Briefs | | 11/12/2012 4:44 pm EST
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Globalive

Sawiris re-enters Canadian market with deal for Allstream

News | | 05/24/2013 2:54 pm EDT

Wind targeting Mobilicity customers

Briefs | | 05/24/2013 1:39 pm EDT
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Shaw

Shaw offering free previews of Blue Ant channels

Briefs | | 05/29/2013 6:11 pm EDT

Shaw Direct launches 120 new HD channels

Briefs | | 05/29/2013 5:36 pm EDT

CRTC consulting on broadcast applications

Briefs | | 05/24/2013 1:42 pm EDT
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Quebecor

Videotron debuts $60 mobile plan

Briefs | | 06/12/2013 5:27 pm EDT

Quebecor appoints Giampaolo as head of media, sports

Briefs | | 06/10/2013 5:06 pm EDT

Rogers deal a win for Quebecor: analyst

Briefs | | 05/31/2013 1:49 pm EDT
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copyright

ACTA bill debated at second reading

Briefs | | 05/31/2013 4:45 pm EDT

Tories should look at 'broken' Copyright Board: Geist

Briefs | | 05/21/2013 10:01 pm EDT

Copyright Board, Federal Court, reviewing C-11 'making available right'

News | | 03/22/2013 2:47 pm EDT
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CRTC

Wireless carriers may take hit on retroactive wireless code

News | | 06/11/2013 5:34 pm EDT
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MTS

Allstream's fibre network supports Accelero's plans for Wind: analysts

News | | 05/27/2013 5:02 pm EDT

Sawiris re-enters Canadian market with deal for Allstream

News | | 05/24/2013 2:54 pm EDT
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OTT

More TV viewers binge-watching: survey

Briefs | | 06/10/2013 5:03 pm EDT

Amazon to produce five original shows

Briefs | | 05/31/2013 1:32 pm EDT

Best Buy, Future Shop to sell Roku boxes

Briefs | | 05/31/2013 9:48 am EDT
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Eastlink

Eastlink to launch wireless service Friday

Briefs | | 02/13/2013 5:49 pm EST

Bragg's entry into wireless means bundled competition for incumbents

News | | 11/27/2012 4:29 pm EST
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BlackBerry

BlackBerry’s QNX system in 60% of new connected cars

Briefs | | 06/03/2013 4:27 pm EDT

Q10 sells out in first week

Briefs | | 05/03/2013 3:57 pm EDT

Heins expects 'tens of millions' of Q10 sales

Briefs | | 04/30/2013 5:20 pm EDT
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Mobilicity

Telus avoids $10m non-refundable loan to Mobilicity

Briefs | | 06/11/2013 11:58 am EDT

Telus officially cancels Mobilicity deal

Briefs | | 06/11/2013 8:22 am EDT

Telus-Mobilicity deal receives court approval

Briefs | | 05/28/2013 5:15 pm EDT
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sports content

TVA to air CBC Olympic programming

Briefs | | 05/03/2013 3:09 pm EDT

The Score, FIBA reach coverage deal

Briefs | | 05/03/2013 3:07 pm EDT
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conventional television

Canadians still tuning in to traditional TV, MTM report says

News | | 01/29/2013 6:05 pm EST

Shaw to spend $1M to promote free satellite TV program

Briefs | | 11/30/2012 10:12 am EST
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Cogeco

Safeguards not enough to limit Bell-Astral market power, competitors say

News | | 05/16/2013 5:36 pm EDT

Gestion Audem sells subordinate voting shares in Cogeco

Briefs | | 05/13/2013 5:11 pm EDT
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digital transition

Nearly 100 communities get TVO towers

Briefs | | 03/20/2013 5:50 pm EDT

U.K. completes digital transition

Briefs | | 10/24/2012 4:29 pm EDT

CRTC approves multiplexing request

Briefs | | 08/17/2012 4:24 pm EDT
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Corus

HBO's Game of Thrones sets Canadian ratings record

Briefs | | 06/11/2013 2:52 pm EDT

Shaw, Corus approved for digital transmitters

Briefs | | 05/10/2013 4:39 pm EDT

Competition Bureau clears Corus acquisitions

Briefs | | 03/20/2013 4:25 pm EDT
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Astral

Indications of an 'audacious' Bell-Astral decision, analyst says

News | | 06/14/2013 5:19 pm EDT

Could the CRTC really deny BCE-Astral again?

News | | 06/12/2013 5:55 pm EDT

TMN Go app available to Source Cable customers

Briefs | | 06/11/2013 2:54 pm EDT
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fibre optics

Telus rolling out FTTH in Rimouski

Briefs | | 05/08/2013 8:32 pm EDT

Bell Aliant approved for TV in Sault Ste. Marie

Briefs | | 03/21/2013 5:15 pm EDT
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LTE

Telus expands LTE in New Brunswick and Ontario

Briefs | | 05/13/2013 5:02 pm EDT

SaskTel offers Canada-wide LTE coverage

Briefs | | 04/12/2013 5:03 pm EDT

Telus expands LTE to Saint John

Briefs | | 03/12/2013 4:55 pm EDT
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WIPO

WIPO Broadcasting Treaty document proposes webcasting alternative

News | | 10/02/2012 3:24 pm EDT
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WiFi

WiFi offloading growing faster than expected: Sandvine

Briefs | | 05/16/2013 8:06 pm EDT

FCC to release more spectrum for WiFi

Briefs | | 01/11/2013 5:22 pm EST

New WiGig technology to revolutionize wireless in the home, tech experts say

News | | 10/24/2012 5:18 pm EDT
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Facebook

Facebook won’t make smartphones: Zuckerberg

Briefs | | 07/27/2012 4:06 pm EDT
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Competition Bureau

Pecman named commissioner of competition

People | | 06/12/2013 9:58 pm EDT

Chatr hearings wrap up

Briefs | | 05/21/2013 9:59 pm EDT
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SaskTel

SaskTel completes wireless upgrades

Briefs | | 04/19/2013 3:47 pm EDT

SaskTel expands LTE

Briefs | | 03/11/2013 6:09 pm EDT

SaskTel turns on LTE, announces capex plans

Briefs | | 01/31/2013 5:15 pm EST
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Public Mobile

Private equity firms scoop up Public Mobile, aim for more deals

News | | 06/06/2013 5:37 pm EDT

Public Mobile to release ‘unlimited’ music service

Briefs | | 08/14/2012 4:44 pm EDT
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Netflix

Netflix signs original content deal with DreamWorks

Briefs | | 06/17/2013 5:12 pm EDT

Hastings says Netflix pushing competitive responses

Briefs | | 05/15/2013 9:29 am EDT

Netflix will exceed 3m Canadian subs this year, producer predicts

Briefs | | 05/10/2013 4:36 pm EDT
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Microsoft

U.S. tech companies launch site for patent reform

Briefs | | 11/15/2012 3:48 pm EST

Microsoft says competitors' tablets not as compelling as Surface

News | | 11/08/2012 4:07 pm EST

Microsoft launches Windows 8 Surface as Apple unveils mini tab

Briefs | | 10/26/2012 10:26 am EDT
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Samsung

Samsung developing '5G' mobile technology

Briefs | | 05/13/2013 4:52 pm EDT

Samsung releases work-play smartphone feature

Briefs | | 02/25/2013 8:11 pm EST

Samsung gains tablet market share on Apple

Briefs | | 11/06/2012 4:14 pm EST
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