Posted on

VRS, DV and CC top list of concerns at disability hearing

Carriers and broadcasters could face hundreds of millions of dollars in new costs if the CRTC sides with advocates for audio and visually impaired Canadians demanding universal access to Described Video (DV), Audio Description (AD) and a Video Relay System (VRS). These were among the top concerns raised at last week’s CRTC hearing on access of telecom and broadcast services to the disabled, which wrapped up on Friday.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

Silverbirch strengthens financial expertise on board

Silverbirch Inc., a Toronto-based digital entertainment company, has strengthened the financial expertise on its board of directors as it prepares to leave the mobile and handheld development sector to focus on gaming.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

Telus chips in $100 million to support healthcare technology development

Telus Corp. is expanding its commitment to the healthcare sector by investing $100 million in research and development to support a variety of technologies aimed at addressing the lack of electronic patient information and automated patient health records in Canada.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

Commentary: Forget Net throttling, governments sold out private communications years ago

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

Staying alive: Surviving the economic meltdown

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

Don’t burden small cable with expensive fixes to serve disabled customers: CCSA cautions

Small cablecos, appearing before the CRTC yesterday, cautioned against a one-size fits all approach to providing telecom and broadcast services to people with disabilities, saying installing complex and expensive systems is beyond the financial reach of smaller operators and that the eventual transition to digital systems should solve the problem.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

Household wireless penetration tops 70%: Harris/Decima

Results from a Harris/Decima survey released today show that mobile services are becoming more popular in Quebec, and still leading the way is Alberta.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

ISPs will get second chance to fight for Net Neutrality; but status quo remains until 2010

Independent ISPs, disappointed with a CRTC ruling today denying a Canadian Association of Internet Providers‘ (CAIP) application against Bell Canada‘s traffic management practices, will get a second kick at the can to convince the CRTC that it should uphold Net Neutrality.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

Community radio to get cash for training and skills development

Volunteer-run radio broadcasters, long starved of cash, will receive a jab in the arm next year with the launch of a new national program for training and skills development.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required
Posted on

New Quebecor VP will handle regulatory affairs

Isabelle Dessureault has been appointed VP, public affairs Quebecor Media Inc., where she will be responsible for internal and external communications, institutional and regulatory affairs. Dessureault joined the company in 2005, as GM, communications at Videotron. A year later, she was appointed to the new position of VP with combined responsibility for the VOX television channel and Videotron corporate affairs, where she oversaw the introduction of the company’s cable telephone service. Previously, she worked with National Public Relations, where she was a partner in the Montreal office.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required