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Bell Mobility expands Mississauga campus

Bell Mobility officially opened a new 350,000-sq. ft. facility in Mississauga, Ont. to expand its Creekbank campus in the city.

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SCN Matters files CRTC complaint to keep station on-air

A group called SCN Matters has filed a complaint with the CRTC to try to prevent the Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) from going-off the air by the end of the week. 

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ACTRA calls for a ‘national media strategy’ focused on content

Canada needs do develop a “national media strategy” focused on Canadian content in the digital age, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) told the House Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Tuesday.

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Videotron proposes increasing community television funding to five per cent

GATINEAU, Que.— Quebecor Media subsidiary Videotron proposed an increase in community television funding Tuesday.

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Further study, review, needed on health risks of microwaves, experts say

OTTAWA—Further study and review is needed of the health risks associated with radiation from wireless devices, Health Canada and wireless industry officials told Commons health committee Tuesday. 

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Mobilicity inks deal with Ericsson to manage its 3G network

Mobilicity announced Tuesday a five-year network operations contract with Ericsson to manage the wireless carrier’s soon-to-be-launched 3G network. 

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Redline Communications announces new executive appointments

Toronto company Redline Communications Group Inc., a provider of broadband wireless infrastructure, has announced new executive appointments. 

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Geist calls Moore ‘the iPadlock minister’

Heritage Minister James Moore is pushing for a copyright reform bill like the Conservative government’s former Bill C-61, says Michael Geist, law professor and Canada research chair in Internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa. 

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Wireless industry contributes $39 billion to Canadian economy: CWTA

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association has commissioned a study by Ovum Consulting that says the wireless industry contributes $39 billion to the Canadian economy. 

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Proposal emerges to split funding between cablecos, community television groups

GATINEAU, Que.—The CRTC heard a new proposal Monday during its review of the community television policy framework—from one its members.

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