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Canada ranks 11th in global index for phone, mobile, Internet pricing

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has ranked Canada 11th in a global index of consumer prices for landline telephony, mobile phone and broadband services.

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Canada pushed for ACTA transparency: Van Loan

Peter Van Loan, the Minister of International Trade, announced Thursday that Canada had been calling for a release of the consolidated text from the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). 

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Recording industry opposes iPod levy, says it would legitimize illegal file sharing

OTTAWA–A levy on digital storage devices and music players such as iPods would help legitimize illegal music file sharing, the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) told the House Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Thursday.

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Canadian programming investments stable in 2009: CRTC stats report

Investment in Canadian programming decreased a slight 0.62 per cent between 2008 and 2009 to $1.08 billion, according to a CRTC statistical report released Thursday.

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Nortel to sell majority stake in LG-Nortel to Ericsson

Nortel Networks Corp. announced Tuesday that its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Ltd. (NNL) has entered into a share purchase agreement with Ericsson for the sale of its 50 per cent-plus one majority stake in LG-Nortel Co. Ltd for $242 million US in cash. 

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Public Mobile gets CRTC approval

The CRTC announced Thursday that it has approved new wireless entrant Public Mobile for operations in Canada under the foreign ownership rules. 

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Bell, Rogers, refute Globalive suggestion that tower-sharing was never offered

Bell Canada and Rogers Communications Inc. refute the allegation by Tony Lacavera, chairman of Globalive Wireless Management Corp., that they have denied requests for tower-sharing with Wind Mobile. 

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Spectrum management a top issue as networks increasingly strained by mobile broadband, experts say

OTTAWA–The growth in mobile broadband over the next 10 years is expected to increasingly strain network capacity and place new demands on managing limited amounts spectrum, several panellists said Wednesday at the Radio Advisory Board of Canada’s 2010 Spectrum 20/20 conference.

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Heritage minister hires new director of communications

Jean-Luc Benoit has re-joined the heritage minister’s office. 

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Globe and Mail launches Facebook plug-in

The Globe and Mail launched a new Facebook plug-in Wednesday. 

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