Howard Maker meets his maker, the CRTC

Howard Maker will be before the CRTC next week defending the role, even existence, of his office. 

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CTV stands by fee for carriage, Bell hesitates

OTTAWA—Bell Canada told the House of Commons heritage committee Thursday it cannot clarify its position on fee for carriage in light of its acquisition of CTVglobemedia Inc.

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Vertical integration hearing should look at unregulated online competitors, Rogers says

OTTAWA—Vertical integration may help Canadian producers and distributors compete against unregulated online providers like Netflix Inc. and Apple Inc., Ken Engelhart, senior vice-president of regulatory affairs at Rogers Communications Inc., said Tuesday.

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Liberal party preparing amendments to Bill C-32

OTTAWA—The Liberal party is planning to propose amendments to Bill C-32, the Conservative government’s copyright reform bill, to permit the breaking of digital locks for consumer uses and to better define the ways in which fair dealing uses can be challenged in court, Marc Garneau, the Liberal party’s industry critic and a member of the C-32 legislative committee, said in an interview Thursday.

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Sirius and XM merge

Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.’s (CSRI) XM Canada and Sirius Canada Inc. announced Wednesday an agreement to merge the two satellite radio companies. 

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Bell begins pay out of deferral account rebates

Bell Canada has begun offering home phone customers rebates stemming from its deferral account fund, The Globe and Mail reported this week. 

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CBC releases 1,200 ATIP documents online

The CBC announced Thursday it has made available 1,200 records released under the Access to Information Act.

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CRTC denies MuchMusic application for programming flexibility

The CRTC denied an application Thursday from CTV Ltd. to amend the licence definition and programming commitments for its MuchMusic channel. 

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WiFi may be a tree killer, study says

WiFi appears to cause deciduous trees health problems, including bark fissures, premature dead leaves and bleeding, according to a study by Wageningen University in the Netherlands. 

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Third-party IPTV providers to struggle under usage-based billing, Mediatube says

The CRTC‘s usage-based billing decision doesn’t account for the “last mile” from DSL loops to the customer, which may prevent small competitors from offering Internet protocol television (IPTV) services, says Ted Chislett, president of Mediatube.tv

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