Canada’s wireless industry needs more spectrum and infrastructure and can’t let “unnecessary roadblocks get in the way of deploying the necessary infrastructure,” Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association president and CEO Bernard Lord said Tuesday.
Consumers should be better informed of data usage, executives say
With Netflix Inc. streaming accounting for an increasing amount of downstream traffic in Canada, executives from Sandvine Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. say customers should be better informed of their data usage.
Paradis says no decision yet on foreign ownership rules, coming soon
TORONTO—Industry Minister Christian Paradis reaffirmed a government commitment to spurring competition in the telecom sector but remained mum on the specifics of spectrum auction rules and any changes to the foreign ownership rules in his first address in his new portfolio.
CRTC consulting on new transmitter
The CRTC announced Tuesday that it received an application from Blackburn Radio Inc. to add an FM transmitter in Wingham, Ont., to broadcast CKNX programming.
Agenda released for high-stakes vertical integration hearing
The CRTC has laid out an agenda for its high-stakes public hearing on vertical integration scheduled to start June 20.
‘Get every European digital,’ Kroes says
Mobilicity cuts three executives
Digital media ‘radically disrupting’ content services: Report
New digital media products and services are “radically disrupting” the production, distribution, consumption and regulation of audio and audio-visual content, according to a new research paper released by the CRTC Monday.
OTT pushes American broadcasters to consider ‘bypassing’ Canadian system: Report
Over-the-top programming services like Netflix could mean dire consequences for the Canadian broadcasting system, raising foreign programming costs for Canadian broadcasters and limiting their access to online rights, a CRTC-commissioned report released Monday said.