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Wireless industry in need of infrastructure, Lord says

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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‘Get every European digital,’ Kroes says

Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda says she wants every European to be “digital” by 2013. 

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Mobilicity cuts three executives

New wireless entrant Mobilicity has laid off three executives, the Financial Post reported Friday.

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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.

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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. 

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Facebook pursuing ‘strategy of targeting television advertising budgets’: Expert

Facebook Inc. and Twitter are emerging as power brokers for advertising dollars as they pursue a strategy targeting TV advertising budgets, industry experts say.

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