Courts cannot intervene in the activities of Internet service providers (ISPs) by requiring them to monitor Internet customers and block them from distributing copyrighted works, the EU Court of Justice, Europe’s highest court, ruled last week.

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A group of municipalities in Eastern Ontario announced Monday that it has awarded a local contract connecting almost 80,000 homes and businesses to fixed wireless services.

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Best Buy Co. Ltd. announced Monday that it has now launched its anticipated CinemaNow streaming service in Canada.

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The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said Friday that it does not intend to sell its 79.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE).

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The CRTC said Friday it has approved an application from BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Media Inc. for a Category B specialty channel called Bella.

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The 24-hour Filipino-language news channel GMA News TV has been approved for distribution in Canada, the CRTC announced Friday.

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Research In Motion Ltd. is teaming up with Spanish telco Telefónica S.A. to trial a mobile wallet and security access system using near-field communications, the companies announced Thursday.

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U.S. telecom giants T-Mobile USA and AT&T Inc. temporarily withdrew a proposal to merge the companies Thursday amid increasing signs that the proposed $39 billion US deal would not gain regulatory approval.

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The CRTC imposed conditions of licence on Astral Media Inc.’s CKTF-FM radio station and Cogeco Cable Inc.’s CKOI-FM Thursday to restrict the broadcasting of musical montages.

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