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Nova Scotia broadband project still trying to connect 800 rural addresses, three years on

The completion of a $75 million broadband project in Nova Scotia has been delayed by nearly three years due to the province’s rugged seacoast terrain. 

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Costly push to IPTV to put Rogers at ‘forefront’ of cable industry, analysts say

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TV viewers now ‘socialized’ to connect to video ‘at the flick of a button’

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Katz, Pentefountas, Denton, seeking CRTC chair position

At least three current commissioners have applied for the CRTC chair vacancy that the government says will be filled within weeks, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Wire Report this week. 

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Rogers eyes challenge of distant signal regime

Rogers Communications Inc. will launch a court challenge of the CRTC’s 2008 “distant signal regime” decision if the Supreme Court sides with Rogers and other broadcast distributors in its consideration of value-for-signal, Pamela Dinsmore, Rogers’ vice-president of regulatory affairs, said at a conference in Ottawa Thursday.

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Broadcasters, distributors, need market-based carriage deals: Bell

Broadcasters and TV distributors have failed to take the “bold step” necessary to reach market-based carriage agreements, Mirko Bibic, executive vice-president and chief regulatory officer at BCE Inc., said at a conference in Ottawa Thursday.

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Rogers’ SCN purchase added to May 7 hearing

Rogers Communications Inc.’s regulatory application to acquire the SCN TV channel in Saskatchewan will be considered at a public hearing in Toronto on May 7, the CRTC said in a notice Thursday.

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CRTC proposes deregulating music channels

The CRTC opened a consultation Thursday on a proposal to deregulate the pop music specialty channel genre and open it up to competition. 

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‘Final’ court ruling clears Globalive as Tories table changes to foreign ownership rules

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an application for an appeal hearing on whether Globalive Wireless Management Corp. is Canadian-owned, putting to rest a three-year legal battle for the new entrant wireless carrier.

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Industry Canada issues final consultation for 700 MHz

Industry Canada on Wednesday launched a final consultation on its proposed framework for next year’s 700 MHz spectrum auction and is asking for input on the length of licence terms, the auction’s definition of associated companies, and rural build out requirements, among other issues.

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