A former head of a top U.S. counter-espionage service says Canada’s relationship with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. leaves North American telecommunications at risk of Chinese spying, CBC News reported Tuesday.
CRTC issues VOD licences
The CRTC has renewed a series of video-on-demand (VOD) licences and issued a pair of new VOD licences, the commission announced on Thursday.
Bell, Rogers to keep MLSE separate given ‘competitive dynamic’
BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. will keep their Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) properties separate from the companies’ other corporate operations given “the competitive dynamic” between them, the companies said in CRTC filings released Thursday.
Cablecos push back against IPTV with discounts, subsidies
Cablecos Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. are offering steep discounts, free set-top boxes, and upgraded platforms to combat declining subscriber numbers as rival telco BCE Inc. expands its fibre-based Internet protocol TV (IPTV) service in Ontario and Quebec.