Unlimited online video add-ons coming to Internet packages, for a fee, report says

U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) will soon begin charging for more creative “service add-ons” like unlimited video streaming to deal with consumers’ increasing demand for bandwidth, with Canadian providers following suit shortly after, said Stephane Bourque, the president and CEO of Vancouver-based Incognito Software Inc.

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BCE, Rogers, Telus launch more ads against wireless policy

Incumbents BCE Inc., Telus Corp. and Rogers Communications Inc. released new ads this week as part of their campaign against the Conservative government's wireless policy.

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Canadian smartphone penetration at 56%: Google

More than half of Canadians are now smartphone users, according to a report released by Google Inc.

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Telus lowers pricing on two-year contract data plans

Telus Corp. revised the pricing of data packages in its two-year contracts two weeks after new pricing was announced.

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Moore’s office told telcos wireless auction policy isn’t changing, sources say

Industry Minister James Moore’s office told Canada’s wireless providers during closed-door meetings Monday that the government is not changing its mind on the 700 MHz auction rules, said John Lawford, executive director of consumer group the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), who met with the minister.

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Strople joins Metro Ethernet Forum board

Mike Strople, chief operating officer of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.’s Allstream subsidiary, was elected to the board of international industry group the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), Allstream said.

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Polar Mobile product integrates ads into newsfeeds

Toronto application developer Polar Mobile Group Inc. launched a new “native advertising platform” that will allow publishers using the company’s applications a greater ability to use targeted ads in their newsfeeds, the company said.

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Moore meets with telcos, stands by 700 MHz auction timeline

Industry Minister James Moore's office said the government is moving ahead with its planned spectrum auction in January as the minister held meetings with telecommunications companies on Monday.

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Cyberbullying report recommends parts of Bill C-30

A cyberbullying report penned by representatives of federal and provincial justice and public safety departments recommended the government revisit elements of the so-called Internet surveillance bill, Bill C-30, Michael Geist, the Canada research chair in Internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, said on his blog.

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U.K. operators to gain access to 800 MHz airwaves

British mobile operators will gain unfettered access to the U.K.’s 800 MHz spectrum when the final over-the-air broadcaster removes its signal Wednesday, U.K. regulator Ofcom said.

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