BlackBerry announces changes to management, board

BlackBerry Ltd. on Monday announced it was making changes to three top management positions and a board seat.

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Cyberbullying bill will not resurrect Bill C-30’s most costly provisions: experts

Anti-cyberbullying legislation introduced by the government in the House of Commons this week resurrects many of the lawful-access provisions previously included in its so-called Internet surveillance bill, Bill C-30, though it does not include two aspects that would have been the most costly for telecommunications companies, experts said.

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Ice Wireless launches new mobile network in Iqaluit

Ice Wireless, a subsidiary of Iristel Inc., launched a high-speed wireless service that’s well suited to accommodating the latest in smartphones and tablets, in the Nunavut capital of Iqaluit.

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Rathgeber proposes to cut CBC clauses from private members’ bill

Government amendments to a private member’s bill that aims to remove an exemption from the federal Access to Information Act for CBC/Radio-Canada would have the opposite effect and result in more legal disputes between the public broadcaster and the federal information commissioner, independent MP Brent Rathgeber said.

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Canadian smartwatch designer raises $250,000 from crowdfunding

Canadian tech startup Neptune Computer Inc. raised more than double its fundraising goal through a Kickstarter campaign to support its development of a new smartwatch product, the company said.

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Nokia launches new music-streaming service

Nokia Corp. said Thursday it has launched a new music streaming service called Nokia MixRadio with Play Me in 31 countries, including Canada.

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Telecoms urged to ‘virtualize’ networks to keep up with advances in technology

A United Kingdom-based research group released a report Thursday that urges telecommunications carriers around the world to adapt their networks to technological advances like exponential growth in the adoption of smartphones—a move that will require a “transformation” of their networks.

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CRTC approves FM station in Hunstville, Ont.

The CRTC approved an application by Hunters Bay Radio Inc. to operate an English-language, community FM radio station in Huntsville, Ont., and its surrounding areas.

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Spectrum caps a ‘reasonable’ exercise of minister’s powers: government

Industry Canada’s decision to limit incumbent wireless providers’ access to the best airwaves in the upcoming 700 MHz auction was a “pure policy decision” and should not be subject to judicial review, government lawyers argued in documents filed in Federal Court this week.

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Verizon confirms talks with government

U.S. telecom giant Verizon Communications Inc. confirmed it held talks with the Canadian government earlier this month.

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