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Government ‘determined to get that fourth national carrier’

The federal government on Monday announced another auction for wireless spectrum will be held next year and, like previous auctions, it will have rules meant to increase the viability of companies competing against the three incumbents.

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Verizon lets Canadian lobbying registration expire

Verizon Communications Inc. has let its entry on Canada's federal lobbyists' registry expire.

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Cisco top recipient of government funding last year: Globe

The Canadian arm of Cisco Systems Inc. received the most government funding in Canada of any company last year, according to a list published by the Globe and Mail.

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M2M usage in business almost doubles in one year: Vodafone

Many companies are still trying to find the benefits in adopting the latest in machine-to-machine (M2M) communication technology, yet those that do see significant returns of their investment, according to a new report from Vodafone Group PLC.

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Don’t regulate OTT, Netflix tells CRTC

The CRTC shouldn’t try to regulate Internet-based services the same way it does traditional broadcasting, Netflix Inc. said in an intervention submitted as part of the commission’s review of the future of television.

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Wind Mobile expands in Ontario

Wind Mobile said Thursday it has expanded into Branford, Ont.

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Primus Canada names new slate of VPs

Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. on Thursday named four new vice-presidents that it said will help lead "the transformation of Canada's largest alternative telecommunications service provider."

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Telecoms owe money for CRTC proceeding on cancellation notice

The CRTC said on Thursday both the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the DiversityCanada Foundation are owed costs they incurred to make submissions in a CRTC proceeding on whether wireline telecommunications providers should be allowed to require 30 days notice for cancellations.

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Canada’s privacy watchdog looking at Facebook study

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is taking a close look at Facebook Inc. after the social network announced it had manipulated users’ news feeds for a study on emotional responses.

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Online devices on standby waste billions in energy: IEA

In a report released Wednesday the International Energy Agency took aim at devices in standby mode, saying they waste billions of dollars worth of electricity each year through the use of inefficient technology.

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