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Shaw lobbying federal officials ahead of CRTC TV review

Shaw Communications Inc. is stepping up its lobbying ahead of the CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV hearing in September, meeting with various MPs in their ridings as well senior public servants in Ottawa over the last month.

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BCE, Rogers tell CRTC they don’t throttle mobile traffic

In documents submitted to the CRTC this week, BCE Inc. said it does not throttle mobile data traffic, though it’s prepared to if necessary, while Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron said it does and there is no contradiction between that and its experiment with mobile-TV plans where the data used does not count against caps.

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Watchdog warns pick-and-pay would hurt economy

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting warned Friday that adopting proposals for reform of the television industry such as pick-and-pay, as put forward by the CRTC, could cost the economy tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars.

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Internet infrastructure approaching limits of capacity

The size of the Internet is becoming a challenge for the hardware that supports it and there could be some hiccups in service in the coming months as a result, according to experts.

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CRTC process for establishing video relay delayed

The CRTC is still trying to establish the structure and mandate for an administrator that would oversee its planned video-relay system to help hearing-impaired people make phone calls, with a deadline for a proposal and associated information pushed back more than three months from its initial date.

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PIPEDA complaints double, many target Bell’s tracking program

Complaints to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada nearly doubled in 2013 from the previous year as concerns about BCE Inc.'s advertising and tracking program filled the commissioner’s inbox.

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Rogers’ mobile TV now counts against data cap

Rogers Communications Inc. has changed the pricing of data used by its Anyplace TV app, writing on its website that as of Aug. 18, standard data charges would apply to customers who use the app while on its wireless network.

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Hugues Simard Videotron’s new SVP, CFO

Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron has named Hugues Simard as its new senior vice-president and chief financial officer.

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CRTC awards PIAC costs in paper bill proceeding

The CRTC has ordered 10 different telecommunications companies to pay $22,135.06 in costs incurred by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) during its paper bill proceeding.

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Ikea bringing WiFi to Canadian stores

Ikea Canada said Thursday that it will be launching free WiFi service in stores throughout Canada.

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