CCTS finds small Alberta telecom breached regulations

The Commissioner for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) said Thursday that VOIS! Inc., an Alberta-based telecom provider, has breached its regulatory obligations towards its customers.

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CRTC denies ownership transfer of ethnic channel

The CRTC denied Thursday a transfer of ownership application submitted by NMTV Inc., a national third-language general interest ethnic specialty channel.

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Rogers revenues, profits up

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday in its third quarter results it saw a 40 per cent increase in net income to $464 million, up from $332 million the previous year.

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Shaw sees 40% rise in profits in Q4

Shaw Communications Inc. announced Thursday a 43.8 per cent increase in its fourth quarter profits.

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Youtube to launch paid video subscription service

Google Inc.’s Youtube announced Wednesday it will launch a new paid video subscription service that will have ad-free original content.

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Bell asks federal government to eliminate wholesale access to FTTH

BCE Inc. is fighting the CRTC’s wholesale wireline decision on two fronts, asking the federal cabinet to reverse the commission’s move in July to mandate wholesale access to fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks and asking the CRTC to put limits on who can take advantage of the new wholesale system it imposed in that decision.

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No new radio stations will be added in Hamilton and Burlington: CRTC

CRTC announced Wednesday that the Hamilton, Ont. and Burlington, Ont. radio market cannot add any more commercial radio stations, turning away an application filed by Byrnes Communications Inc.  and stating it will no longer issue a call for applications for new commercial radio stations.

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CRTC finds N.S. station in non-compliance, renews it for shorter term

The CRTC has renewed the broadcasting licence for radio station CICR-FM in Parrsboro, N.S., located about two hours north of Halifax, for a shorter 20-month term after finding the station in non-compliance with its regulatory requirements.

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CRTC grants Radio Humsafar broadcast licence in Brampton, Ont.

The CRTC granted Radio Humsafar Inc. a broadcasting licence to operate a new ethnic commercial AM radio station in Brampton, Ont. while denying two other applications.

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Shomi to promote new show on Facebook

Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc.’s Shomi announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Facebook Inc. to show the first episode of a three-part horror TV show on the social media site the same day it debuts on Shomi.

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