Danielle May-Cuconato new CRTC secretary general

Danielle May-Cuconato will become secretary general of the CRTC on Nov. 16.

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Countdown on for global Internet governance transition

OTTAWA — When people think about the Internet, they often associate it with applications, social networks, streamed video, megabits per second or data caps, without realizing that the structure that lies underneath is overseen by the United States government.

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Bell Media accepting applications for producer training program

BCE Inc.’s media division said Wednesday that the deadline for its Executive Producer Accelerator Lab is Nov. 6.

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CRTC says Bell doesn’t have to rebuild transmitter in B.C.

The CRTC approved an application by BCE Inc. asking for permission to not rebuild one of its rebroadcasting transmitters, and amended the broadcasting license for its English-language conventional TV station CJDC-TV in in Dawson Creek, B.C.

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Almost half of small businesses use cloud services: survey

A newly released survey shows 46 per cent of Canadian small businesses polled are using cloud-based services, and most of those that do are seeing benefits.

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John Traversy retiring from CRTC

CRTC secretary general John Traversy will retire on Dec. 11 after 27 years with the commission, he said in an email to staff Tuesday.

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Scotiabank extends mobile payments to Bell, Telus customers

Scotiabank’s mobile payment service is now open to wireless customers who subscribe to BCE Inc. and Telus Corp.’s main and flanker brands, according to a press release from EnStream LP, a joint venture run by Bell, Telus and Rogers Communications Inc.

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CRTC postpones intervention deadline in Videotron music case

The CRTC has moved back the deadline for interventions in an undue preference complaint against a music service offered by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron.

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Green Party would increase CBC funding

The Green Party supports reversing recent years' cuts to CBC/Radio-Canada and boosting its funding further, though the party doesn’t oppose the public broadcaster's attempt to find alternative sources of funding, said Jo-Ann Roberts, the party’s arts and culture critic.

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TPP ‘consistent’ with Canadian copyright law, government says

Details about provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that could affect Canada’s media and telecom industries remained scant Monday as the government announced the conclusion of the agreement, though officials said the agreement would not put new constraints on the cultural sector and is “fully consistent” with current Canadian copyright law.

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