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Second challenge to Bill 74 begins as CWTA goes to court

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has filed a court challenge to a Quebec law that would force telecoms to block some illegal gambling websites, telling the court the legislation puts companies in an “untenable position.”

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Ontario fibre project gets federal-provincial boost

The federal and Ontario governments are investing up to $180 million into a new fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network designed to connect about 300 southwestern Ontario communities to high-speed Internet, officials announced Tuesday, bolstering a municipally driven project to bridge the region’s broadband gap.

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Annotated guide on Deposit and Disconnection Code released

Four months after issuing its annotated guide to the CRTC’s wireless code, the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) has put out one for the regulator’s Deposit and Disconnection Code.

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Twitter to live-stream out-of-market MLB games

Canadians will be able to watch some Major League Baseball (MLB) games on Twitter Inc.’s social media service.

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Telus asks for ‘guidance’ on pro-rated refunds

A CRTC directive that service providers must offer pro-rated refunds to customers who cancel their wireless contracts based on the number of days left in a month’s billing cycle effectively abolishes the monthly contract, Telus Corp. argued in a new Part 1 application.

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Music Canada settles with isoHunt

Music Canada has reached a settlement with isoHunt Web Technologies Inc. in a copyright infringement lawsuit, years after the isoHunt website shut down.

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Kirstine Stewart leaves Twitter

Twitter Inc.’s vice-president of media in North America is leaving the company. 

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Rogers expanding affordable Internet program to NB

Rogers Communications Inc. is expanding a program that provides affordable Internet service to residents of non-profit housing in New Brunswick.

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Yahoo sells to Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. will acquire Yahoo Inc.’s core Internet business, roughly seven months after initial reports hinted at Verizon’s interest in the company.

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Ontario Chamber of Commerce calls for provincial action on broadband

The Ontario government should be playing a major role in developing the province’s broadband infrastructure, according to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

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