Laura Tribe taking helm at OpenMedia

OpenMedia announced Tuesday the appointment of Laura Tribe as its new executive director.

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Phyllis Yaffe gets diplomatic appointment

Former media executive Phyllis Yaffe has been named to a new diplomatic post.

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Telus rolls out 4K out west

Telus Corp. will begin offering 4K programming for its Optik TV customers, the company announced Tuesday.

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CRTC says not issuing decision yet in wholesale rate dispute

Two large wholesale Internet service providers (ISPs) are asking the CRTC to dismiss the Canadian Network Operators Consortium’s (CNOC) request to decline interim approval of wholesale rate increases and order telecoms to submit revised cost studies, though the CRTC has said it will take more time before coming to a decision.

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Pokémon Go not augmenting wireless data reality

Though the success of Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s Pokémon Go mobile game could be the tip of the iceberg for augmented-reality applications, experts said they don’t expect wireless companies to make any major shifts in the way they offer data.

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Rogers’ OMNI proposal needs more scrutiny: ethnic broadcasters

A group of ethnic programming services is asking the CRTC to consider a proposal by Rogers Communications Inc. for a national OMNI channel separately from its licence renewal hearing.

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Wind hits 1M subscribers in first quarterly report since 2014

On Friday, Shaw Communications Inc. released Wind Mobile’s first quarterly results since it acquired the wireless company earlier this year, which showed revenues of $132 million for the quarter, as the company assured analysts and shareholders on a conference call that its wireless strategy will take off as it launches an LTE network and obtains low-band spectrum in the future.

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Nova Scotia wants telecoms’ input on rural broadband issues

The Nova Scotian government is asking service providers for ideas on how to improve rural Internet connectivity in the short term.

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Frédéric Boulanger new ITAC chairman

The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) said in a press release Friday that Macadamian Technologies president Frédéric Boulanger will be its new chairman of the board, replacing Softchoice president and CEO David MacDonald.

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Toronto to explore 911 texting

The city of Toronto will be asking its police force to look into the possibility of accepting emergency 911 text messages.

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