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Privacy commish issues Equifax advice; Canoe reports breach

The federal privacy commissioner is urging Canadians who are worried about whether their personal information was affected by the Equifax Inc. hack to contact the company directly.

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Small providers, incumbents clash over WiFi-based MVNOs

Mandating wholesale roaming access to Wi-Fi-based mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) will encourage innovation and competition by providing Canadians with more wireless service options, some organizations and small providers told the CRTC, while incumbents argued such a mandate would actually threaten their investment in future technology, including 5G.

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Regional players shouldn’t qualify for spectrum set asides: Bell, Rogers

Two of Canada’s largest telecom companies aren’t overly enthusiastic about the government’s proposal to set aside spectrum in the upcoming 600 MHz auction, indicating that the suggested boost for new entrants is being afforded to companies that aren’t all that new.

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Shaw poised for boost from new iPhones

Apple Inc.’s new iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, announced Tuesday, are compatible with spectrum bands used by Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile, though not extending that capability to older models could dampen the positive effect on the company, according to analysts.

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6 channels approved for distribution

The CRTC said Tuesday that it has allowed the distribution of six new international TV channels in Canada, following applications by Ethnic Channels Group Ltd.

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Bram Abramson leaving TekSavvy

Bram Abramson, chief legal and regulatory officer at TekSavvy Solutions Inc., is leaving the company.

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Bell partners with GroupM to create original series

BCE Inc.’s Bell Media Studios is partnering with media agency holding company GroupM’s Motion Content Group (MCG) to create original programming aimed at an international market.

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Telus outpaces Bell in PCMag speed ranking

Telus Corp. has the fastest national wireless network in Canada, according to PCMag.com’s annual study.

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Recent LTE advances could affect demand for 5G: experts

Even with an accelerated arrival date for the next generation of wireless technology, companies haven’t stopped working on wringing out more from the current 4G standard, and the unexpected advances they’ve made could lessen the appeal of 5G, according to some experts.

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Specialty film OTT service launches in Canada

Filmatique, an over-the-top (OTT) service featuring international films, became available in Canada Friday, founder Lorenzo Fiuzzi confirmed in an email.

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