MPs call on Zuckerberg to testify to international committee on ‘fake news’

MPs in Canada and the United Kingdom have stepped up their efforts to get the chance to grill Facebook Inc.’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a parliamentary committee hearing.

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Rogers’ network ‘our contribution’ to content ecosystem: VP

OTTAWA — The billions of dollars Rogers Communications Inc. says it’s plowing into developing networks of the future are its contribution to the country’s struggling Canadian content system, the company’s vice-president of regulatory affairs said Wednesday.

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Electrical utilities ask CRTC to become MVNOs

An organization representing Canada’s electricity providers has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking for changes to wireless regulations it says are necessary for the roll out of smart electrical grids.

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Most Canadians concerned with ‘fake news’ in next election: MTM

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A year away from the next federal election, a majority of Canadians are concerned about the effect of ‘fake news’ on the electoral process, according to a new report by Media Technology Monitor (MTM), which is a research product of CBC/Radio-Canada.  

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PIPEDA could put a ‘chill’ on political volunteers: Liberal counsel

OTTAWA The consequences of bringing the country’s political parties under its private sector privacy law will mean fewer volunteers in campaign efforts due to fears of lofty fines, a lawyer for the Liberal party told the House of Commons ethics committee Tuesday.

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CRTC needs clarity over who can resolve 5G rollout disputes: Scott

OTTAWA The head of Canada’s telecom regulator says clarity on where it stands when it comes to resolving disagreements over the rollout of 5G infrastructure is one question the Senate should consider in its review of Canada’s communications laws.

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Ontario, Saskatchewan didn’t agree to ISED broadband strategy

Last week, ministers of innovation and economic development from three levels of government committed to working together toward internet speed requirements that match the CRTC’s basic services objective, but ISED confirmed Thursday that Ontario and Saskatchewan did not explicitly agree to the initiative.

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Last First Nation on Highway of Tears to get cell service

Witset First Nation, the last along B.C.’s Highway of Tears without wireless coverage, will soon have access to cell service, the B.C. government says.

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Create cybersecurity ministry: senate committee

The federal government should appoint a minister of cybersecurity, the Senate banking committee said in a new report out Monday.

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Bell, Rogers defend sales practices to CRTC

GATINEAU –– BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. defended their sales tactics Friday after a week of CRTC hearings on aggressive and misleading sales practices, where numerous witnesses and smaller carriers pointed fingers at the big players for creating a problem.

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