Barbara Williams retiring from Corus

Corus Entertainment Inc.’s chief operating officer, Barbara Williams, will retire at the end of this month.

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Consumer, seniors groups ask for telecom sales code of conduct

GATINEAU — Consumer protection and seniors advocacy groups told the CRTC Tuesday Canada needs new rules for the telecom industry to deal with aggressive and misleading sales practices, and that seniors are frequently targeted by pushy salespeople.

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Google Canada on the defense over Google+, Sidewalk Labs

Colin McKay, head of public policy and government relations for Alphabet Inc.’s Google Canada, faced critical questions about his parent company’s activities from MPs of all political stripes on Tuesday.

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Ensure ISPs don’t have to contribute money to CanCon: CCSA

The Canadian Communications Systems Alliance (CCSA) is asking the Senate transport and communications committee to consider precluding in law a requirement for internet service providers (ISPs) to contribute money to Canadian content, its CEO said Tuesday.

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CRTC says Stingray can buy Newcap; deal to close this week

Stingray Digital Group Inc.’s move to enter the Canadian radio market has received the approval of the CRTC, as the regulator said Stingray could go ahead with its purchase of the second-largest private radio player in the country.

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ISED seeks mmWave testing after report questions spectrum readiness

Just over a year after a critical internal report raised questions about the technological readiness of millimetre wave frequencies in the wake of a government consultation on using the spectrum for 5G deployment, Innovation Canada on Monday launched a request for proposals to set up a test bed for the spectrum.

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Alleged sales practices wouldn’t be ‘tolerated’ elsewhere: CRTC chairman

GATINEAU— CRTC Chairman Ian Scott opened public hearings on aggressive and misleading telecom sales practices by saying the commission is “concerned” by the information it’s collected from consumers, even before hearing witness testimony.

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Alberta court rules city bylaw lacks jurisdiction over telecom builds

Canada’s major telecoms have succeeded in getting an Alberta court to rule that a municipal access bylaw in Calgary can’t regulate the building of telecommunications networks.  

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Rogers plans to advance Ignite at ‘thoughtful pace’ to replace legacy systems  

Rogers Communications Inc. top brass say they expect to see enough long-term growth from the recently-launched IPTV service Ignite TV that the company can eventually sunset legacy TV product sales – but won’t rush the roll-out nor put a timeline on it.

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Corus expecting TV ad revenue to stabilize in a ‘handful’ of years

Corus Entertainment Inc.’s wild ride through the unpredictable TV ad market is expected to become more stable as its long-term strategy sets in, its CEO Doug Murphy said Friday.

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