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Bell could see $100M benefit from fed tax plan in 2019: analyst

The federal government’s recently-tabled tax strategy allowing telecoms to deduct taxes at a higher rate more quickly on assets may benefit BCE Inc. to the tune of $100 million in 2019, according to analyst Adam Shine of National Bank.

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CRTC approves $22.5M budget increase for video relay service

The CRTC has approved a budget increase for a service that allows hearing-impaired Canadians to communicate with others over video.

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Michel Bissonnette to be interim CBC vice-president

Michel Bissonnette, the executive vice-president of Radio-Canada, has been named interim head of CBC, replacing Heather Conway in the role.

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Telus and Shaw say their customers largely aren’t watching OMNI

GATINEAU, QUE. — Telus Corp. and Shaw Communications Inc. say their customers largely have not expressed much interest in OMNI, and instead choose to purchase select ethnic discretionary channels.

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1-in-10 say ISPs should play a role identifying ‘fake news’: survey

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There’s a lack of consensus over who should help Canadians determine what counts as ‘fake news’, but the government, non-profits and internet service providers (ISPs) are the most likely suspects, according to polling done for the federal government this fall.

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Bell emphasizes original, ‘boots on the ground’ content for ethnic licence

GATINEAU, QUE. — Seeking to differentiate itself from other applicants, BCE Inc. said it would not outsource, and commit to limit dubbing over, ethnic and third-language content it produces for its must-carry channel licence application.

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By 2024, 1.5 billion people worldwide will have 5G subscriptions: Ericsson

A new report by Ericsson AB projects that by the end of 2024, some 1.5 billion people worldwide will have 5G wireless internet subscriptions and about 40 per cent of the world’s population could have network coverage.  

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Google asks MPs for ‘flexible copyright exemption’ for AI

OTTAWA — Alphabet Inc.’s Google wants members of Parliament to include a “flexible copyright exemption” for AI and machine learning copying in the Copyright Act, adding to a chorus of voices from digital companies calling on Parliament to address the issue.

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‘We’re repeating it again’: CCTS sees complaints jump nearly 60 per cent

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television Services (CCTS) saw a “rapid” and “significant” spike in telecom and TV complaints this year –– a figure that jumped nearly 60 per cent for 2017-18, according to its annual report released Tuesday, which also showed Wireless Code breaches up 30 per cent.

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Rogers focuses on past shortcomings for ethnic must-carry licence

GATINEAU, QUE. — Rogers Communications Inc. is taking what it learned a year ago and is proposing to rectify what a previous CRTC panel said were shortcomings to run its national ethnic channel for a full five-year term.

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