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House committee recommends gov’t uphold data de-identification

In the government’s move to digitize its institutions, the House of Commons ethics committee is recommending that it ensures personal information used for research is anonymized, according to a new report.

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32% of Indigenous households at below 5 Mbps: gov’t projections

The federal government expected contributions from its broadband programs, including Connecting Canadians and Connect to Innovate (CTI), to slash by half the number of Indigenous households that don’t have access to at least 5 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload by this year, according to a confidential August 2018 document.

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Alicia Barin appointed new CRTC commish for Quebec

A former Astral executive is Quebec’s new representative to the CRTC, with the federal government appointing Alicia Barin to the commission for a five-year term.

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Bell-Videotron fight widens to permanent roaming

The conflict between BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. that has been simmering since April has again reached the CRTC, this time with the threat of Bell cutting off some Videotron wireless customers.

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Effect of 3.5 GHz clawback on rural broadband to vary across Canada

In recent weeks, telecom issues haven’t escaped the increased rhetoric that comes with pre-election periods, with topics including rural broadband — and the clawback of 3.5 GHz spectrum — generating discussion in committee meetings and on the floor of the House of Commons.  

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Ultimate impact of new ‘unlimited’ plans unclear: industry-watchers

As BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. reacted to Rogers Communications Inc.’s offer of a new wireless data plan with no data overage charges, analysts and experts had difficulty predicting how the new plans could affect the industry.

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CRTC allows Corus to close down 44 TV rebroadcasting towers

The CRTC has approved a request from Corus Entertainment Inc. to shutter 44 of its television transmitting towers that serve rural customers.

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Another MediaTube appeal request against Bell denied

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal request by MediaTube Corp. to present new evidence in a six-year-old patent infringement case brought against BCE Inc.

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Rogers’ new no-data-overage plan a ‘necessary’ development: analyst

Rogers Communications Inc.’s launch of a wireless plan that won’t charge customers for exceeding their data buckets is part of an inevitable move to more affordable telecom pricing in Canada, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Drew McReynolds.

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Northwestel agrees to spend $5 million in non-compliance case

BCE Inc.-owned Northwestel will invest a fresh $5 million to upgrade its internet and mobile network infrastructure as part of an agreement with the CRTC after the company was found to have violated the regulator’s rate-setting rules in a first-of-its-kind case.

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