No issue with Canadian wireless pricing: telecom execs

TORONTO Executives from Canada’s biggest carriers defended the country’s wireless prices during a panel discussion Tuesday, saying there is no problem with how much service costs in Canada, despite both the federal government and the CRTC zoning in on affordability as an issue.

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Change safe harbour exemptions in Copyright Act, industry committee says

The House industry committee is asking the Heritage committee to study whether or not they can compel online service providers like Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube and Facebook Inc. to provide some level of remuneration to the content producers whose work is hosted on their platforms.

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Shaw’s McAleese says no ‘use case’ for MVNOs in Canada

TORONTO — Paul McAleese, president of wireless at Shaw Communications Inc. said at an industry conference he doesn’t see MVNOs being successful in Canada —  a somewhat different message than what the company recently told the CRTC.

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CRTC chairman fires warning shot about customer service issues

TORONTO — During a speech at an industry conference Monday, CRTC chairman Ian Scott told telecom companies they must “do better” when it comes to customer sales, following a CRTC report in February that found there is an unacceptable degree of misleading and aggressive retail sales practices.

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‘Logical’ to start CRTC broadband fund focusing on North: Scott

TORONTO —The CRTC chose to initially target its long-awaited broadband fund on Canada’s North because that’s the area with the most need for improvement when it comes to internet service, CRTC chairman Ian Scott said.

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Don’t expect recommendations in June BTLR report: Yale

TORONTO — The interim report due at the end of this month from the expert panel in charge of reviewing Canada’s communications laws will only summarize the input the members have received so far, chairwoman Janet Yale said at a telecom industry conference.

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Broadband strategy coming before the election: rural minister

OTTAWA — The new rural economic development ministry will release the long-awaited national broadband strategy before the next election, minister Bernadette Jordan told The Wire Report in an interview at her Ottawa office.

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