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CRTC asks for info on device financing plans

The CRTC has asked the country’s wireless providers for information about new device financing plans that have appeared on the market in the last few weeks.

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Opposition MPs frustrated with reported delay on Huawei decision

Conservative and NDP MPs criticized the Liberal government Tuesday for what appears to be a delay in announcing its decision about whether or not to allow Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s equipment to be used in Canada’s 5G networks.  

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Eastlink intros device switching after one year

Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink is bringing in a program that encourages customers to upgrade their phones after 12 months — bucking an industry trend of switching at the end of the standard two-year contract term. 

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CRTC asks if incumbent networks should have MVNO set-asides

Ahead of its wireless review hearing, the CRTC is asking Canadian telecoms to answer a long list of questions related to the government’s new policy directive to the regulator to enhance competition and affordability.

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CRTC approves Stingray Alta. radio station buy

The CRTC has approved an acquisition by Stingray Group Inc. of the radio station CHOO-FM in Drumheller, Alta. from Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.

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Gov’t denies SWIFT request to amend CRTC broadband fund

The federal government has declined an application by SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. asking for changes to the CRTC’s rural broadband fund.

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‘We would suffer irreparable harm’: Bell challenging CloudWifi decision

BCE Inc. is challenging the CRTC’s decision to allow internet service providers to access its fibre wires in multi-dwelling buildings, saying in a Part 1 application to the regulator that the regime governing copper access can’t simply be ported over to fibre because of technological differences. 

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StatCan data shows higher telecom spending than CRTC pricing numbers

The average Canadian household spent $233 a month on communication services in 2017, a $10.17 or 4.6 per cent increase from a year earlier, according to data from Statistics Canada released late last year.

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Telus plans could also ‘interfere’ with customer churn: PIAC

The same week that concerns were raised about new device financing plans from Rogers Communications Inc. potentially running afoul of the Wireless Code, John Lawford, executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), said that financing plans from Telus Corp. could also run contrary to the code.

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Bell asking court to review CRTC decision on CanCon concert spend

BCE Inc.’s media division is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to look at a CRTC decision last month that made concert tickets the broadcaster distributed for promotional purposes ineligible as Canadian content contributions.

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