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IPTV coming by December, Cogeco says

Cogeco Inc. will launch its new IPTV service in its entire Canadian footprint by the end of the calendar year, CEO Philippe Jetté said on a call with analysts Thursday. 

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Rogers’ financing plans ‘might be seen as a problem’: CCTS

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) said Wednesday that new phone financing plans introduced by Rogers Communications Inc. may run afoul of the Wireless Code.

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CRTC mandates carriers participate in two emergency alert tests a year

The CRTC will require wireless providers to send a second visible test of the wireless emergency alert system in November if an alerting authority opts to execute such a test, it said in a decision Tuesday.

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Over 5 billion to have digital ID globally by 2024: Juniper

Juniper Research is projecting over five billion people will have some form of digital ID by 2024, as the Canadian government seeks information on how it can meet its own goals for the emerging technology.

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CRTC denies Iristel complaint about Bell rate increases

Iristel Inc. hasn’t provided enough evidence in a dispute with BCE Inc. to compel the CRTC to re-regulate some transport services, the commission said Wednesday. 

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Average Canadian internet speed nearly doubled last year: CIRA

The average internet speeds in Canada nearly doubled from 2018 to 2019, according to new data released by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).

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‘Deepfakes’ could trigger election security alert, gov’t officials say

Artificial intelligence technology allowing videos to be seamlessly manipulated for political purposes could potentially meet a national public interest threshold designated by a panel assigned to weed out election security concerns, federal officials said Tuesday.

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Emergency services affected by service outage, Rogers confirms

The wireless service outage that began on  Sunday and affected the country’s four major carriers impacted 911 emergency services for nearly eight hours, Rogers Communications Inc. confirmed. 

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ISED officials frustrated with competing MB fibre project, emails show

The federal government approved spending on a fibre project in Manitoba because it said it was a technically-sound and cost-effective business case for broadband coverage in the region. 

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Claire Anderson appointed CRTC commish for Yukon

The CRTC has filled the last of its open commissioner slots, as Yukon lawyer Claire Anderson has been named to the vacant seat representing British Columbia and the Yukon. 

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