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Mixed analyst response to Wednesday’s telecom stock sell-off

Following the release of the Rogers Communications Inc. quarterly results Wednesday that were accompanied by falling stock prices, Desjardins analyst Maher Yaghi asked in a research note if the impact of the shift toward no-data-overage wireless plans indicated a period of significant instability in the wireless sector. 

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CRTC clarifies rules for reseller registration

The CRTC said Thursday that companies and organizations which offer free WiFi on their premises and providers of some Internet of Things connections don’t need to register with the regulator.

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Bell’s Martine Turcotte retiring

BCE Inc.’s Quebec vice-chair, Martine Turcotte, will retire in January 2020, the company announced Thursday.

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ENCQOR mmWave 5G service now available at Ottawa site

The public-private partnership known as ENCQOR 5G has now made mmWave spectrum available to participants.

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New no-data-overage plans drive down Rogers Q3

Wireless revenue for Rogers Communications Inc. struggled over the summer, primarily due to a larger-than-expected migration to the company’s new unlimited data plans, according to Rogers management in a third-quarter earnings call Wednesday morning. 

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CRTC orders Videotron to keep offering gigabit internet

The CRTC has told Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron it can’t withdraw its gigabit internet offering from the market, after the company did exactly that earlier this month.

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New public safety minister, wireless prices on agenda in Liberal minority

With the Liberal Party’s victory in the federal election Monday, its innovation, heritage, and rural economic development ministers are all set to return to the House of Commons — but there will be changes ahead on the Huawei file, and wireless prices are set for increased scrutiny.

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Don’t let Bell use AI to block calls, CRTC hears

Some groups are calling for the CRTC to put the brakes on a request by BCE Inc. to test out an artificial intelligence system for blocking nuisance calls, saying not enough is known about the way the program would collect data from users and that it raises privacy concerns. 

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Corus putting more focus on AVOD strategy

High demand among advertisers for premium content to be siloed in ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) platforms has driven Corus Entertainment Inc. to place more attention on that strategy. 

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Bureau says three-year device financing will harm competition

In its intervention to the CRTC’s consultation on the emergence of three-year device financing plans, the Competition Bureau has cautioned the regulator against the new financing schemes. 

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