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Federal Court grants leave to appeal, stay in wholesale rate cases

The CRTC’s decision to lower wholesale rates for its aggregated regime has now been suspended while the Federal Court of Appeal hears and decides on the appeals brought forward by incumbent telecoms.

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Move quickly on spectrum for 5G, Canadian gov’t told

OTTAWA — A panel of international spectrum policy experts and industry representatives gathered in Ottawa Thursday said the Canadian government should make more spectrum available and reconsider set-asides for auctions.

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Facebook to lobby feds on digital services tax after election promises

Facebook Inc. has registered to lobby the federal government on “proposed digital services tax,” according to the lobbyist registry, just weeks after an election campaign that saw all major parties pledge to go after foreign digital companies. 

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Blair says ‘no timeline’ on Huawei ban; Bains promises ‘more’ on prices

OTTAWA — New Public Safety Minister Bill Blair indicated Wednesday he is open to talking to telecoms about whether to ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd equipment from 5G networks, while returning Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains promised “additional measures” to lower wireless prices.

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Keep dispute resolution rule in place for FibeTV, CRTC hears

A group representing independent broadcasters is telling the CRTC it should maintain the rules forcing BCE Inc. into a dispute resolution process over affiliation agreements for its FibeTV.

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Alberta court bans station from using Corus trademark legacy

An Alberta court has sided with Corus Entertainment Inc. in banning the use of the broadcaster’s lapsed trademark by a radio station that just rebranded this summer. 

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Twitter lobbying on feds’ internet ad policy

Twitter Inc. has registered to lobby the federal government on its internet advertising policy, following the social media company’s ban on political ads on its platform globally.

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Court orders Canadian ISPs to block pirate website for the first time

In a precedent-setting decision, a Federal Court judge has ordered internet service providers to block specific websites hosting copyright-infringing TV content.

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U.S. trade organizations upset over proposed digital tax

In a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign affairs teams, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 14 other organizations have told the American government that they are concerned about the prospect of a three-per-cent sales tax for some digital giants proposed by the Liberal Party during the election campaign.

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CNOC’s Stein pitches municipal-ISP cooperation to roll out rural broadband

NORTH BAY, Ont. — President of the Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) Matt Stein proposed Thursday that small towns and municipalities looking to build their own broadband infrastructure should partner with wholesale-based ISPs. 

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