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Xplornet picks Ericsson for 5G

Xplornet Communications Inc. will use technology from Ericsson AB in its next-generation network, the company said Tuesday. 

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Policy impacts of CRTC wholesale rates outside SCC purview: TekSavvy, CNOC

The Supreme Court appeal incumbent telecoms filed in November amounts to little more than a “disagreement” with a Federal Court of Appeal decision, focused on policy considerations that have no place before Canada’s highest court, according to a filing from one of the incumbents’ chief adversaries in the long-running court fight over the CRTC’s rates for third-party wholesale access, TekSavvy Solutions Inc. 

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Rogers, Shaw get cableco support in demand for relocation payments

Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have the support of two regional telecom companies in a joint Part 1 that they filed, requesting that the CRTC force the British Columbian government to give compensation for mandatory relocation of their infrastructure in the province.

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CRTC seeks further information on telecoms’ paper billing practices

A CRTC consultation on paper billing practices in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors is continuing, with the commission requesting that all major companies respond to a series of questions about their provision of paper bills to customers. 

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OPC supports PIAC call for CRTC to clarify rules for tracing apps

While it believes the CRTC’s existing definition of “customer confidential information” is broad enough to protect the use of the IP addresses and phone numbers of those using the federal COVID-19 alert app and its Alberta ABTraceTogether counterpart, the federal privacy watchdog has said it would support the CRTC explicitly stating so. 

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