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Broadband project in rural Manitoba getting $260 million

The federal government’s Canada Infrastructure Bank and DIF Capital Partners have signed an agreement in principle to spend $130 million each to increase rural broadband connectivity through the Southern Manitoba Fibre project. 

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GoldTV site-blocking order runs “roughshod” over parliament’s authority: TekSavvy

Is a Nov. 2019 court order mandating a number of internet service providers to block a “pirate IPTV” service a draconian imposition of an authority best reserved to parliament, given that it serves to curtail freedom of expression and steps on the toes of the CRTC? Or is the court order simply a logical outgrowth of the need to adapt enforcement mechanisms to the changing nature of online piracy? 

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CRTC report floats idea of Indigenous content quotas

The CRTC has released the findings from its first phase in the development of a new Indigenous broadcasting policy, highlighting a severe lack of Indigenous representation on Canadian radio and television as one key issue. 

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OPC seeks future-proof updates to public sector privacy laws

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner wants Canada’s yet-to-be revamped federal public sector privacy law to take into consideration how future developments in the digital landscape may affect personal privacy. 

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CBC seeks local content exemptions for Olympics

CBC/Radio-Canada is once again asking the CRTC to temporarily relieve it of its local programming and described video obligations for the period of this year’s Tokyo Olympics.

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Bell not sweating over Rogers-Shaw deal: CFO

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the potential impacts of Rogers Communications Inc. acquiring Shaw Communications Inc., BCE Inc. CFO Glen LeBlanc does not seem incredibly fazed.

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Federal court backs Eastlink in union expansion dispute

The Federal Court of Appeals handed a small win to Bragg Communications Inc. in a dispute with trade union Unifor, in which the union was seeking to enlarge a collective bargaining unit of Eastlink Inc. technicians.

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Smaller broadcasters, telecoms fret over CRTC’s accessibility reporting proposals

Organizations representing smaller Canadian broadcasters and telecoms have expressed concern about the feasibility of the CRTC’s proposed new accessibility reporting requirements, suggesting that they could pose an undue burden.

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Concerned about Rogers-Shaw deal: Cogeco’s Jetté

After surviving a hostile takeover bid by Rogers Communications Inc. in September, Cogeco Inc. president and CEO Philippe Jetté said Tuesday that Rogers’ acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. presents a great deal of “uncertainty.”

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Citizen advocacy group seeks new telecom watchdog

Following the $26.2 billion deal between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. announced last week, citizen advocacy group Democracy Watch says a consumer-run telecom watchdog group should be created to protect the public interest in dealing with telecoms.

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