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ISED triples spectrum available for Wi-Fi

The federal government is making more spectrum available to increase competition, rural connectivity and the effective deployment of Wi-Fi and 5G technologies.

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Heritage committee votes to limit CRTC social media regulatory powers

The House of Commons’ Heritage Committee resumed its work on the government’s update to the Broadcasting Act by narrowly voting to restrict the CRTC’s regulatory powers in respect to social media companies.

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PIAC, FRPC call on CRTC to post Part 1 application

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and Canada’s Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) have sent a joint letter to the CRTC admonishing the regulator for failing to publicly post to its website a Part 1 application the two organizations filed on April 21.

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CRTC rejects Xplornet request to make non-payer disconnection easier under Internet Code

The CRTC has rejected a request from Xplornet Communications Inc. to repeal certain language from the regulator’s Internet Code that raised the barrier for cutting off customers that haven’t paid. 

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“I don’t have an obligation to give legal advice,” Lametti tells Heritage Committee

The Conservative Party accused the Justice Minister Tuesday of skirting questions on whether or not the inclusion of social media platforms in the government’s update to the Broadcasting Act infringes on freedom of speech, while the Bloc Quebecois and NDP are ready to get back to clause-by-clause amendments of Bill C-10.

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62k sign petition against Rogers-Shaw merger

A coalition of four separate advocacy groups Tuesday delivered a 62,000 signature-strong petition to the Competition Bureau, asking the regulator to block Rogers Communications Inc.‘s proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.

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Quebec judge approves Apple class action settlement

A Quebec judge has approved a settlement agreement in a class action between Apple Inc. and consumers who encountered trouble with the graphics on some MacBook laptops due to hardware problems.

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Freedom of expression safe from CRTC, says majority of C-10 expert panel

The majority of the broadcasting experts invited before the House of Commons Heritage Committee Monday say they endorse the government’s move to include social media in the revised Broadcasting Act for the sake of the Canadian cultural sector to “thrive in the global market.”

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Telus spending $26 billion in Ontario, Quebec

Telus Corp. is planning to spend a combined $26 billion on network connectivity in Ontario and Quebec over the next three years.

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Guilbeault calls for C-10 work to resume quickly, CP delays after no-show Justice Minister

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault wants work on Bill C-10, the revision of the Broadcasting Act, to “resume as quickly as possible,” but the Conservative Party might stall the clause-by-clause amendments after Minister of Justice David Lametti declined to testify before the House of Commons Heritage Committee Friday.

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