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CRTC seeking input on three-digital mental health, suicide, crisis line

The CRTC is seeking public opinion on wether or not the regulator should establish a national three-digit number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention services in an effort to quicken access to support.

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Stingray gets French designation for HITS service 

The CRTC approved a request from broadcaster Stingray Group Inc. Wednesday, asking that it be allowed to change its English-language discretionary service, Stingray HITS, into a French service. 

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CIRA opposes ISP-level website blocking in “all but extreme” circumstances

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is opposing internet service providers (ISPs) being allowed to unilaterally block websites from users in the name of copyright protection — unless absolutely necessary — saying a government proposal to do just that would “violate the principles of net neutrality that underwrite a free and open internet.”

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CRTC orders Bell subsidiary to upgrade routers in Quebec

BCE Inc. subsidiary Cablevision du Nord has to finish upgrading its routers in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue of Quebec — at its own expense — by Sept. 1 to accommodate a higher capacity of users, as per a Tuesday decision from the CRTC. 

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