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Telus exec transferring to chair of Health and Agriculture businesses

Telus Corp.’s executive vice-president François Gratton will be transferring into a new role as the non-executive chair of the board of directors of Telus Health and Telus Agriculture at the end of the year. 

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CRTC plans to monitor technical surveys for small BDUs,  dismisses CCSA ​​undue preference complaint against Bell

The CRTC will be keeping an eye on technical surveys — which broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) are sometimes required to complete to satisfy rights holders that their intellectual property will not be compromised — to ensure that the increasingly common processes are not becoming a barrier for small BDUs.

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CRTC tweaks Quality of Service regime rules 

The CRTC has approved a number of adjustments to the upcoming Quality of Service (QoS) regime that will govern the way incumbent telecom companies track and report how well they provide service to their wholesale-based high speed access (HSA) customers. 

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Proposed fees for earth stations would hinder remote connectivity: Telecom stakeholders

Rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. are opposing a proposal to implement licence fees for fixed earth stations, to which there are currently no fees in place — and to modify existing radio licence fees for earth stations in motion (ESIMs), claiming it will make satellite broadband less affordable for Canadians.

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Court grants CIPPIC, Beanfield intervenor status in dynamic site-blocking case

A Federal Court judge has granted intervenor status to the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa (CIPPIC), and Beanfield Technologies Inc. in an effort by several broadcasters seeking Canada’s first-ever “dynamic” site-blocking order. 

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CRTC rejects Rogers request for interveners at Shaw merger hearing

The CRTC denied Rogers Communications Inc.’s request for several third-party interveners to appear at an upcoming Nov. 22 hearing into the company’s acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc., because the company cannot file a procedural request on behalf of third parties unless it provides proof of authorization.

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Rogers expands 5G in 11 Quebec cities

Rogers Communications Inc. extended its 5G network in Quebec which now reaches more than 90 communities in the province, the company announced in a Tuesday press release.

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CRTC to allow CPAC to participate in Rogers-Shaw hearing 

The CRTC has granted Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. — more widely known as CPAC — the right to appear at the regulator’s hearings into the proposed merger between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc., scheduled for Nov. 22. 

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Deadline extended for ISED consultation on new regime for licensing unused spectrum

Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is extending the deadline to submit comments and replies to an ongoing consultation on an updated licensing framework aimed at freeing up spectrum for use in rural Canada.

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Several Quebec organizations receive leftover funds from Rogers $26M class-action lawsuit

A Quebec judge Tuesday decided the majority of the $7.2 million left over from a $26.8 million class action judgement paid by Rogers Communications Inc. will be distributed to a provincial organization that provides financial legal aid, with the remainder going to four non-profits.  

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