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CRTC revises deadline for CAV funding procedure

The CRTC has changed the deadline for the Canadian Administrator of Video Relay Service Inc. (CAV) to file documents related to funding. This comes as a response to an intervention by the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Coalition (DHH Coalition) asking that CAV file material in American Sign Language and Langue des signes québécois.

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B.C. Appeal Court rules provincial court has jurisdiction over defamation suit against Twitter

The Court of Appeal for British Columbia upheld a lower-court ruling allowing the CEO of the Fiore Group of Companies and Lionsgate Entertainment founder, Frank Giustra, to proceed with a defamation lawsuit against Twitter Inc. in its provincial courts.

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ISED proposes to keep 3500 Mhz set-aside rules in 3800 Mhz auction consultation doc

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The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is proposing to keep the set-aside spectrum auction rules established in its recent 3500 Mhz auction for its planned 3800 Mhz auction, despite Quebecor Inc.’s purchase of the recent set-aside spectrum being challenged in court.

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CRTC suspends application of STIR/SHAKEN for 911 calls

The CRTC approved an application by its Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC) to defer the application of its anti-spoofing technology, the STIR/SHAKEN condition, to all 911 emergency and callback calls to eliminate the risk of emergency calls being misidentified as spoofed calls or being dropped.

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OpenMedia criticizes Libs for abandoning promise to lower connectivity bills

Lobby group OpenMedia chastised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday for his mandate letters to ministers, saying the Liberals have abandoned their pledge to lower connectivity costs.

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Rodriguez told to introduce news compensation by early 2022, Champagne to focus on spectrum “use it or lose it” 

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez is expected to introduce news compensation legislation in early 2022, after he was directed to do so by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his mandate letter.

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CRTC approves $8.8 million in broadband rollout in Alberta and Nova Scotia

The CRTC has approved four projects that will facilitate broadband rollout in two communities in Nova Scotia and three in Alberta, up to $8.8 million of which will be coming from the Broadband Fund, the regulator announced Thursday.

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Revenues dropped in 2020, EBITDA margins increased in 2020: CRTC CMR report

Overall, telecommunications companies pulled in some $53.4 billion in 2020, a 1.4 per cent decrease in overall revenues compared to 2019, according to the most recent edition of the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report released Wednesday.

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CRTC denies French-language organization request to intervene late in Rogers-Shaw merger

The CRTC denied a Quebec organization representing French-language broadcasters its request to submit interventions on Rogers-Shaw merger past deadline, claiming the organization might introduce evidence on the record to which Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. will have a limited opportunity to respond.

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ISED approves Rogers spectrum subordination in Yukon

The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) approved the subordination of a spectrum licence held by Rogers Communications Inc. to SSI Micro Ltd.

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