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China Mobile pleads for Gov. evidence in fight against order to vacate Canada

China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. is arguing before the Federal Court that the government should turn over the evidence it used to make an assessment of the national security risks that ultimately led to the governor-in-council  issuing an order compelling the Chinese state-owned telecom company to pack up and leave Canada. 

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CRTC should not fine Telus, Iristel, for traffic stimulation violations: PIAC

A national non-profit consumer advocacy group is asking the CRTC not to fine ​​Iristel Inc. and Telus Communications Inc. ​​​​​​administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) for having breached the Telecommunications Act, arguing it would not serve any effective purpose, in a long-running dispute over calls to the 867 area code. 

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5G and aviation: the Canadian context

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On Monday, executives of several U.S. airlines wrote to leadership of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Communications Commission to warn that commercial flights would be disrupted by the deployment of 5G services by U.S. telecom companies on C-band spectrum. 

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CRTC asks Eastlink to propose NG 911 rates and submit cost study

The CRTC has requested that several telecoms companies send it more information for the introduction of Next Generation 911 (NG 911) services after it directed all NG 911 network providers to file proposed wholesale and retail tariffs no later than Nov. 1, 2021. 

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Give feds more powers over passive infrastructure: C.D. Howe Institute

The federal government should have more control over passive infrastructure to facilitate the rollout of 5G internet, the C.D. Howe Institute said. 

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Cogeco more interested in MVNO than Freedom

The addition of Shaw Communications Inc.‘s Freedom Mobile brand, should Shaw be forced to sell it off by the Competition Bureau as part of the regulator’s review of the company’s acquisition by Rogers Communications Inc., would do less for Cogeco’s entrance to the wireless market than the CRTC’s wholesale framework, according to Cogeco CEO Philippe Jetté.

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CRTC orders apartment owner to permit Rogers access

The CRTC has told a Saint John, New Brunswick real estate developer he must offer “timely access” for Rogers Communications Inc. to enter multi-dwelling units (MDU) under construction.

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Ethics committee votes for data hearing, Health Canada amends RFP

OTTAWA–The House of Commons Ethics committee voted unanimously  Thursday to call Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos to explain why the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) that would track the mobility of Canadians.

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CRTC CPE deferral will mean revenue in 2023: Corus CEO

Corus Entertainment Inc. CEO Doug Murphy reiterated a long-standing call Thursday for the CRTC to relax both its Canadian content and ownership concentration regulations in the age of the COVID–19 pandemic.

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Commission approves POI removal, declines to mandate aggregated regime for Quebec-based Bell subsidiary 

The CRTC Wednesday approved a request from BCE Inc. subsidiary Câblevision du nord de Québec to remove a point of interconnection (POI) in the city of Témiscaming, Quebec. 

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