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Paper billing for vulnerable customers, not universally: CRTC

The CRTC has determined that all communications service providers (CSPs), including telecommunications service providers (TSPs), Canadian carriers, and broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs), must provide certain market segments with free paper billing, in an effort to protect vulnerable consumers.

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Witnesses raise issues with Senate bill restricting youth online access to porn

Internet and criminal justice experts sounded the alarm on a proposed Senate bill seeking to block pornographic websites in Canada if they do not comply with age verification requirements, arguing it could result in the over-blocking of legitimate websites and that exposure to pornography is not a public health crisis.

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Quebec court authorizes class-action against Bell’s Télébec, Câblevision

A Superior Court of Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against BCE Inc.’s  Télébec or Câblevision du Nord du Québec for imposing changes of rates which the plaintiff claims are unenforceable, in a French-language decision issued by  Justice Sylvain Lussier on Feb. 3.

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Government spends $41M to bring broadband to rural Alberta

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The federal government is investing $41 million to roll out broadband in rural areas of Alberta, it was announced Wednesday. The 21 projects will bring high-speed internet to 2,676 households in the province.

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Scott defends CRTC decisions, and himself, at Industry committee

In an at-times testy exchange between CRTC chair Ian Scott and MPs on the House of Commons Industry committee, the commission chair sought Tuesday afternoon to defend both the regulator’s decisions and his own personal behavior from allegations that neither was in the best interest of the Canadian public.

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House adopts Ethics report, Liberals vote against measure

The House of Commons passed an Opposition motion endorsing the Ethics Committee recommendation that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) delay a request for proposal (RFP) regarding mobility data tracking. The vote was 173-156 with the governing Liberals voting against. That outraged two members of the committee.

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Competition Bureau recommends overhaul of competition law

In reviewing mergers and acquisitions Canada’s Competition Act should do away with the so-called efficiencies exception, and should enact what are known as structural presumptions to shift the burden to merging parties to prove why a presumptive merger would not harm competition, according to the authority in charge of enforcing the act.

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CRTC seeks information on deaf accessibility from telecoms

The CRTC is seeking aggregated data from telecoms on accessibility plans offered to deaf and hard of hearing individuals so organizations representing the community can make informed interventions. 

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CRTC orders Bell to stop service in Saint John MDU until Rogers gains access

The CRTC denied BCE Inc. the right to market to tenants in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Saint John, New Brunswick, in an ongoing dispute over access  by Rogers Communications Inc.

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Opposition grills Libs over definitive date on suicide hotline implementation, Online Streaming Act

Conservative MP and Heritage Critic John Nater accused the Liberals of “trying to use 20th-century rules to address the digital world of 2022” in its second attempt to update Canada’s Broadcasting Act. 

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