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Quebecor to buy Freedom Mobile for $2.85b

In a development that may pave the way for the merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc., the two companies and Quebecor Inc. announced a deal late Friday night that would see the Quebec-based competitor purchase Shaw’s wireless brand Freedom Mobile for $2.85 billion. 

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Tory MP takes second stab at bill mandating ISPs publicize service quality metrics

Conservative MP Dan Mazier introduced a private members bill to the House of Commons Thursday, to amend the Telecommunications Act to provide people with “access to transparent and accurate broadband services information.”

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Rodriguez lashes out at Online Streaming Act critics, Senate begins study

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez attacked Conservative party critics of Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act during Question Period Thursday. Three Tory MPs raised the issue hours after the House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage went through clause-by-clause study of the legislation. All three opposition MPs are members of that committee.

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Gov. tables three-headed private sector privacy reform bill

Touting it as a “historic day” at an afternoon press conference, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne Thursday announced the launch of a suite of privacy reforms aimed at updating Canada’s private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 

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Telus Health buys LifeWorks in $2.3B deal, analysts upbeat

Telus Corp. announced Thursday it is purchasing digital health company LifeWorks Inc. for approximately $2.3 billion. 

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Mendicino and Champagne say cyber security bill protects infrastructure; NDP wants more reporting requirements

The two ministers responsible for the Act Respecting Cyber Security (ARCS) defended the legislation Tuesday while the Opposition worries they are letting companies hide cyber attacks. Bill C-26 was introduced on Tuesday by Public Security Minister Marco Mendicino and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

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CRTC fines Bell for delaying access to support structures

The CRTC has imposed an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) of $7.5 million on BCE Inc. for violating the Telecommunications Act and delaying the network deployment of its main competitor in Quebec.

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Government introduces two-part cybersecurity bill

The government’s new cybersecurity bill, introduced on Tuesday, is taking a two-pronged approach. One component will concentrate on telecommunications while the other focuses on telecom, transport, energy and finance. The legislation is called An Act Respecting Cyber Security (ARCS) and will be numbered Bill C-26.

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Proposed mmWave deployment requirements “radical change;” shorter licence terms biggest positive: Professor

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The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is proposing “radical” changes for the deployment requirements of its future millimetre wave (mmWave) auction, along with shorter licence terms that are a “big positive” for Canadians, according to an associate professor at the University of Alberta’s school of library and information studies.

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Senate committee rejects Gov. threshold for border cell phone search bill 

The Senate’s National Security and Defence Committee has pushed back against the government’s effort to establish a legally novel threshold for the search of personal digital devices at Canadian ports of entry.

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