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Dufresne pledges to continue Therrien’s work as Privacy Commissioner

Incoming Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne vowed to stay the course, following the example set by his predecessor Daniel Therrien. 

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CRTC issues notice on 2022-2023 estimated telemarketing regulatory costs

The CRTC is estimating that its telemarketing regulatory costs for the 2022-2023 fiscal year will total $3.3 million, according to its public notice released Monday.

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ILECs and CLECs spar over telecom fees amendments

Rogers Communications Inc. and Cogeco Inc. are among competitors protesting proposed changes to the telecom fees regime while incumbent telecoms are happy with the CRTC’s amendments. 

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Philippe Dufresne appointed Privacy Commissioner

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Philippe Dufresne as Privacy Commissioner Wednesday. 

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CRTC denies Bell’s review and vary on toll-trunk tariff language

The CRTC has denied a request from BCE Inc. to stay a 2021 commission order mandating that the incumbent change its tariff  language to include all competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), finding that “there is no substantial doubt as to the correctness” of its previous decision.

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The border is a “perfect storm” for discrimination in cell phone search bill: Citizen Lab fellow

The government’s effort to convince parliamentarians to lower the threshold for the searching of cell phones and laptops at border crossings is based in “the fiction that data is a good that we import like any other, and it is not,” according to a research fellow at Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. 

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CRTC looks at improving telecom services in Far North

The CRTC announced it was initiating a proceeding to improve telecommunications services in Canada’s north. 

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Building owner ordered to give Rogers access to Toronto facility

The CRTC gave Rogers Communications Inc. permission Wednesday to access a building in Toronto to which it has been denied entry. Other carriers in the building must inform their clients of the decision.

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Rodriguez slams Tories for misinformation on Online Streaming Act

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez attacked the opposition for spreading misinformation about the provisions of Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The minister appeared before the House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage on Monday after an earlier appearance was delayed by partisan bickering.

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Punish hotel broadcaster who infringed on copyright: Bell tells CRTC

BCE Inc. is supporting a Quebecor Inc. application for the CRTC to revoke the Coopérative de câblodistribution Hill Valley’s status as an exempt broadcasting distribution undertaking (BDU) after the Quebec-based company allegedly illegally distributed copyrighted content from the two incumbents.

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