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Broadcasters want policy direction on C-11; streamers want their algorithms left alone

Canadian broadcasting executives, from companies both big and small, told Senators studying the government’s efforts to update the Broadcasting Act that they would like to see a draft of the policy direction that will shape the CRTC’s implementation of the bill, though not at the expense of delaying the bill any further. 

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Former commissioner laughs at idea that CRTC is capable of handling C-11; PIAC advocates for static discoverability

The idea that the CRTC is capable of handling the regulations to implement the Online Streaming Act is laughable according to a former national commissioner who literally guffawed at the idea Wednesday evening as the Senate studied Bill C-11.

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Telecom Act can act as guide to Online Streaming Act, Dufresne tells Senate

Senators should use privacy provisions in the Telecommunications Act as a template for protecting users of online content, the Privacy Commissioner said. Philippe Dufresne was speaking to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Communications about Bill C-11 Wednesday, the Online Streaming Act, as the Senate resumed its analysis of the bill after the summer recess. 

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Bell will fold EBox into Distributel: Bell CFO

BCE Inc. is planning to maintain recently acquired Distributel Ltd. as a standalone company, but will incorporate it with its other fresh acquisition, EBox Inc., and will treat them both as part of the incumbent’s “value segment.”

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Xplornet rebranding to Xplore as it plans to expand rural footprint  

Xplornet Communications Inc.  is rebranding to Xplore Inc. “to better reflect its identity, vision, and future,” the company stated in a Tuesday release.

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Rogers gets details on how Quebecor-Freedom deal harms competition

The Competition Bureau responded Monday to Rogers Communications Inc.’s request for more information on why divesting Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile is not enough to facilitate the merger of the two telecom giants. Rogers asked for clarification last week. Shaw is seeking to sell Freedom to Québecor Inc.’s Vidéotron division for $2.85 billion.

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Relocation of Eastlink’s TPIA point of interconnection chance for gov. to redeem itself: PIAC

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) want the federal government to “urgently” direct the CRTC to order Bragg Communication Inc.’s Eastlink to relocate, at its sole cost, its Nova Scotia third party internet access (TPIA) Point of Interconnection (POI) to a more central location in Halifax so that more competitive options are available for the supply of transport.

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Rogers wants more details on how Québecor-Freedom deal allegedly harms competition

Rogers Communications Inc. wants competition commissioner Matthew Boswell to explain exactly what “difficulties”  Québecor Inc.’s Vidéotron will allegedly face with the purchase of Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile.

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OneSoccer has “limited appeal” to Canadians, Rogers tells CRTC in carriage dispute

Rogers Communications Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that Timeless Inc.’s OneSoccer is niche and unappealing to Canadians, therefore, Rogers’ refusal to carry the sports programming on its network does not constitute a violation of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations. 

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Judicial review of Québecor-Bell undue preference dispute over sports packaging dismissed by court

The Federal Court of Appeal found that the CRTC was correct in allowing Québecor Inc. to bring forward an undue preference complaint against BCE Inc. over sports packaging, despite the two parties having reached a final arbitration offer in 2018.

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