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Competitive pay-telephone service provider’s dispute with Bell is left to the courts: CRTC

The CRTC will not force BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. to compensate Ontario’s last competitive pay-telephone service provider (CPTSP) for toll-free call charges and said any disputes over unpaid invoices is best left in the hands of the courts. 

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CRTC’s Scott comments on Marouf controversy, vows to review costs awards

CRTC chair Ian Scott issued a statement on Thursday over the controversy about cost awards going to the Community Media Advocacy Centre. According to a report in the Globe and Mail, the CMAC has received half a million dollars from the Broadcast Participation Fund since 2016. The matter became contentious when CMAC consultant Laith Marouf tweeted out remarks that have been labeled as antisemetic. 

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PIAC attacks CRTC procedure on skinny TV price hike application

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)  has criticized the CRTC’s procedure in a proceeding over whether or not a number of telecom companies should be allowed to increase the price of basic television from $25 to $28 per month, and asked for an extension of the deadlines for participation. 

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Wholesale HSA service not needed in Far North; LEOs will do: Northwestel

There’s no need for BCE Inc.’s Northwestel to introduce wholesale high-speed access (HSA) services in Canada’s Far North because the imminent entry and competitive threat of multiple low earth orbit (LEO) satellite services, most notably Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s  Starlink, is enough to transform the competitive landscape of broadband in the country’s most remote areas, the incumbent argued to the CRTC.

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Thomas makes heritage critic, Perkins moves to industry in CPC shadow cabinet shuffle

New Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre revealed a revamped shadow cabinet on Wednesday, shuffling many MPs into new positions.

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SaskTel expands 5G service

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. is expanding its 5G services to the area around Moose Jaw in the province, the telecom announced Tuesday. 

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Rogers found to have violated PIPEDA through voiceprint program

Rogers Communications Inc. violated a customer’s privacy by not deleting her voiceprint from its program, even though she had told the company to do so, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) found, citing provisions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 

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PIAC and Telus support Bell’s review and vary over wholesale roaming services, Videotron disagrees

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre and Telus Corp. are calling on the CRTC to accept BCE Inc.’s request for a Part 1 review and vary on a May 22 letter over wholesale roaming services. Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron, which Bell is complaining about, unsurprisingly takes the opposite tack. The commission rejected Bell’s complaint and urged the two companies to negotiate a settlement.

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Unregulated algorithms is “privatized discoverability regulations” not consumer choice, Senate hears

The question over the place of algorithms and discoverability in the Online Streaming Act is a question about who should set the course for Canadian culture, according to Brock University associate professor in Political Science Blayne Haggart.

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CRTC seeking comment about removal of advertising limits

The CRTC is seeking comments on whether or not it should allow Quebecor Inc.‘s TVA Group to show more advertising on its discretionary services, as well as the possibility of removing the 12 minute-per-hour limit on other discretionary services as well. 

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