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CRTC approves CAV funding, contribution levels, for 2022 and 2023

The CRTC Thursday approved a revenue-per cent charge of 0.46 per cent to the National Contribution Fund (NCF) for 2022. At the same time it approved on an interim basis a similar 0.46 per cent charge for 2023.

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Connectivity, not content, is king, Carleton study says

A report issued by a Carleton University professor asserts that revenue from communications and internet access services and subscription services far surpass advertising revenues. They outstrip the ads by a 4.3:1 ratio.

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Increase to skinny basic rates not popular with public, CRTC hears

An application by four companies to hike the price of basic television service from $25 to $28, with a corresponding increase tied to inflation, has been met with howls of outrage from the public. 

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Far North does not need special consideration, Telus tells CRTC

Telus Corp. told the CRTC that it is not charging more for the services it provides in far north communities in British Columbia and Alberta when compared to the rest of its markets in those provinces and it “maintains its position that no special policy considerations are required for the Far North.”

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Mendicino, Champagne, will appear before INDU in response to RCMP contract tied to China

The House of Commons Industry committee has summoned Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino to appear before the committee for a study regarding an RCMP contract awarded to a firm with ties to China.

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Senate committee completes work on Bill C-11

The Senate committee studying the Online Streaming Act, Bill C-11, officially completed its work after spending a total of 65 hours in clause-by-clause review and passing 25 amendments.

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Heritage committee finishes clause-by-clause study of C-18

The House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage finished clause-by-clause study of bill C-18, the Online News Act, on Friday morning. Committee chair Hedy Fry was scheduled to report the bill back to the chamber that afternoon. 

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Rogers-Shaw decision a ‘watershed moment’ either way, the parties agree in closing arguments

Nearly a month of evidence from industry experts, analysts, economists, and corporate executives shows three distinct themes, according to final written arguments from the Competition Bureau submitted Thursday to the Competition Tribunal and released Friday. 

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Companies would ‘do well’ to read warning regarding unregulated services in Telus credit card decision: CRTC chair

CRTC chair Ian Scott is firing a warning at Canada’s telecommunications company, after Telus Corp. unsuccessfully tried to hand off credit card payment fees to its consumers for its regulated services in Alberta and British Columbia through a tariff application.

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Supreme Court refuses to hear Iristel appeal

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed an appeal in the case of Iristel Inc. v. Telus Communications Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre. Costs were awarded to Telus and Rogers.

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