TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is calling on the Minister of Innovation François-Philippe Champagne to block the proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc.
TekSavvy calls on government to disallow Rogers-Shaw merger
CRTC finds former Quebec-based wireless ISP in violation for failure to participate in CCTS
CRTC has collected more money than it can distribute for Broadband Fund: Bell
BCE Inc. filed an application with the commission to review and vary its decision to make $150 million available for its Broadband Fund in 2022, and in 2023 on an interim basis, arguing it has “obviously collected more money than it can distribute in the next two years.”
CRTC grants Cogeco five new speed tiers
In a Monday decision, the CRTC approved five new disaggregated Ethernet passive optical network (EPON)/fibre to the home (FTTH) speed tiers for Cogeco Inc. In the same decision, the commission denied Cogeco’s destandardization of its 6 Megabits per second (Mbps) and 40 Mbps aggregated and disaggregated third party internet access (TPIA) service and also denied speed band reformatting for aggregated and disaggregated hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) and radio frequency over glass (RFoG)/FTTH TPIA services.
Bell and Snapchat launch Raptors immersive experience
BC 911 agency produces list of non-essential calls
CRTC approves interim rates for Rogers 1.5 Gbps aggregated TPIA service speed
Konrad von Finckenstein named to Order of Canada
Former CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada. The honour was announced in late December by Rideau Hall. Von Finckenstein was also Commissioner of the Competition Bureau for seven years. He served at the CRTC from 2007 to 2012.
CRTC chair Ian Scott: the exit interview
Quebec hotel company keeps exempt BDU status, despite protests of Quebecor and Bell
The CRTC has denied Quebecor Inc.’s request to sanction Coopérative de câblodistribution Hill Valley, and to remove it from the list of exempted broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) after the federal court found Hill Valley was in violation of copyright laws for rebroadcasting TVA and TVA Sports.