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CRTC denies final arbitration request in hotel broadcaster’s dispute with Quebecor

The CRTC won’t force Quebecor Inc. into final offer arbitration (FOA) with hotel broadcaster Coopérative de câblodistribution Hill Valley because there are no regulatory requirement for Quebecor to provide its discretionary programming service to Hill Valley for distribution, nor is there a requirement for Hill Valley to distribute TVA Sports.

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CRTC grants CanCon producers flexibility on stock footage costs

The CRTC has adjusted how it considers the use of stock footage for the purposes of counting toward Canadian Content requirements. 

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Bell seeks to align 911 fees in CLEC territory with incumbent charges

BCE Inc. division Bell Canada is filing a Part 1 application with the CRTC seeking to align 911 fees in territories serviced by Bell affiliates that are not the dominant carrier. The three carriers are DMTS, KMTS and Télébec.

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CRTC opening up Indigenous Broadband Funding stream in policy review

The CRTC is looking for feedback on how it can improve its Broadband Fund, as well as feedback on a proposal to open a separate funding stream for Indigenous communities.

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CRTC to review roaming charges after Champagne request

The CRTC said Thursday it was going to look into recently-announced hikes in international roaming fees after a complaint by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Mobility and Telus Corp. said earlier this month they would be raising the rates cell phone users pay for roaming while out of the country.

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CRTC to look at limiting number pools to 1000

The CRTC is worried about telephone number depletion and is suggesting that number pools be reduced to 1,000 from the current 10,000. It is launching a consultation so interested stakeholders may comment on the proposal.

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CRTC finds Rogers in the wrong in OneSoccer carriage dispute

Rogers Communications Inc. has given an undue preference to itself by refusing to carry Timeless Inc.’s OneSoccer, according to the CRTC.

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Rodriguez not worried about Biden lobbying against online bills

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is not worried that American president Joe Biden will lobby against the Canadian government’s two online bills, Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, and Bill C-18, the Online News Act. There are reports that the president will raise concerns about the legislation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when the pair meet Thursday and Friday.

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Network resiliency working group wants to expand CRTC authority over municipal infrastructure, provincially-regulated utilities

A working group composed of Canadian telecommunication service providers (CTSPs) and experts from the department of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is asking the government to expand the CRTC’s authority over passive infrastructure and provincially regulated support structures. 

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TBayTel granted delay in rollout of 10-digit dialing

The CRTC Wednesday approved a proposal by TBayTel Inc. that it be permitted to delay the implementation of 10-digit dialing in its area. The regional telecom had made the application late last year.

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