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Corus again blames ‘recession’ for revenue drop; looks ahead to C-11

Fiscal 2023 will be an “especially challenging” year for Corus Entertainment Inc., according to the company’s CEO, because of the “double whammy” of an advertising recession and an “unexpected” CRTC decision requiring the company to pay its deferred Canadian content obligations. 

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Bell and Telus fastest fibre providers: Opensignal report

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According to the analytics firm Opensignal, when it comes to fixed broadband connectivity in Canada BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. offer the highest speeds across most regions of the country.

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Bell catches copper thief red-handed, sues for damages

Three BCE Inc. subsidiaries are suing a man and his co-conspirators for stealing copper wire from seven tower sites in Ontario. On Apr. 5, Bell Canada, Bell Mobility and Northern Telephone filed a claim in Ontario Superior Court against Sylvain Fleury and unnamed accomplices for the thefts.

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Nearly one million dormant phone lines under government review

The government is in the process of checking into how many phone numbers in its possession are dormant and how to proceed with handling them. Public Services and Procurement (PSP) is the lead department in the undertaking.

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Thomson to retire from CCSA

Jay Thomson will be stepping down as CEO of the Canadian Communications Systems Alliance (CCSA) following the group’s annual conference in September. 

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Wholesale-based ISPs back Quebecor’s fibre complaint against Bell

The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and TekSavvy Solutions Inc. have both rowed in behind Quebecor Inc. in a complaint the regional competitor filed against BCE Inc. in February over access to Bell’s fibre infrastructure. 

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OPC launches investigation into ChatGPT

Canada’s federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot that has taken the internet by storm and stunned users in recent months.

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CCTS complaints up for Rogers and Telus, down for Bell

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) found that complaints were up 12 per cent for the six months ending Jan. 31, according to its report released Tuesday.

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CRTC grants Telus partial delay for MVNO-IoT proceeding

Telus Corp. has gotten an extension — though not as long as the company wanted — from the CRTC for interventions in a consultation on whether or not to include additional retail market segments in the MVNO regime. 

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Rogers-Shaw, Freedom-Quebecor deals finally closed

After a two-year struggle, Rogers Communications Inc. has successfully completed its takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. The deal closed Monday, the same day that Shaw divested itself of Freedom Mobile, which it sold to Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron subsidiary.

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