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OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence 

by Todd Hofley, vice-president, Policy and Communications,  Beanfield

Like many industries, telecommunications has its share of good and bad behaviour. Good, from Beanfield’s perspective, means transparent, fair, reliable and always putting the customer first. Bad means opaque, convoluted, confusing and always putting the company first.

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Social media and podcast services must register with CRTC, not users, under new regime

The CRTC has determined that online services that offer podcasts and social media services must register with the commission under its new regime, but individual users who use those services do not.

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Dufresne recommends changes to Digital Charter Act

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is happy the government is open to altering the Digital Charter Implementation Act, Bill C27, but has a few more changes to suggest. Philippe Dufresne made the remarks in an opening statement at an appearance before the House of Commons Industry Committee Thursday.

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Infrastructure investments could see cuts due to wholesale rates: Bibic, French

BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. reiterated their concerns around the CRTC’s ongoing review of the wholesale high-speed access framework, warning regulators of the delicate balance between access rates and incentivizing investment. 

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Kingston police want greater powers to combat copper wire theft

The police department of Kingston Ont. wants city council to pass a bylaw making scrap dealers responsible for those they buy copper wire from. There have been a rash of copper thefts from telecoms across the country. BCE Inc. lost wire in Kingston earlier this month.

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Big tech antitrust crusade continues as U.S. sues Amazon

The United States has just chosen a new target in its ongoing campaign against the dominance of big tech, setting its sights on Amazon.com, Inc. 

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Champagne to introduce amendments to Digital Charter Act

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne is preparing a series of amendments to Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act. He outlined his proposals while testifying at the House of Commons Industry Committee on Tuesday afternoon.

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Beanfield accuses Rogers of breaking MDU access rules with bulk agreements

Beanfield Technologies Inc. has called out Rogers Communications Inc. over its bulk agreement practices in multiple dwelling units (MDUs), urging the CRTC to prohibit ISPs from entering into such deals with building developers and owners, according to a Part 1 application posted on Tuesday.

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Feds and BC roll out broadband, Videotron expands footprint

The governments of Canada and British Columbia have joined together to spend $2.6 million on internet infrastructure, it was announced Tuesday. The action will bring high-speed broadband to more than 400 households in rural communities.

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Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections

As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund continues, many telcos and other stakeholders are struggling to agree on how it can best be improved. In a collection of replies posted last Thursday, disagreements emerged regarding the fund’s scope, affordability, and Indigenous reconciliation.

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