Rogers Communications Inc. has activated three new cellular towers along British Columbia’s Highway 16, a move that provides essential 911 access for all travellers and extends 5G wireless coverage for customers.
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Civil society groups call for AIDA to be considered separately from C-27
A coalition of 30 individuals and civil society groups have released an open letter to the House of Commons committee on Industry asking that the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) be stripped from bill C-27, the Digital Charter Act, legislation that seeks to handle information in a new digital world. The consortium does not trust the department of innovation, science and economic development (ISED) to administer the new rules wisely.
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Rogers completes Canada’s first satellite-to-mobile call
Rogers Communications Inc. and satellite-to-phone telecom provider Lynk Global Inc. have successfully completed Canada’s inaugural satellite-to-mobile phone call, utilizing everyday Samsung S22 smartphones.
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Tait attacked for taking trip to Australia as CBC cutbacks loom
CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Tuesday with the direction of the crown corporation being raised in both the House of Commons and the Senate.
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Ministers reluctant to endorse Catherine Tait’s leadership at CBC
The current and past Minister of Canadian Heritage were loath to endorse Catherine Tait’s leadership at CBC/Radio-Canada Tuesday. Before the day’s cabinet meeting, both Pascale St-Onge and her predecessor Pablo Rodriguez were asked if they had confidence in the embattled CBC president. Neither gave a definitive answer.
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Rogers sells all Cogeco shares to CDPQ to reduce Shaw debt
Rogers Communications Inc. has divested itself of all of its shares in Cogeco Inc. and its subsidiary Cogeco Communications Inc. The deal was announced Monday evening after the markets closed. The buyer is the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).
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Quebecor asks CRTC to impose new interim disaggregated FTTP rates for Bell equivalent to aggregated rates
Quebecor Inc. submitted an application to the CRTC on behalf of Videotron and VMedia challenging the interim disaggregated access rates for high-speed access (HSA) services offered on BCE Inc.‘s fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) facilities and requested new interim disaggregated access rates that are at least equivalent to the approved interim aggregated rates.
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SaskTel rolls out next-gen WiFi across province
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Monday that it was providing state of the art WiFi across the prairie province. SaskTel is joining forces with Eero, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to deliver next-generation service.
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St-Onge refuses to say if she will fire CBC president Catherine Tait
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge would not take the bait when the Bloc Québécois attacked Catherine Tait, the president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada Thursday. Transcripts of the debate were delayed by procedural wrangling from the Conservative Party that saw MPs staying up for 30 hours to vote on a series of amendments to legislation.
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Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting system
Gatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to go easy on virtual broadcasting distribution undertakings (vBDUs) during the commission’s hearings regarding contributions to support the Canadian broadcasting system.
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