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Neighbourhood Connect escalates dispute with Bethlehem Housing over MDU access

Neighbourhood Connect (NHC), operating under 2621159 Ontario Inc. DBA Neighbourhood Connect, has lodged an application with the CRTC seeking relief in accessing multi-dwelling units (MDUs) owned by Bethlehem Housing. 

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INDU committee passes motion to call on Big 3 telecom CEOs to testify

The House of Commons committee on Industry met Wednesday to discuss affordability and accessibility in wireless and internet service. BCE Inc. Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. sent senior executives to represent them. That wasn’t good enough for the panel.

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UPDATED: Competition Bureau expands probe into Google’s advertising practices in Canada

The Competition Bureau announced Thursday that it has secured a court order aimed at gathering crucial information to bolster its investigation into Alphabet Inc.‘s Google’s online advertising practices in Canada.

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Senator urges government to increase print advertising

A Quebec senator is calling for the government to increase its spending in newspapers and magazines. During Wednesday’s Question Period, Independent Senators Group member Tony Loffreda said Canada’s press is in crisis.

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Updated: CRTC issues consult on mandatory call traceback process for TSPs

This story has been updated to reflect changes to deadlines made by the CRTC on Monday.

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UPDATED: Quebecor files complaints to Comp. Bureau against Bell’s alleged abuse of dominance in internet market

Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron and its subsidiary VMedia have lodged two formal complaints with the Competition Bureau, urging an investigation into BCE Inc.‘s alleged abuse of dominant position in the high-speed internet access (HSA) services market and with its telecommunications transport service contracts.

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Building owner ordered to give Execulink access to western Ontario MDUs

The CRTC has approved Execulink Telecom Inc.’s request for access to three multi-dwelling units (MDUs) owned by JLC Homes Ltd. in western Ontario. 

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Witnesses at Heritage committee support media forum, disagree on who should pay for it

Witnesses before the House of Commons committee on Canadian Heritage all agreed Tuesday that a forum on the future of the media is required. Whether government has a role was a subject for debate.

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Bell challenges CRTC’s jurisdictional authority in wireless deployment consultation

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

BCE Inc. is disputing the CRTC’s preliminary view that it has concurrent jurisdiction with the department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) over the deployment of wireless facilities to support structures owned or controlled by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), as part of its recent consultation on the issue. 

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Telecommunications sector sees strong revenue growth in 2022: CRTC report

Revenues were robust in the telecommunications sector, a new CRTC study has found. 

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