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Court authorizes class action lawsuit for phone unlocking fees

The Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a class action lawsuit against several major telecom companies for allegedly abusive fees charged to customers to unlock their mobile phones.

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Accessible Media seeks to increase rates for mandatory carriage

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) submitted an application to the CRTC for an interim rate increase for its AMI-tv and AMI-télé channels to address the financial challenges facing the organization, which predominantly serves Canadians with disabilities.

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The Wire Report, the leading news source covering telecom, digital communications and broadcast media in Canada, is searching for an editor to join our Ottawa office.

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Canada and British Columbia fund high-speed internet rollout in province

Monday the federal government and the government of British Columbia joined forces to spend $37 million on 14 high-speed internet projects in the province. Canada’s Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings and provincial Minister of Citizens’ Services George Chow made the announcement in Chemainus, BC. The federal money comes from the Universal Broadband Fund.

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Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info

The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed a request from RNC Media Inc. to order Rogers Communications Inc. to share the identities of some of its subscribers, also known as a Norwich Order.

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TVA reaches agreement with CUPE local in Quebec

Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Groupe TVA has reached an agreement with CUPE local 687, which represents workers in Montreal, Quebec City and local stations across Quebec. The parties announced the pact on Saturday.

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Pornhub parent company broke privacy law by failing to obtain valid consent for content uploads: OPC

The Montreal-based company behind Pornhub and other major adult websites broke Canada’s privacy law by sharing intimate content on its platforms without obtaining valid consent from those depicted, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has found. 

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Feds invest $2.3M to bring high-speed internet and mobile coverage in Northwest Territories

The Government of Canada announced Friday that it is investing $2.3 million from its Universal Broadband Fund to bolster connectivity in remote and underserved regions in the Northwest Territories.

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Senator questions genocide provisions of Online Harms Bill

A member of the Independent Senators Group is questioning why penalties for promoting genocide are increasing so greatly in the government’s new Online Harms Bill, C-63. Julie Miville-Dechêne raised the matter in Question Period on Thursdays

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St-Onge appoints committee to look for new CBC president

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Friday an independent advisory committee has been struck that will begin the search for a new president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada. 

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