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Miracle Channel gets licence for discretionary service

The Miracle Channel Association (MCA) has been granted a licence for a discretionary service, the CRTC announced Monday. It had been operating Corco as an exempt service with fewer than 200,000 subscribers but has now passed that threshold.

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Open telecom to foreign investment, former competition commissioner says

A past Competition Bureau Commissioner is calling on the federal government to loosen the restrictions on foreign investment in telecommunications. Others say a fundamental change to the regime is needed.

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Listeners open wallets to help Alberta public broadcaster stay on the air

Canada’s oldest public broadcaster is in a funding crunch but listeners are stepping up to the plate to support it as it works to raise $3 million by September. 

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Rogers sells Monday night NHL rights to Amazon Prime streaming service

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it is entering into an agreement with Amazon.com Inc. that will see Amazon Prime take over coverage of Monday night NHL games. The deal gets underway with the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. This is the first exclusive deal with a digital-only streaming service in Canada for the hockey league.

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Bell Media launches FAST channels in English and French

BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it is launching seven English and three French free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. The services are available immediately on LG Channels and will be popping up on Samsung TV Plus later this quarter. Further channels and partners are expected to be named soon.

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CCTS reports surge in Rogers, Bell, and Telus complaints

Customer complaints against telecom and TV service providers surged by 43 per cent between Aug. 1, 2023 and Jan. 31, 2024, according to the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services’ (CCTS) most recent mid-year report. 

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Digital divide still exists in Northern Ontario, study finds

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Northern Ontario is lagging behind the rest of the province when it comes to internet connectivity, a new report finds.

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CRTC responding to industry concerns, commissioner tells BC telecoms

The CRTC is making headway in improving the telecommunications landscape, a conference in western Canada was told. Claire Anderson, commissioner for British Columbia and the Yukon, was a featured speaker at the British Columbia Broadband Association meeting Tuesday.

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Rogers releases Q1 results, announces 10-year deal with Comcast 

Following the release of its first quarter results of 2024, Rogers Communications Inc. announced it has signed a 10-year agreement with Comcast Corp. to bring the American media company’s Xfinity broadband, smart home, and entertainment products to Canada. 

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Irekvist promotes Ericsson’s efforts to reach net-zero emissions

To celebrate Earth Day on Monday, Ericsson AB signed on with the federal government’s national program that aims to get businesses to net-zero emissions by 2050, the Net-Zero Challenge. Two executives explained how Ericsson Canada plans to hit that target 10 years early.

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