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Local providers key to broadband rollout, CanWISP told

telecom | 03/11/2025 2:55 pm EDT

ISED hears further efforts needed in consultation on Indigenous Priority Window for spectrumGATINEAU, Que.—When rolling out internet connectivity to rural and remote areas, it is an advantage to be a local player, says Susan Church. Church is the executive director of the Blue Sky Economic Growth Corp., based in North Bay, Ont. She delivered a presentation...

Alberta, B.C. ministers calls on federal government to halt high-speed access review

telecom | 01/29/2025 4:57 pm EST

Alberta, B.C. ministers calls on federal government to halt high-speed access reviewTwo provincial cabinet ministers are calling on the federal cabinet to halt the review of the CRTC’s interim decision on wholesale high-speed access.  Last November,...

Telus purchases Alberta fibre network O-Net

telecom | 01/07/2025 3:06 pm EST

Telus logo The Wire ReportTelus Corp. has bought O-Net, a community fibre network located in Olds, Alta. All of the current...

Chuck Cynamon named president of Telesat Government Solutions

telecom | 01/06/2025 4:02 pm EST

Chuck Cynamon named president of Telesat Government SolutionsTelesat Government Solutions, a subsidiary of Telesat Inc., announced on...

MPs grill Rogers CEO on price increases during industry committee meeting

telecom | 12/03/2024 1:44 pm EST

MPs grill Rogers CEO on price increases during industry committee meetingRogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri was met with scrutiny during...

INDU committee frustrated with Rogers CEO Staffieri, summons him to appear

telecom | 11/28/2024 4:57 pm EST

Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss Members of the federal standing committee on industry and technology (INDU) are frustrated with Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri for failing to appear at its...

Satellite is ‘here to stay’ as connectivity solution, industry players say

telecom | 11/08/2024 4:57 pm EST

Satellite is ‘here to stay’ as connectivity solution, industry players sayRepresentatives of some of Canada’s players in the satellite sphere say...

Telus revenue, profits up as it realizes gains from job cuts

telecom | 11/08/2024 4:56 pm EST

Telus logo The Wire ReportTelus Corp. announced its third quarter results on Thursday, reporting an...

Quebecor’s revenue, profits drop in Q3 2024

telecom | 11/07/2024 5:21 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. saw a drop in both revenues and profit in its most recent quarter.  Revenues were down...

CRTC keeping thousand-block pooling deadline in place

telecom | 10/10/2024 12:49 pm EDT

CRTC keeping thousand-block pooling deadline in placeThe CRTC is holding firm on its decision to implement thousand-block pooling to manage the growing demand...

Telesat deal good for Canada, Champagne tells INDU committee

Internet and Governance | 10/04/2024 12:59 pm EDT

Telesat deal good for Canada, Champagne tells INDU committeeCanadians are getting a good deal with loans to Telesat Corp. because they...

Rogers names Mark Kennedy as chief technology officer, following retirement of Ron McKenzie

telecom | 10/01/2024 2:39 pm EDT

Mark Kennedy, Rogers' new chief technology officer, and outgoing CTIO Ron McKenzie.Mark Kennedy is Rogers Communications Inc.’s new...

Iristel blossoms from Montreal apartment to national carrier

telecom | 09/26/2024 12:07 pm EDT

Samer BishaySamer Bishay was working for the Canadian Space Agency in Saint-Hubert, Que. in the late 1990s when he stumbled across a magazine article about real-time communications. At the time, a long distance phone call from Bishay’s Montreal apartment to his family in Toronto cost...

Ottawa writer looks at remnants of city’s high-tech industry

telecom | 09/23/2024 4:53 pm EDT

James BagnallIt was not that long ago that technology gurus were predicting that...

Ericsson renews partnership with Concordia

telecom | 09/23/2024 9:54 am EDT

Connectivity is a human right, says IrekvistEricsson AB has extended and broadened its partnership with Montreal’s Concordia University, the two...

CRTC commissioner dissents on giving Bell out-of-footprint service

telecom | 09/20/2024 5:16 pm EDT

CRTC commissioner dissents on giving Bell out-of-footprint serviceThe CRTC has approved BCE Inc.’s application to provide local voice...

SaskTel rolls out 5G service to more than 50 rural and remote areas

telecom | 09/19/2024 4:49 pm EDT

SaskTel logo The Wire ReportSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Thursday that it is...

Champagne rebukes Tories for Musk connectivity query; Telesat hires retired brigadier-general

Internet and Governance | 09/18/2024 4:21 pm EDT

Retired Brigadier-General G. Michael Adamson has been named the senior director of defence strategy and business development with Telesat. (Graphic by Naomi Wildeboer/Hill Times Publishing. Photo courtesy of Telesat.)Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne lambasted a Conservative MP for suggesting that Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. would...

Telus launches smart energy app to serve home market

telecom | 09/18/2024 9:30 am EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOTelus Corp. is launching a new app which helps homeowners track their energy usage, the western telecom...

Online harms and more in focus as Parliament returns

Internet and Governance | 09/16/2024 7:00 am EDT

Parliament HillWith Parliament returning today, there are a handful of bills affecting the online world still before...

Telesat announces funding deals with governments of Canada, Quebec

telecom | 09/13/2024 4:30 pm EDT

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStarTelesat Corp. is another step closer to launching its satellite network as...

Rogers moving forward with appeal of CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates

telecom | 09/10/2024 6:27 pm EDT

Rogers and Quebecor going to court over MVNO ratesThe Federal Court of Appeal has granted an application from Rogers...

SaskTel moving ahead on connectivity and sustainability, says CEO Charlene Gavel

telecom | 09/05/2024 4:51 pm EDT

SaskTel moving ahead on connectivity and sustainability, says CEO Charlene GavelCharlene Gavel could be considered a lifer at Saskatchewan...

Cogeco appoints Mike Henry as chief commercial officer

telecom | 09/03/2024 3:07 pm EDT

A photo of Cogeco chief commerical officer Mike Henry.Cogeco Inc. has appointed Mike Henry as its chief commercial officer, the...

Quebecor to operate as MVNO on Bell lines as of mid-September

Internet and Governance | 08/29/2024 5:25 pm EDT

Quebecor to operate as MVNO on Bell lines as of mid-SeptemberThe CRTC has denied a request from Quebecor Inc. for a mandated settlement on its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with BCE Inc. — but it has told the two parties to reach an agreement themselves within two weeks. The dispute centred around the...

Privacy Commissioner, FCC sign memorandum on telecom consumer privacy protection

Internet and Governance | 08/29/2024 3:16 pm EDT

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne holds press conference in Ottawa on on Jan. 26, 2023The Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the United States Federal...

Rural, remote communities training local workers to help bridge digital divide

Internet and Governance | 08/28/2024 6:12 pm EDT

Since it first helped a community in Hawaii develop its own network following one of its yearly summits several years ago, the Indigenous Connectivity Institute (ICI) has been putting on bootcamps and workshops in Indigenous communities as part of its efforts to bridge the digital divide.A group looking to make it easier to find local workers when building...

Iristel asks CRTC to penalize Northwestel for disconnection in billing dispute

telecom | 08/26/2024 5:01 pm EDT

Freedom cites ‘suspicious patterns’ in Iristel traffic pumping caseIristel Inc. wants the CRTC to penalize BCE Inc.’s Northwestel for...

CRTC grants Ottawa man extended deadline to comment on NG911 rollout

telecom | 08/23/2024 4:08 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsAn Ottawa man who is upset about the slowness of the rollout of next generation 911 (NG911) has been given an opportunity to present his views to the CRTC.  Business...

Telus joins U.S.-led AI safety consortium

telecom | 08/22/2024 5:00 pm EDT

Telus joins U.S.-led AI safety consortiumTelus Corp. announced Thursday it is taking part in an effort, led by the United States, to look into...

Telecom association CEO wants more action, predictability from government

Internet and Governance | 08/21/2024 4:52 pm EDT

Robert GhizThe head of the Canadian Telecommunications Association wants more...

Woman sues Bell, Nordia after alleged privacy breach by call centre employee

telecom | 08/20/2024 4:29 pm EDT

Woman sues Bell, Nordia after alleged privacy breach by call centre employeeA Cape Breton woman is suing BCE Inc. and a call centre company after an...

Cogeco continues push towards wireless service in Canada with two network access deals

telecom | 08/19/2024 1:01 pm EDT

Cogeco continues push towards wireless service in Canada with two network access dealsCogeco Communications Inc. has signed deals with...

Edward Rogers named executive chair of Rogers Communications

telecom | 08/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT

Edward RogersEdward Rogers has been named executive chair of Rogers Communications Inc....

Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders say

Internet and Governance | 08/13/2024 9:43 am EDT

Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders sayWhile some companies praised the CRTC’s long-awaited decision to mandate...

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom

Media | 08/12/2024 6:54 pm EDT

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, FreedomQuebecor Inc. announced Monday that it has installed two new executives in...

Northwestel redirecting Broadband Fund cash to rebuild network after fire damage in N.W.T. 

telecom | 08/12/2024 5:18 pm EDT

Northwestel redirecting Broadband Fund cash to rebuild network after fire damage in N.W.T. Northwestel has been given permission by the CRTC to use money it received from the Broadband Fund to connect communities up north to instead rebuild fibre infrastructure in...

Union gets injunction against Telus over back-to-office rules

Internet and Governance | 08/09/2024 12:13 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOThe United Steelworkers Union (USW) successfully petitioned a B.C. court to...

Media division bolsters Quebecor’s Q2 results

Media | 08/08/2024 4:54 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysStrong results from its media division gave Quebecor Inc. a robust second quarter, the company reported...

Parliamentary petition seeks faster adoption of next generation 911

Internet and Governance | 08/08/2024 11:58 am EDT

‘Unlimited’ plans leading to 50% more data use, Rogers saysAn Ottawa man is spearheading a drive to get next generation 911 (NG911)...

B.C. telemarketing company fined nearly $200K by CRTC 

telecom | 08/06/2024 3:39 pm EDT

Western Quebec to get new area code overlayMarketise Solutions Inc. has been fined $198,000 by the CRTC for making...

Telus reports mixed results overall in second quarter

telecom | 08/02/2024 4:49 pm EDT

Telus reports mixed results overall in second quarterTelus Corp. released its numbers for the second quarter of 2024 on Friday. Operating revenues arising from contracts with customers were $4.9 billion, a 0.7 per cent fall from 2023’s $4.93 billion.  Total operating revenues and other income jumped 0.6 per cent to...

Bell reports dip in revenue for Q2 2024

telecom | 08/01/2024 11:41 am EDT

Bell reports dip in revenue for Q2 2024BCE Inc. reported a slight drop in revenue for its second quarter of 2024.  Operating revenues for...

Union seeks injunction over Telus back-to-office order

telecom | 07/31/2024 5:03 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOEditor's note: To read the Aug. 9, 2024 update on this news story, click...

Nine companies finish ISED’s residual spectrum auction with total of 56 licences

Internet and Governance | 07/26/2024 1:17 pm EDT

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.A residual spectrum auction run by the department of Innovation, Science...

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Media | 07/24/2024 4:33 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. reported a successful second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. Although the...

Court rejects TekSavvy appeal of CRTC decision to revert wholesale rates

Internet and Governance | 07/24/2024 12:51 pm EDT

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTCTekSavvy Solutions Inc.’s appeal of the CRTC’s reversal of a 2019...

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outage

Internet and Governance | 07/19/2024 12:04 pm EDT

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outageCanadian broadcasters and telecoms reported experiencing mixed effects from...

Greenwin responds to Netflash Part 1 over Kitchener building access

Internet and Governance | 07/18/2024 1:41 pm EDT

Greenwin responds to Netflash Part 1 over Kitchener building accessGreenwin Corp., the owner of two buildings in Kitchener that are centred in...

Freedom Mobile no longer pursuing full MVNO status

telecom | 07/16/2024 6:02 pm EDT

Freedom Mobile no longer pursuing full MVNO statusQuebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile division is no longer seeking full mobile virtual network operator...

Bell Canada to offer service in eastern Ontario ILEC’s footprint

telecom | 07/12/2024 3:49 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)A small independent incumbent in eastern Ontario will be providing access to BCE Inc. after winning approval from the CRTC on Friday. Westport Telephone Company Ltd, which...

Cogeco reports drop in profits in Q3, while revenue rises slightly

telecom | 07/12/2024 3:46 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. reported a steep dip in profits for the third quarter of its...

Union considering grievance after Telus shutters Ontario call centre

telecom | 07/11/2024 3:32 pm EDT

Union considering grievance after Telus shutters Ontario call centreTelus Corp. is reversing its policy of having call centre employees work...

Bell buys two tech services firms

telecom | 07/09/2024 6:11 pm EDT

Bell buys two tech services firmsBCE Inc. announced Tuesday that it has bought a pair of technical services companies and added them to its FX Innovation division at Bell Canada. Statejm is located in Mississauga, Ont. and leverages artificial intelligence...

European wireless outage had little effect on Canadian travellers, telcos say

telecom | 07/03/2024 5:09 pm EDT

CRTC seeks info on international roaming ratesA wireless outage across Europe seems to have had minimal impact on Canadian tourists, according to wireless providers in this country. The outage lasted for 24 hours last...

ISED starts consultations on right to repair

telecom | 07/02/2024 3:00 pm EDT

ISED starts consultations on right to repairThe federal department of innovation, science and economic development (ISED) has kicked off its...

Rizwan Jamal leaves Xplore to become CEO of Beanfield

telecom | 07/02/2024 1:44 pm EDT

Rizwan Jamal leaves Xplore to become CEO of BeanfieldRizwan Jamal is the new CEO of Beanfield Technologies Inc. effective immediately, the company announced...

Canada and Ontario repeat broadband announcements despite persistent delays

Internet and Governance | 06/28/2024 5:56 pm EDT

The northern lights.The governments of Canada and Ontario announced on Monday a broadband...

CRTC tells Iristel to pay overdue fees to Bell, Northwestel or risk losing service

telecom | 06/28/2024 5:48 pm EDT

CRTC tells Iristel to pay overdue fees to Bell, Northwestel or risk losing serviceIristel Inc. has been told to pay overdue fees to BCE Inc. properties in...

Netflash seeks entry to two Kitchener buildings

telecom | 06/26/2024 3:58 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsContinuum Online Services Ltd., which operates under the Netflash name, has filed a Part 1 application...

Satellite networks vital next step for Canada to reach connectivity goals: Terrestar

telecom | 06/24/2024 6:02 pm EDT

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStarRecent advancements in the satellite communications ecosystem have made...

Bell supports Telus in home phone connectivity dispute, PIAC opposes

telecom | 06/21/2024 2:02 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOInterventions have been filed with the CRTC over Telus Corp.’s desire to...

Internet service quality bill becomes law

Internet and Governance | 06/20/2024 12:47 pm EDT

Tory MP says CRTC directives don’t go far enough when it comes to transparent service quality metricsA private member’s bill on internet service quality has passed through Parliament and received royal...

CTS panelists criticize asymmetrical fibre access regime, urge national approach

telecom | 06/20/2024 11:40 am EDT

CTS discusses road map to growth in telecom market despite challengesIndustry experts on the Canadian Telecom Summit’s “regulatory blockbuster” panel agreed that Canada's wholesale fibre access regime should be applied on a national...

Connectivity is a human right, says Irekvist

Internet and Governance | 06/18/2024 6:10 pm EDT

Connectivity is a human right, says IrekvistTORONTO – Connectivity is not only a tool for good, it is a human right, the president of Ericsson...

CTS discusses road map to growth in telecom market despite challenges

telecom | 06/18/2024 5:52 pm EDT

CTS discusses road map to growth in telecom market despite challengesTORONTO – It is a tough picture for companies looking to grow in the...

Canadians happy with wireless plans after switching: CTA survey

telecom | 06/18/2024 3:16 pm EDT

Canadians happy with wireless plans after switching: CTA surveyTORONTO — Nearly half of Canadian consumers have switched or plan to...

New business model needed to keep 5G customers engaged, CTS told

telecom | 06/17/2024 10:40 pm EDT

New business model needed to keep 5G customers engaged, CTS toldTORONTO – Simply reducing prices is not enough to attract customers...

Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTS

telecom | 06/17/2024 9:58 pm EDT

Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTSTORONTO – The head of Quebecor Inc. came out swinging against the Big Three at the Canadian Telecom Summit Monday as Pierre Karl Péladeau vowed to make his Freedom Mobile...

ISED launches consultation on expanding mobile coverage with satellites

telecom | 06/17/2024 7:58 pm EDT

ISED launches consultation on expanding mobile coverage with satellitesTORONTO – The Government is developing a new framework to enable telecom...

Telecom contributes $80 billion to economy, says CTA study 

telecom | 06/17/2024 12:11 pm EDT

OPINION: Declining prices and record levels of investment show competition is increasing in Canada’s telecom marketTORONTO – A new survey done for the Canadian Telecommunications...

TekSavvy and Rogers reach agreement in copper decommissioning dispute

telecom | 06/14/2024 4:20 pm EDT

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTCTekSavvy Solutions Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. have settled their...

House of Commons considering VoIP telephony for MP riding offices

telecom | 06/13/2024 1:20 pm EDT

Western Quebec to get new area code overlayThe House of Commons is experimenting with a new Voice over Internet...

Doing good means doing well financially, Entwistle tells Canadian Club

telecom | 06/12/2024 7:10 pm EDT

‘Unlimited’ plans, financing options reducing need for regulation: Entwistle The longest-serving CEO of a Canadian telecom told the Canadian Club in...

Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau over Loblaw deal with Bell, Rogers

telecom | 06/12/2024 5:43 pm EDT

Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau over Loblaw deal with Bell, RogersQuebecor Inc. has lodged a complaint with the Competition Bureau over...

Indigenous communities to buy Northwestel for up to $1B

telecom | 06/12/2024 12:24 pm EDT

Spectrum Unceded: How Indigenous people are Fighting for Digital Sovereignty in a Wireless WorldA group of Indigenous communities from the Yukon, Northwest Territories,...

Bell postpones appeal against CRTC fibre access decision 

telecom | 06/11/2024 4:18 pm EDT

Bell postpones appeal against CRTC fibre access decision BCE Inc. is postponing its challenge against the CRTC’s temporary...

Telus invests $44 million in Montreal, Nanaimo network upgrades

telecom | 06/10/2024 4:09 pm EDT

Telus invests $44 million in Montreal, Nanaimo network upgradesTelus Corp. said on Monday that it will spend nearly $33 million this year upgrading its networks in Montreal. The company also declared plans to invest $11 million in Nanaimo, B.C. Telus plans to enhance its 5G infrastructure and connect homes and businesses to thousands...

Videotron and Ericsson extend collaboration for five years

telecom | 06/10/2024 2:41 pm EDT

Videotron and Ericsson extend collaboration for five yearsEricsson AB and Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron have renewed their...

Wireless data essential tool for study of urban recovery from pandemic

telecom | 06/07/2024 9:28 pm EDT

Wireless data essential tool for study of urban recovery from pandemicSocial scientists are depending on wireless data to drive their research. A...

Ashton says Bell provides poor service to Manitoba communities

telecom | 06/05/2024 6:21 pm EDT

Ashton says Bell provides poor service to Manitoba communitiesA New Democratic Party MP attacked BCE Inc. for not knowing its customers...

Big telecoms oppose change to contribution regime threshold, CNOC supports

Internet and Governance | 06/03/2024 4:59 pm EDT

Big telecoms oppose change to contribution regime threshold, CNOC supportsThe Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA) is seeking...

CRTC asks Rogers to maintain service for TekSavvy in decommissioning dispute

telecom | 06/03/2024 12:29 pm EDT

Price most critical factor when choosing telecom services: reportThe CRTC has requested Rogers Communications Inc. maintain service for TekSavvy Solutions Inc. in two Toronto buildings until it can make a decision on the incumbent’s plans to replace its network...

FRPC seeking CRTC review of public alerting system

Internet and Governance | 05/31/2024 2:06 pm EDT

FRPC seeking CRTC review of public alerting systemThe Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) is asking the CRTC to review the broadcasting...

TekSavvy urges CRTC to block Rogers service cutoff

telecom | 05/30/2024 6:43 pm EDT

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTCTekSavvy Solutions Inc. is urgently asking the CRTC to block Rogers Communications Inc. from...

CRTC defends regulatory policies in Senate, asserts lower prices for consumers

Internet and Governance | 05/28/2024 7:09 pm EDT

Net neutrality prevents CRTC from ordering ISPs verify age online: CRTC to SenateThe CRTC defended its telecommunications mandate before a skeptical Senate...

Telus investing $24B in Ontario network upgrades

telecom | 05/21/2024 6:03 pm EDT

Telus investing $24B in Ontario network upgradesTelus Corp.’s spending spree continued on Tuesday as the company announced that it will be investing...

CCTS reports increasing compliance among service providers 

telecom | 05/16/2024 5:10 pm EDT

CCTS reports increasing compliance among service providers Compliance among telecom and TV service providers with the Commission for...

CRTC reports continued increase in spam complaints

Internet and Governance | 05/15/2024 6:32 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsComplaints filed with the CRTC’s Spam Reporting Centre (SRC) are on the rise, according to the...

Bill C-70 a good start but more is needed to combat infrastructure vandalism: CTA

telecom | 05/13/2024 7:06 pm EDT

OPINION: Declining prices and record levels of investment show competition is increasing in Canada’s telecom marketA new bill – aimed at countering foreign interference – illustrates the...

Google makes Android emergency location service available to all Canadian users

telecom | 05/13/2024 12:05 pm EDT

Google makes Android emergency location service available to all Canadian usersAlphabet Inc.’s Google has unveiled the widespread availability of...

Telus announces $33B spend across B.C., Alberta for network upgrades

telecom | 05/13/2024 11:37 am EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOTelus Corp. announced Monday that it is investing more than $16 billion and $17 billion to “significantly expand and improve” its network infrastructure and operations...