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Irekvist promotes Ericsson’s efforts to reach net-zero emissions
telecom | 04/23/2024 5:56 pm EDT
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...
CRTC told not to grant FTTP access to big telecoms
telecom | 04/22/2024 6:25 pm EDT
A wealth of intervenors have told the CRTC that the large established telecoms should not be allowed to have access to aggregated wholesale high-speed access over fibre-to-the-premises (AWHSA-FTTP) facilities.
A diverse group of stakeholders filed their remarks this...
Bell appeal case against CRTC fibre access decision underway
telecom | 04/19/2024 10:43 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s appeal against the CRTC’s November decision to require the...
Bell failed to give feds advance notice of layoffs, defends cuts in committee testimony
Media | 04/12/2024 9:07 pm EDT
BCE Inc. did not give the federal government...
Strong internet growth in Q2, Cogeco reports
telecom | 04/12/2024 9:01 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. reported strong internet subscriber growth for the second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year, it...
Videotron wants City of Ottawa to pay for relocation of equipment and lines
telecom | 04/10/2024 5:18 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron has filed a Part 1 application with the...
Fizz launches expansion after successful beta testing outside Quebec
telecom | 04/10/2024 4:56 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s flanker wireless brand Fizz has completed the beta testing of its services in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. On Wednesday, the company...
Wireless networks withstand effects of solar eclipse
telecom | 04/09/2024 6:26 pm EDT
Canada’s four major wireless carriers experienced major upticks in usage during Monday’s solar...
UPDATED: CRTC orders Cogeco to maintain TekSavvy’s access to facilities
telecom | 04/09/2024 1:15 pm EDT
The CRTC has ordered Cogeco Inc. to maintain TekSavvy Solutions Inc.’s...
Big Three push for wireless and SMS service revenues to be excluded from CNAC funding
telecom | 04/05/2024 6:15 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. are...
CRTC sets final conditions of service on three broadcast licence holders
Media | 04/05/2024 6:12 pm EDT
The CRTC issued a series of decisions providing addenda to...
Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts
Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT
In the wake of recent controversy surrounding BCE Inc.’s restructuring...
Housing organization calls Neighbourhood Connect’s claims in MDU access dispute “unreasonable”
telecom | 04/04/2024 6:01 pm EDT
Bethlehem Housing and Support Services denies...
Terago appoints new CFO
telecom | 04/04/2024 5:57 pm EDT
Toronto wireless network manager Terago Inc. has appointed Rajneesh Sapra as its new CFO, effective the beginning of April. He replaces Parveen Mithra who was serving as...
Telesat receives loan from federal government, reports declines for Q4 and fiscal year results
Internet and Governance | 04/02/2024 5:31 pm EDT
The federal government is loaning $2.14 billion to...
Telecoms prepare responses for solar eclipse
telecom | 04/02/2024 5:22 pm EDT
The April 8 solar eclipse is expected to have an impact on wireless networks as people increase their usage of cell phones. The four major carriers in Canada anticipated this and have made preparations.
BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada is taking various steps to ward off...
Sunco launches expansion with purchase of Zayo PBX business
telecom | 03/28/2024 9:17 pm EDT
Alberta IT system integrator Sunco Communication and Installation Ltd. is...
Xplore expands broadband footprint in Prince Edward Island
telecom | 03/27/2024 4:31 pm EDT
Xplore Inc. announced Wednesday that it is rolling out high-speed internet...
Bell asks CRTC to lift regulations on satellite TV distributors
telecom | 03/27/2024 4:17 pm EDT
BCE Inc. asked the CRTC to lighten licensing requirements for ExpressVu,...
ISED auctioning off 225 leftover spectrum licences
telecom | 03/25/2024 5:49 pm EDT
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is auctioning off 225 spectrum...
CRTC approves Rogers wireless project to boost connectivity in northern B.C.
telecom | 03/22/2024 6:42 pm EDT
The CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.’s funding application under its Broadband Fund in a bid to improve cell service along 70 kms of highway in northern B.C. ...
Feds provide funding to expand broadband in Nunavut
telecom | 03/21/2024 6:28 pm EDT
The federal government is spending an additional $2.8 million to advance clean energy and roll out...
Globe and Mail reporter digs into story of Rogers Communications
Media | 03/21/2024 10:06 am EDT
The recent history of Rogers Communications Inc. has had more drama than anything broadcast on its CityTV network. The company poached its CEO Joe Natale from Telus Corp. only to ultimately dismiss...
Falling wireless and internet prices battle inflation, StatsCan says
Internet and Governance | 03/19/2024 5:52 pm EDT
A day after the leaders of Canada’s biggest three telecoms told...
High spectrum costs are the villain in cellular prices, Big 3 tell INDU
telecom | 03/18/2024 3:52 pm EDT
The presidents of the Big Three telecoms told the House of Commons Industry...
CRTC adopts interim basic 911 features for remote regions, pushes NG911 deadlines
telecom | 03/14/2024 5:42 pm EDT
The CRTC is delaying transition of next-generation 911 (NG911) services in...
Bell increases security on network grid to battle copper thefts
telecom | 03/13/2024 4:59 pm EDT
As copper prices increase, BCE Inc. is enhancing its security around its...
CRTC rejects Bell’s challenge against wireless attachment jurisdiction
telecom | 03/12/2024 5:06 pm EDT
The CRTC has dismissed BCE Inc.’s application challenging the...
Champagne second-most lobbied minister, Hill Times finds
telecom | 03/12/2024 3:33 pm EDT
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...
Frédéric Perron replaces Philippe Jetté at Cogeco
telecom | 03/11/2024 12:00 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. announced Monday morning that president and CEO Philippe Jetté is retiring immediately from the companies and will be replaced by Frédéric Perron. Perron was most recently president of Cogeco Connexion, the firms’ broadband subsidiary. In addition to being president and CEO, he will serve as a director of both companies.
Perron has been with the Quebec company since 2020. Before signing on to Cogeco, he worked for...
Beanfield appoints new SVP of commercial services
telecom | 03/07/2024 4:44 pm EST
Beanfield Technologies Inc. has hired Chris Adamkowski as its new SVP of commercial services, the company announced Thursday.
“I am thrilled to be joining Beanfield and contributing to the mission of connecting communities...
Canadian government spends $7.5 million on Manitoba connectivity
telecom | 03/07/2024 2:44 pm EST
Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings continued her tour...
Class action suit granted over Rogers’ 2021 service outage
telecom | 03/06/2024 1:09 pm EST
A trio of Quebecers has been granted leave to launch a class action suit against Rogers Communications Inc. and two subsidiaries over a service disruption in April 2021. The filing was submitted last...
Feds and Alberta spend $112 million on broadband deployment
telecom | 03/06/2024 11:18 am EST
The governments of Canada and Alberta announced Tuesday that they are...
Court authorizes class action lawsuit for phone unlocking fees
telecom | 03/05/2024 6:40 pm EST
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.
Consumers living in Quebec who paid an unlocking fee between Aug. 14, 2014 and Dec. 1,...
The Wire Report is hiring an editor
Internet and Governance | 03/05/2024 10:36 am EST
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.
The Wire Report is part of The Hill Times Canada’s leading...
Canada and British Columbia fund high-speed internet rollout in province
telecom | 03/05/2024 9:47 am EST
Monday the federal government and the government of British Columbia joined...
Feds invest $2.3M to bring high-speed internet and mobile coverage in Northwest Territories
telecom | 03/01/2024 4:10 pm EST
The Government of Canada announced Friday that it...
Neighbourhood Connect escalates dispute with Bethlehem Housing over MDU access
Media | 02/29/2024 4:35 pm EST
Neighbourhood Connect (NHC), operating under 2621159 Ontario Inc. DBA...
INDU committee passes motion to call on Big 3 telecom CEOs to testify
telecom | 02/29/2024 4:26 pm EST
The House of Commons committee on Industry met Wednesday to discuss...
Updated: CRTC issues consult on mandatory call traceback process for TSPs
telecom | 02/28/2024 5:46 pm EST
This story has been updated to reflect changes to deadlines made by the CRTC on Monday.
The CRTC is issuing a consultation on its proposal to make its voluntary call traceback process mandatory for...
UPDATED: Quebecor files complaints to Comp. Bureau against Bell’s alleged abuse of dominance in internet market
telecom | 02/28/2024 4:22 pm EST
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...
Building owner ordered to give Execulink access to western Ontario MDUs
telecom | 02/28/2024 4:16 pm EST
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.
The buildings, located in Tillsonburg, Ont. at...
Bell challenges CRTC’s jurisdictional authority in wireless deployment consultation
telecom | 02/27/2024 5:30 pm EST
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...
Telecommunications sector sees strong revenue growth in 2022: CRTC report
telecom | 02/27/2024 4:51 pm EST
Revenues were robust in the telecommunications sector, a new CRTC study has...
Canada signs joint statement of principles for 6G
telecom | 02/27/2024 4:49 pm EST
Canada has joined nine other nations to promote the development of next generation telecommunications...
INDU wants to force Big 3 CEOs to appear before committee
telecom | 02/26/2024 5:19 pm EST
With the heads of Canada’s big three telecoms threatening to boycott a...
Beyond tractors: Farmers navigating the digital transition, and broadband barriers
telecom | 02/23/2024 2:35 pm EST
By Paul Park at ppark@thewirereport.ca
Technology is changing the family...
Quebecor reports revenue increase in Q4
Media | 02/22/2024 5:52 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. reported a successful fourth-quarter as it closed out the 2023 fiscal year, which it said was largely due to the continued impact from its Freedom Mobile acquisition.
During a conference call with financial analysts on Thursday, the Montreal-based telecom...
CRTC angry at Telus over proposed service cuts in Kamloops
telecom | 02/20/2024 11:32 am EST
The CRTC is upset with Telus Corp. over its proposal to eliminate home...
Telus announced partnership with Amazon, Samsung
telecom | 02/20/2024 10:54 am EST
Telus Corp. announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Samsung...
Aggregated access to FTTP needed for independent ISPs, CRTC told
telecom | 02/20/2024 10:24 am EST
The crisis in competition when it comes to internet connectivity is...
Rogers, Cogeco, Quebecor challenge ILECs at CRTC hearings
telecom | 02/16/2024 3:02 pm EST
Representatives from Cogeco Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. told the...
Reseller market is healthy, incumbents tell CRTC internet hearing
telecom | 02/15/2024 1:39 pm EST
Two large incumbent telecoms told the CRTC that broadband resellers are not...
Providers debate wholesale fibre access in rural areas at CRTC hearing
telecom | 02/14/2024 4:24 pm EST
To bring affordable internet and consumer choice to rural communities, the...
Cogeco defends infrastructure upgrade amid TekSavvy dispute
telecom | 02/13/2024 4:58 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. is adamantly defending its right to upgrade infrastructure for...
Fibre needed for viable third-party access framework, CRTC hears
telecom | 02/13/2024 2:42 pm EST
If Canada is to have a viable wholesale market, high speed access needs to...
Court denies stay in Bell vs CRTC case
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:40 pm EST
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed BCE Inc.’s motion for a stay against the CRTC’s decision to mandate access to fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) facilities over aggregated wholesale high-speed access (HSA) services but will still hear the incumbent's challenge in...
CRTC denies Distributel’s request for revised access rates for disaggregated HSA services
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:25 pm EST
The CRTC has declined an application from BCE...
CRTC expands forbearance on regulation of high-capacity digital data services
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:13 pm EST
The CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating...
Proposed AI law risks “chilling” innovation, out of step with global standards, Big Tech tells MPs
telecom | 02/09/2024 6:37 pm EST
Representatives from major tech companies warned...
Telus reports quarterly growth thanks to record additions, cost efficiency, and restructuring
telecom | 02/09/2024 6:24 pm EST
Telus Corp. reported a 17 per cent increase in...
Trudeau says Bell decision to cut jobs is “garbage”; CNOC not surprised
telecom | 02/09/2024 5:07 pm EST
Reaction has been swift and condemnatory to the announcement Thursday by BCE Inc. that it is laying off 4,800 workers, selling 45 radio stations and slashing news programming...
CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell’s profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures
Media | 02/08/2024 3:57 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...
CRTC denies TerreStar’s bid for stay of contribution decision
telecom | 02/07/2024 3:41 pm EST
The CRTC has denied an application by TerreStar Solutions Inc. for a stay...
Telus forced to explain BC service disconnection to CRTC
telecom | 02/07/2024 3:11 pm EST
Telus Corp. is being called upon by the CRTC to justify its proposal to...
CRTC accepts Quebecor application for arbitration over MVNO with Telus
telecom | 02/07/2024 2:14 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions have been granted a...
Canadian telecom provider challenges CRTC’s decision in face of dominant carriers’ access to last mile fibre
telecom | 02/07/2024 2:01 pm EST
CIK Telecom is arguing to the CRTC that the...
Bell asks cabinet to overturn CRTC decision on fibre network access
telecom | 02/06/2024 5:48 pm EST
BCE Inc., filed a petition to cabinet Friday urging it to reverse a ruling...
CRTC releases consult over its jurisdiction on small cell pole attachments
telecom | 02/05/2024 5:54 pm EST
The CRTC has issued a call for comments on the attachment of wireless...
Galaxy Broadband providing Eutelsat OneWeb satellite service to Shared Services Canada
telecom | 02/05/2024 4:57 pm EST
Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc., a subsidiary...
CRTC implements thousand-block pooling to address telephone number exhaustion
telecom | 02/05/2024 12:32 pm EST
The CRTC is implementing thousand-block pooling (TBP) as a proactive measure to manage the growing demand for telephone numbers.
On Monday the commission directed local...
Rogers announces Q4 results and completion of network slicing trial
telecom | 02/01/2024 3:49 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc., in partnership with Ericsson AB, announced it...
Bell and Rogers accuse Quebecor of abusing procedure in disaggregated FTTP rates application
telecom | 01/31/2024 4:38 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.’s request for the CRTC to set new...
New “use it or lose it” policy helps Indigenous spectrum connectivity
telecom | 01/31/2024 3:42 pm EST
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...
Calgary 911 operator charged with leaking information
telecom | 01/26/2024 4:44 pm EST
A 911 operator in Calgary has had three charges laid against her in a corruption investigation, local...
Eatrides pledges to support minority language 911 services
telecom | 01/26/2024 12:23 pm EST
CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides has promised to look into recent problems with 911 callers unable to access services in their language of choice.
A recent series of news articles outlined how people wanting service in French could not receive it. Industry Minister...
CRTC receives final replies on service to Far North
telecom | 01/25/2024 3:26 pm EST
Stakeholders have sent their final replies on telecom service in the Far North to the CRTC. The incumbent telecoms are at odds with most other applicants when it comes to the remedy for competition in the region.
BCE Inc....
Bell still not allowed to repair and restore services in Kitchener MDU
telecom | 01/24/2024 5:27 pm EST
The access dispute between BCE Inc. and the owner of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Kitchener, Ontario continues as Bell stands by its claims that it is blocking the company from accessing its facilities. Bell’s response in the Part 1 proceeding, filed last Friday, said that although the MDU owner claims to acknowledge...
Bell tells CRTC to dismiss Quebecor complaint due to lack of legal grounds and unjustified demands
telecom | 01/23/2024 5:32 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Part 1 application to the CRTC for...
CRTC to investigate lack of French 911 service
telecom | 01/23/2024 5:30 pm EST
The CRTC has sent letters on Jan. 22 to interested parties to try to get to the bottom of two incidents...
Ericsson and Telus extend 5G network nationally
telecom | 01/22/2024 12:42 pm EST
Ericsson AB and Telus Corp. have linked up to roll out a 5G standalone network, it was announced Monday....
Best Buy, Bell, announce partnership to rebrand The Source
telecom | 01/19/2024 4:53 pm EST
Best Buy Canada Ltd. and BCE Inc. have joined forces to rebrand 165 small-format consumer electronics stores under the banner "Best Buy Express."
The Source (formerly Radio Shack), a wholly-owned...
Massie new residential services SVP at Beanfield
telecom | 01/18/2024 2:14 pm EST
Beanfield Technologies Inc. has named Michael Massie as its new SVP, residential services, the firm announced Thursday. Massie is a veteran telecom executive, having done stints with BCE Inc. Cincinnati Bell Inc. (now known as...
SaskTel brings hyper-fast connectivity to Saskatchewan’s rural heartland
telecom | 01/17/2024 3:53 pm EST
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Wednesday the...
Rogers sisters leave board of directors in private settlement
telecom | 01/17/2024 3:07 pm EST
Melinda Rogers-Hixon and Martha Rogers are retiring from the telecom company’s board of directors, announced Rogers Communications Inc. on Wednesday.
The two sisters are stepping down as part of a private settlement in the family feud that has rocked the company since...
CCTS: Rogers received the most complaints about telecom services last year
telecom | 01/17/2024 11:13 am EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has become Canada’s most complained-about service provider, according to the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services’ (CCTS) annual report released on...
Federal and provincial governments bring more broadband to BC
telecom | 01/16/2024 6:28 pm EST
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced a joint...
CCTS says complaints on Bell prison call rates fall outside its scope; Telus advocates for CRTC jurisdiction in dispute
telecom | 01/16/2024 7:00 am EST
The Commission for Complaints for...
INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes
telecom | 01/15/2024 5:46 pm EST
After almost two hours of deliberation last Thursday, the House industry and technology committee failed...
Bell seeks CRTC clarity amid class action alleging unreasonable prison call rates
telecom | 01/15/2024 4:56 pm EST
BCE Inc. filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC seeking clarity on three key areas of uncertainty identified by the Ontario Court of Appeal, in response to a proposed class...
Kitchener MDU pushes for upgrades to Bell’s legacy facilities in access dispute
telecom | 01/12/2024 1:17 pm EST
The owner of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Kitchener, Ontario denies BCE...
Revenue and profit down for Cogeco Q1 as guidance continues
telecom | 01/11/2024 4:42 pm EST
Revenue and profits declined at Cogeco Inc. as the Quebec firm released...
TekSavvy challenges Cogeco’s network changes
telecom | 01/10/2024 4:57 pm EST
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. lodged a formal Part 1 complaint with the CRTC against Cogeco Inc., to address...
Nuisance calls still plaguing 911 system, fining abusers proposed
telecom | 01/10/2024 4:46 pm EST
Misuse of 911 continues to be a problem for emergency service providers...
Consortium seeks contingency for NG911 rollout in B.C. amid tight timelines
telecom | 01/09/2024 5:46 pm EST
A consortium working toward the successful implementation of...
ISED establishes fee structure for non-competitive local spectrum licences
telecom | 01/08/2024 12:59 pm EST
The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) has...
Champagne says planned telecom price hikes go against policy direction
telecom | 01/05/2024 5:26 pm EST
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry is calling on Canadian...
Terago appoints new CFO
telecom | 01/04/2024 5:05 pm EST
Terago Inc. announced the appointment of Jason Toledano as its new CFO, effective last Tuesday.
The telecommunications industry veteran succeeds Phil Jones, who is...
SpaceX launches satellites for international coverage
telecom | 01/03/2024 4:21 pm EST
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has launched a group of satellites which will facilitate its direct-to-cell services, it was announced Wednesday. The Falcon 9 rocket carried Starlink satellites which will allow several companies around the world to connect to...