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Globalive calls for CRTC investigation into Rogers-Quebecor Freedom roaming rates deal
telecom | 03/31/2023 5:00 pm EDT
On the same day the Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne approved the transfer of Freedom Mobile's spectrum assets from Shaw Communications Inc. to Quebecor Inc.,...
Quebec court will hear Quebecor’s case for damages in pole access fight with Bell
telecom | 03/31/2023 4:54 pm EDT
The Quebec Superior Court has rejected a request from BCE Inc. to throw out a complaint from Quebecor Inc. in a long-running dispute between the two companies on pole...
UPDATED: Champagne blesses Rogers-Shaw wedding; critics bemoan ‘dark day’
telecom | 03/31/2023 9:11 am EDT
OTTAWA–Innovation, Science and Industry Minister...
Small player groups like direction of CRTC under Eatrides
Internet and Governance | 03/30/2023 4:27 pm EDT
The new regime at the CRTC met with general approval Wednesday from...
INDU committee unanimously supports Mazier’s bill requiring carriers to provide accurate service quality metrics
Internet and Governance | 03/29/2023 6:00 pm EDT
Canadian carriers that offer fixed broadband...
CBC funding absent in budget 2023; gov. cracking down on telecom fees
Internet and Governance | 03/28/2023 6:44 pm EDT
Public broadcasting advocacy group Friends is “frustrated” that the...
CRTC rejects incumbent delay requests for FTTP and HSA proceedings
telecom | 03/28/2023 5:10 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied a request from a number of incumbents, chief among them BCE Inc., to delay the first deadlines in the regulator's new wholesale broadband and...
Execulink solves access problem with Williams & McDaniel
Internet and Governance | 03/28/2023 3:40 pm EDT
Execulink Telecom Inc. has withdrawn a Part 1 application before the CRTC...
Auditor General finds internet connectivity lags in rural and Indigenous areas
Internet and Governance | 03/27/2023 5:20 pm EDT
Auditor General Karen Hogan released a quartet of reports on the...
Bell seeks to align 911 fees in CLEC territory with incumbent charges
telecom | 03/24/2023 2:45 pm EDT
BCE Inc. division Bell Canada is filing a Part 1 application with the CRTC seeking to align 911 fees in territories serviced by Bell affiliates that are not the dominant carrier. The three carriers...
CRTC opening up Indigenous Broadband Funding steam in policy review
telecom | 03/23/2023 6:57 pm EDT
The CRTC is looking for feedback on how it can improve its Broadband Fund,...
CRTC to review roaming charges after Champagne request
telecom | 03/23/2023 5:58 pm EDT
The CRTC said Thursday it was going to look into recently-announced hikes...
CRTC to look at limiting number pools to 1000
telecom | 03/23/2023 5:52 pm EDT
The CRTC is worried about telephone number depletion and is suggesting that number pools be reduced to...
CRTC finds Rogers in the wrong in OneSoccer carriage dispute
telecom | 03/23/2023 5:27 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has given an undue preference to itself by...
Network resiliency working group wants to expand CRTC authority over municipal infrastructure, provincially-regulated utilities
telecom | 03/22/2023 5:07 pm EDT
A working group composed of Canadian telecommunication service providers (CTSPs) and experts from the department of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)...
TBayTel granted delay in rollout of 10-digit dialing
telecom | 03/22/2023 3:41 pm EDT
The CRTC Wednesday approved a proposal by TBayTel Inc. that it be permitted to delay the implementation of 10-digit dialing in its area. The regional telecom had made the application late last year.
Telecoms across the country must migrate to 10-digit dialing to...
All sides endorse Mazier’s internet bill in committee
telecom | 03/21/2023 3:59 pm EDT
Conservative MP Dan Mazier’s private member’s bill on internet service...
Supreme Court grants Iristel leave to appeal
telecom | 03/20/2023 6:31 pm EDT
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Iristel Inc.’s appeal over millions of dollars in denied tax credits the company wants restored.
Last Thursday the SCC accepted Iristel’s application for leave to appeal over...
Feds spend $37 million for broadband rollout in Saskatchewan
telecom | 03/17/2023 4:46 pm EDT
The government of Canada announced Friday that it is spending $37 million to roll out broadband service in Saskatchewan. Over 5,000 homes will see their internet service improve in areas like Prince...
Canadian and Ontario governments invest $15 million in broadband rollout
telecom | 03/16/2023 2:09 pm EDT
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced two projects that will...
Broadband, mobile prices drop slightly; still high internationally in 2022: Wall report
telecom | 03/14/2023 4:38 pm EDT
The 2022 edition of the department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development's annual report on pricing in the telecommunications sector shows that in the last year...
ISED releases consult on WCS band licence renewal
telecom | 03/14/2023 4:26 pm EDT
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is seeking comments on the...
SSi Micro given extension on filing for broadband funding
telecom | 03/13/2023 3:41 pm EDT
Monday the CRTC granted SSi Micro Ltd. an extension of the deadline for...
CRTC changes costs awards for Rogers
telecom | 03/13/2023 1:03 pm EDT
Monday the CRTC approved a review and vary application from Rogers Communications Inc. over a series of...
Senate ‘one-size-fits-all’ spectrum deployment bill is counter-intuitive: CWTA, CanWisp, ISED
telecom | 03/09/2023 2:45 pm EST
Telecom experts say that a Senate bill that would...
UPDATED: CRTC cuts wholesale broadband rates by 10 per cent, launches new rates proceeding, and will expedite review of FTTH access; competitors pleased
Internet and Governance | 03/08/2023 4:24 pm EST
The CRTC Wednesday made good on newly-minted chair...
Jeanette Irekvist named president of Ericsson Canada
telecom | 03/07/2023 12:25 pm EST
Ericsson Canada announced Tuesday that Jeanette Irekvist has been appointed president of the telecom manufacturer. The appointment is effective immediately.
She will remain as VP and head of customer unit Canada. She succeeds...
Télébec restructuring its residential customer service charges
telecom | 03/06/2023 2:54 pm EST
BCE Inc. subsidiary Télébec is asking the CRTC for permission to...
Execulink files second Part 1 to get MDU access in Tillsonburg
telecom | 03/03/2023 3:46 pm EST
For the second time this week, Execulink Telecom Inc. has filed an...
Roaming rate charge increase ‘unacceptable’: Champagne
telecom | 03/02/2023 3:09 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office has denounced plans by BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility and Telus Corp. to hike roaming charges...
B.C. wants CRTC to reverse directives on relocation costs
telecom | 03/01/2023 5:54 pm EST
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI)...
CRTC wants Optitel to join CCTS process
telecom | 03/01/2023 5:46 pm EST
The CRTC Wednesday issued a notice of consultation about a telecom service provider (TSP) it says has not...
CRTC seeks answers on whether or not to include IoT in MVNO framework
telecom | 03/01/2023 1:53 pm EST
The CRTC is asking Canadians and interested parties to weigh in on whether...
10 digit dialing coming to Yellowknife, northern Ontario, and Newfoundland next month
telecom | 03/01/2023 1:44 pm EST
Ten-digit dialing is coming to a number of...
Execulink seeks access to MDUs in western Ontario
telecom | 02/28/2023 4:52 pm EST
Yet another competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) is filing a Part 1 application with the CRTC to gain access to multi-dwelling units (MDUs). This time the CLEC is Execulink Telecom Inc., a company operating in Ontario.
The firm alleges that JLC Homes Ltd. of...
CIK continues to file Part 1s seeking access to Richmond, B.C. buildings
telecom | 02/27/2023 11:19 am EST
Competitive local exchange carrier CIK Telecom Inc. has once again filed a...
Xplore CEO stepping down; search for replacement launched
telecom | 02/24/2023 5:04 pm EST
Xplore Inc. has announced that the company's CEO Allison Lenehan will be...
Bell presses pause on NG911 onboarding
telecom | 02/24/2023 5:04 pm EST
BCE Inc. is implementing a temporary embargo for next-generation 911 (NG911) onboarding and go-live...
CIK files another Part 1 application on timely access to MDUs
telecom | 02/24/2023 3:15 pm EST
Competitive local exchange carrier CIK Telecom Inc. has once again appealed...
Northwestel granted ‘disaster waiver’ for Northern services
telecom | 02/23/2023 5:11 pm EST
The CRTC has granted BCE Inc.'s Northwestel a "disaster waiver" that would allow the company to suspend services, waive charges, provide services at a reduced rate or free of charge, or "provide other...
Bell and Telus being “difficult” in MVNO negotiation: PKP
Media | 02/23/2023 4:58 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.’s efforts to reach all wholesale and MVNO access agreements...
CRTC wants telecoms to address Canadians with disabilities wireless services
telecom | 02/23/2023 3:29 pm EST
Thursday the CRTC issued a decision directing wireless service providers...
Shaw defends off-tariff agreements, Telus calls for review in TekSavvy complaint
telecom | 02/23/2023 12:11 pm EST
Shaw Communications Inc. has argued that the type of off-tariff-agreement...
U.S. FCC considering following Canadian lead on automobile spectrum
telecom | 02/22/2023 5:41 pm EST
Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to free up spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band for connected automobiles. This will reduce accidents, the pair...
CRTC issues consultation on network resiliency in response to increased service outages
telecom | 02/22/2023 4:59 pm EST
The CRTC is inviting telecom stakeholders and Canadians to participate in a consultation for the development of a...
Cogeco announces acquisition of Oxio
telecom | 02/21/2023 5:05 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. announced it is acquiring independent internet service provider (ISP) Oxio.
In a Tuesday...
CRTC denies Videotron application for arbitration with Bell
telecom | 02/21/2023 2:16 pm EST
The CRTC has denied an application by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron unit...
Wholesale access in the North is essential for service improvement, Indigenous economic development: stakeholders tell CRTC
telecom | 02/17/2023 5:26 pm EST
There is a consensus forming that the CRTC should...
Deadline for Shaw-Videotron deal extended, yet again
telecom | 02/17/2023 1:27 pm EST
For the fourth time, the deadline for the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. and the corresponding sale of Freedom Mobile by Shaw to Quebecor Inc. has been extended. Most recently set for Feb. 17, the new deadline is Mar. 31.
The...
CRTC appoints competition expert as executive director of telecommunications
Internet and Governance | 02/15/2023 6:07 pm EST
CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides announced in a Wednesday press release that the...
CRTC sets timeline for pole access and directs ILECs to pay some costs
telecom | 02/15/2023 6:02 pm EST
The CRTC set expedited timelines for large telephone companies to provide...
Push for Indigenous spectrum sovereignty continues through ISED consultation responses
telecom | 02/14/2023 4:21 pm EST
Indigenous leadership is once again pushing the...
Champagne plays coy on Rogers-Shaw announcement, vows lower prices
Media | 02/14/2023 12:29 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says...
UPDATED: Government finalizes new directions for CRTC
Media | 02/13/2023 4:00 pm EST
Monday the federal government outlined new policy directions for the CRTC, with an emphasis on...
Telus, Cogeco back Bell on pausing contributions; PIAC comes up with idea for unawarded money
telecom | 02/10/2023 4:33 pm EST
Telus Corp. and Cogeco Inc. are rowing in behind...
CRTC modifies Telus tariffs on digital network access
telecom | 02/10/2023 3:51 pm EST
In a Friday decision, the CRTC approved with modifications three tariff notifications submitted by Telus...
Telus reports lower profits; record quarter for telecom additions
telecom | 02/09/2023 5:24 pm EST
Telus Corp. reported a 60 per cent drop in net income for its last quarter...
Canadian telecoms waive fees to Turkey and Syria following earthquake
telecom | 02/09/2023 3:16 pm EST
Telecommunications companies across Canada are waiving fees for texts and long distance calls in the wake of the earthquake which struck Syria and Turkey. The waiver will last...
Democracy Watch calls for Telecom Consumer Organization
telecom | 02/08/2023 5:04 pm EST
Public interest lobby group Democracy Watch is urging the establishment of...
While more involved, Rodriguez’s CRTC letter doesn’t go far enough: consumer advocates
Internet and Governance | 02/08/2023 4:02 pm EST
While the letter from Heritage Minister Pablo...
OpenMedia backs TekSavvy’s complaint over off-tariff agreements
telecom | 02/07/2023 3:50 pm EST
Lobby group OpenMedia is in the corner of TekSavvy Solutions Inc. over...
CRTC rejects CNOC in-building wire review and vary
telecom | 02/03/2023 5:16 pm EST
The CRTC Friday rejected a review and vary appeal from the Competitive Network Operators of Canada, which...
Rogers will be able to compete in a four-player market: Staffieri to investors
Media | 02/02/2023 4:43 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. will not need more financing from the capital markets in order to close its deal to acquire Shaw Communications Inc., according to Rogers' chief...
Wireless, internet and media lead to strong Bell fourth quarter
telecom | 02/02/2023 4:09 pm EST
BCE Inc. released its fourth quarter results Thursday, reporting 330,743...
CIK Telecom resolves access dispute with BC landlord
telecom | 02/01/2023 3:05 pm EST
CIK Telecom Inc. has settled a dispute with a landlord in Richmond, BC over access to a group of...
CNOC calls for fibre resale relief in TekSavvy complaint against Rogers-Quebecor divestiture arrangement
telecom | 02/01/2023 9:42 am EST
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada has...
Maritime provinces experience brief 911 outage
telecom | 01/31/2023 4:28 pm EST
The provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island were briefly without 911 service...
Bram Abramson appointed Ontario Commissioner at CRTC
Media | 01/30/2023 4:23 pm EST
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez Monday announced the appointment of...
Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor extend their deadline once again
telecom | 01/30/2023 4:02 pm EST
The three companies at the center of one of the biggest mergers in Canadian...
SaskTel rolls out 5G into rural communities
telecom | 01/30/2023 4:00 pm EST
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Monday that it is expanding its 5G footprint into...
ISED releases results of residual spectrum band auction
telecom | 01/27/2023 4:19 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has...
CRTC demands info on MVNO negotiation process
telecom | 01/27/2023 1:33 pm EST
The CRTC is asking a number of incumbent telecom companies to report back to the regulator with an update about the ongoing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) negotiations.
In a letter sent to the incumbents on Wednesday, the CRTC wants to know: what regional carriers have made requests to begin...
On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice
Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST
All eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...
Market reaction positive to appeal outcome over Rogers-Shaw merger
Media | 01/25/2023 6:23 pm EST
Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell said Tuesday his agency will not take the fight against the takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc. to the Supreme Court. The...
ISED to begin consultations on drone use in spectrum bands
telecom | 01/25/2023 2:24 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) will...
Updated: Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Competition Bureau case
Media | 01/24/2023 3:08 pm EST
Tuesday afternoon the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed with costs the...
TekSavvy application: a test for new-look CRTC and competition landscape?
telecom | 01/24/2023 12:18 pm EST
Is last week's Part 1 application from TekSavvy Solutions Inc. a last minute, Hail Mary pass attempt at blocking the all-but assured blockbuster merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc.? Or is it a significant intervention that heralds a shift in Canadian telecom regulatory policy?
This is the million – or $26.2 billion – dollar question...
SaskTel backs off plan to charge for email addresses after customer complaints
telecom | 01/23/2023 5:37 pm EST
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has rapidly changed its mind...
Globalive seeks to become national carrier by buying Manitoba spectrum
telecom | 01/23/2023 2:59 pm EST
Frustrated in its attempt to buy Freedom Mobile back from Shaw...
Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wireless
telecom | 01/20/2023 5:34 pm EST
The CRTC is starting a fresh chapter with new...
Telecoms file briefs on service fees for radio equipment
telecom | 01/20/2023 4:26 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding...
Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTC
telecom | 01/19/2023 3:00 pm EST
One of Canada’s largest wholesale-based internet...
Sogetel given green light to offer services in Quebec towns
telecom | 01/18/2023 7:34 pm EST
Tuesday, the CRTC gave Sogetel Inc. the okay to begin offering its services...
Telecoms file arguments in Competition Bureau appeal of Rogers-Shaw merger
telecom | 01/18/2023 7:31 pm EST
All eyes in the telecom world will be focused on the Federal Court of...
Ten-digit dialing comes to New Brunswick
telecom | 01/18/2023 1:42 pm EST
Starting Friday, callers across New Brunswick will have to begin using 10-digit dialing, and will have to...
Rogers Communications Announces the Passing of Alan Horn
Media | 01/17/2023 5:10 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. announced late-Monday night the passing of company executive and board of directors member Alan Horn.
“Alan was one of the most devoted and astute leaders I have ever worked with,” Rogers chairman Edward Rogers stated in a press release....
CRTC lifts telecom ban on Lixo Toronto property
telecom | 01/13/2023 3:08 pm EST
The CRTC has lifted a prohibition on service to a Toronto multi-dwelling unit (MDU) owned by Lixo...
Cogeco sees “less risk” on MVNOs, but still deciding when to launch.
telecom | 01/13/2023 2:01 pm EST
While Cogeco Inc. says it currently sees "less risk and greater clarity"...
TekSavvy calls on government to disallow Rogers-Shaw merger
telecom | 01/10/2023 3:23 pm EST
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is calling on the Minister of Innovation François-Philippe Champagne to block the proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc.
In a Tuesday...
CRTC finds former Quebec-based wireless ISP in violation for failure to participate in CCTS
telecom | 01/10/2023 2:48 pm EST
A wireless internet service provider serving Outaouais, Que., was found to have contravened the Telecommunications Act...
CRTC has collected more money than it can distribute for Broadband Fund: Bell
telecom | 01/09/2023 5:03 pm EST
BCE Inc. filed an application with the commission to review and vary its decision to make $150 million available for its Broadband Fund in 2022, and in 2023 on an interim...
CRTC grants Cogeco five new speed tiers
telecom | 01/09/2023 4:34 pm EST
In a Monday decision, the CRTC approved five new disaggregated Ethernet passive optical network...
Bell and Snapchat launch Raptors immersive experience
Media | 01/06/2023 2:59 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Friday that the company was partnering with Snap Inc....
BC 911 agency produces list of non-essential calls
telecom | 01/05/2023 4:31 pm EST
E-Comm, the agency which administers British Columbia’s 911 service has issued its top 10 unnecessary calls for 2022. It handled over two million calls last year, an increase of 1.8 per cent from the year before.
“Nuisance...
Konrad von Finckenstein named to Order of Canada
Media | 01/04/2023 4:54 pm EST
Former CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada. The honour...
CRTC approves interim rates for Rogers 1.5 Gbps aggregated TPIA service speed
telecom | 01/04/2023 4:54 pm EST
The CRTC approved, on an interim basis, a monthly rate of $49.06 for Rogers...
CRTC chair Ian Scott: the exit interview
Media | 01/04/2023 4:52 pm EST
Ian Scott's tenure as chair of the CRTC comes to a close Thursday. The Wire Report sat down with Scott to...
Quebec hotel company keeps exempt BDU status, despite protests of Quebecor and Bell
Media | 01/04/2023 4:47 pm EST
The CRTC has denied Quebecor Inc.’s request to sanction Coopérative de...
UPDATED: Rogers comes out victorious in competition challenge over Shaw buyout
Media | 12/30/2022 12:34 am EST
Canada’s Competition Tribunal is dismissing the Commissioner of...
Quebec court orders Videotron reconnections
telecom | 12/22/2022 3:42 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has ordered Quebecor Inc.'s Videotron to connect a number of different multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in which had been at the center of a dispute between the telecom service provider and another company, Wifiplex Inc.
Wifiplex installs...