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Loblaws releases No Name mobile plans across Canada
| 04/15/2024 3:41 pm EDT
Grocery giant Loblaw Companies Ltd. is entering the mobile data market with the launch of its No Name Mobile product.
Prepaid mobile SIM cards will be available at the company’s No Frills locations across the country. The cards will replace the PC Mobile SIM cards...
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 advance notice of its plans to cut 4,800 positions in February, despite being legally obligated to do so, according to statements...
Broadcasters oppose AMI’s proposed mandatory carriage rate increase
Media | 04/10/2024 6:49 pm EDT
Major broadcasters are opposed to Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) request...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Unifor demands Bell be held accountable for layoffs
Media | 03/19/2024 6:23 pm EDT
Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, called on BCE Inc. to answer for its recent layoff...
CRTC looking to add a new radio station in Calgary, Alta.
Media | 03/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT
The CRTC is issuing a call for applications from interested parties wishing...
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...
Ontario disability advocate seeks better service from Bell
Media | 03/08/2024 5:39 pm EST
BCE Inc. is the subject of a Part 1 application before the CRTC over access...
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,...
Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info
Media | 03/04/2024 3:32 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed a request from RNC Media Inc. to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 facilities to support structures owned or controlled by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) due to...
Don’t fear the advent of artificial intelligence: Prime Time panelists
Media | 02/05/2024 4:40 pm EST
OTTAWA–While artificial intelligence (AI) may seem daunting to people in...
Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears
Media | 02/05/2024 4:39 pm EST
OTTAWA–Foreign streamers will be a prickly problem for mainstream...
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...
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...
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...
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 its first quarter results on Thursday. The company said its guidance issued last November would remain in place.
Revenue dropped by 1.9 per cent to $747 million. While Canadian operations were...
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...
UPDATED: Quebecor alleges Bell breaching agreement on MVNO wholesale access
telecom | 12/21/2023 2:20 pm EST
This story has been updated with comment from BCE Inc.
Quebecor Inc., representing Videotron and Freedom Mobile, has lodged a formal complaint with the CRTC against BCE Inc., alleging...
CRTC announces funds for Nunavut and rejects Bell’s bid to amend Broadband Fund contributions
telecom | 12/20/2023 4:47 pm EST
The CRTC has denied a BCE Inc. application to...
Northwestel Successfully Transitions Services in Atlin, BC, Unveils Plans for Enhanced Connectivity
telecom | 12/19/2023 5:10 pm EST
BCE Inc.’s Northwestel announced to the CRTC...
Bell Aliant customers in New Brunswick experience storm outage
telecom | 12/19/2023 4:44 pm EST
BCE Inc. customers in New Brunswick have been without telephone and internet service following a storm that ravaged the maritime province on Monday.
“Due to yesterday’s high winds, there are approximately 5,000 phone and Internet customers without service in New...
Quebecor asks CRTC to impose new interim disaggregated FTTP rates for Bell equivalent to aggregated rates
telecom | 12/11/2023 3:43 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. submitted an application to the CRTC...
Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision
telecom | 12/07/2023 6:16 pm EST
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Telus...
Big Three respond to deaf and hard of hearing groups calls for better accessibility in network outage reporting
telecom | 12/06/2023 6:29 pm EST
Several proposals from deaf and hard of...
CBC announces 600 jobs cut, decrease in programming
Media | 12/04/2023 6:48 pm EST
Canada's public broadcaster is cutting 10 per cent of its workforce and slashing some programming to deal...
Bell still opposed to Rogers’ application seeking changes to BNS services
telecom | 12/01/2023 4:58 pm EST
BCE Inc. has responded to a commission staff letter regarding Rogers...
Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearings
Media | 12/01/2023 11:21 am EST
Netflix Services Canada ULC says it has invested large amounts of money...
3,800 MHz auction nets $2.2B in preliminary results
telecom | 11/30/2023 6:14 pm EST
Canada’s telecom industry have spent some $2.16 billion on the 3,800 MHz band of spectrum, according to...
Pending class action from prisoners’ families against Bell lands on CRTC desk
telecom | 11/28/2023 1:36 pm EST
On a day in July, 2016, a man received eight long-distance collect calls...
Bell being denied MDU access in Kitchener, company complains to CRTC
telecom | 11/24/2023 1:53 pm EST
BCE Inc. has asked the CRTC for urgent relief in a dispute with a building owner and management company over access to a multi-dwelling unit in Kitchener, Ontario.
In a...
BQ says media is in crisis and needs immediate action
Media | 11/23/2023 8:40 am EST
Canada’s news media are in crisis and the government is taking too long to respond, the House of...
Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST
BCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...
PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings
Media | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST
The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...
Fizz offering $4/month plans in western Canada while in beta testing
telecom | 11/20/2023 3:04 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Fizz went live in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, the...
Bell appeals CRTC last mile fibre access decision, saying it will face irreparable harm
telecom | 11/17/2023 10:18 am EST
BCE Inc. is asking the Federal Court of Appeal for a stay on the CRTC’s interim decision mandating large incumbent telephone companies to provide wholesale access to...
CRTC reopens Rogers application seeking changes to Bell’s BNS services
Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:47 pm EST
The CRTC has reopened a Part 1 application originally submitted by Rogers...
Telecoms oppose remedies in NG911 Part 1 applications
telecom | 11/16/2023 2:37 pm EST
The major telecommunications companies in Canada oppose suggestions that they pay for pre-production...
Bell and FirstLight announce new wavelength data routes between Canada and U.S.
telecom | 11/14/2023 5:07 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Tuesday that in Q1 of 2024 it will be launching new data...
Northwestel service restored after six-hour outage
telecom | 11/13/2023 4:43 pm EST
Service was restored Friday to customers of Northwestel following a six-hour outage. The BCE Inc. company...
PKP says CRTC interim FTTP access rates need to be reflective of Bell’s true costs; Freedom lifts Quebecor to profitable Q3
telecom | 11/09/2023 4:48 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl...
Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss
telecom | 11/09/2023 4:40 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri...
CTS 2023 regulatory panel react to CRTC mandated FTTP wholesale access
telecom | 11/08/2023 1:10 pm EST
UPDATED: CTS regulatory blockbuster react to CRTC FTTP decision...
Bell responds to CRTC decision by cutting fibre investment
telecom | 11/06/2023 8:34 pm EST
BCE Inc. has announced its decision to cut capital expenditures and reduce...
BREAKING: CRTC mandates wholesale access to FTTP networks in Quebec, Ontario
telecom | 11/06/2023 4:45 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The CRTC is mandating large incumbent telephone companies to provide wholesale access to their FTTP networks in Ontario and Quebec.
The decision affects...
Bell fibre build progress threatened by regulatory uncertainty: Bibic
telecom | 11/02/2023 3:58 pm EDT
In a Thursday quarterly earnings conference call, BCE Inc.'s president and...
Bell, SaskTel, expand high-speed internet in prairie provinces
telecom | 11/01/2023 4:59 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. have enhanced...
Bell, Northwestel tell CRTC to leave billing dispute with Iristel in hands of the court
Internet and Governance | 10/30/2023 4:49 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Northwestel have...
Rogers defends bulk MDU deals as competitive practice
telecom | 10/30/2023 4:24 pm EDT
In an answer submitted to the CRTC last Thursday, Rogers Communications Inc. defended its multiple...
Competitors rally behind Beanfield in fight against Rogers’ exclusive MDU agreements
telecom | 10/27/2023 6:46 pm EDT
Interventions coming in from the CRTC show competitor internet service providers (ISPs) and other independents backing up Beanfield Technologies Inc. in its claims against...
Bell and Fox forge alliance to boost original CanCon
Media | 10/27/2023 3:51 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Fox Entertainment Global have unveiled a strategic licensing and distribution partnership,...
Bell, Northwestel, reach agreements with Iristel to suspend disconnection notices
telecom | 10/26/2023 1:26 pm EDT
Iristel Inc. and two BCE Inc. properties have reached separate agreements...
Feds and Quebec invest $10M toward quantum communication test bed
telecom | 10/23/2023 7:15 pm EDT
The governments of Quebec and Canada are contributing more than $10 million in funding toward setting up non-profit organization Numana’s quantum communication test bed, which businesses and...
Bell expands outdoor ad presence with Outfront purchase
telecom | 10/23/2023 2:02 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is increasing its footprint in outdoor advertising by buying the...
Competitors oppose incumbents’ stance in second phase of FTTP access review
telecom | 10/19/2023 5:15 pm EDT
The debate over what the future of the wholesale high-speed-access (HSA)...
CRTC boosts Iristel case in Bell disconnection dispute
telecom | 10/17/2023 5:10 pm EDT
The CRTC has extended an olive branch to Iristel Inc. in its current...
Bell files leave to appeal over CRTC decision to renew its licence without hearing
Media | 10/16/2023 5:45 pm EDT
BCE Inc. filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal for leave to...
Iristel seeks quick resolution to Bell disconnection threat
telecom | 10/12/2023 3:59 pm EDT
Iristel Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC against BCE Inc....
Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTC
telecom | 10/11/2023 5:17 pm EDT
Both BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have reacted to the CRTC’s decision that Bell Mobility's offer on mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) should be adopted by arbitration. The decision was released Tuesday.
Bell said the commission has recognized that Canadians are...
CRTC chooses Bell over Quebecor in MVNO decision
telecom | 10/10/2023 11:15 pm EDT
BCE Inc. came out the winner in a dispute with Quebecor Inc. over mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)...
CRTC investigating CIK Telecom Part 1s on MDU access
telecom | 10/06/2023 2:37 pm EDT
The CRTC is sending out requests for information on a pair of Part 1 applications brought to it by CIK Telecom Inc. The competitive carrier alleges it has been shut out of multi dwelling units (MDUs) in Richmond B.C. The company claims that Strata Corp., through its property management firm Rancho Management Services Ltd., has denied it access to...
Sean Cohan replaces Wade Oosterman as Bell Media president
telecom | 10/03/2023 6:19 pm EDT
Sean Cohan will take over as head of BCE Inc.’s Bell Media on Nov. 1, the...
APTN defends new structure proposal from broadcaster criticism
Media | 10/03/2023 4:29 pm EDT
APTN says its proposal to shift the terms of its licence will be good for...
Infrastructure investments could see cuts due to wholesale rates: Bibic, French
telecom | 09/28/2023 6:54 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. reiterated their concerns around the CRTC’s ongoing review of the wholesale high-speed access framework, warning regulators of the delicate balance...
Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections
telecom | 09/25/2023 8:08 pm EDT
As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund...
Bell suffers more copper thefts in Kingston
telecom | 09/22/2023 3:20 pm EDT
BCE Inc. continues to be plagued by thefts of copper wiring from its telephone structures. The most...
BC government seeks higher standards for NG911 deployment
telecom | 09/21/2023 1:41 pm EDT
The province of British Columbia has filed a Part 1 application with the...
CRTC denies TekSavvy application alleging undue preference from Rogers-Quebecor OTAs
telecom | 09/15/2023 5:20 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application brought forward by TekSavvy Solutions Inc....
“WildBrain can’t have their cake and eat it to,” Bell tells CRTC in undue preference dispute
Media | 09/14/2023 6:10 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that WildBrain...
CRTC orders Videotron to pay Bell 911 service fees despite protest over duplicative costs
telecom | 09/11/2023 4:50 pm EDT
The CRTC denied Quebecor Inc.’s request for...
All carriers to provide TTC services by October 3: ISED
telecom | 09/11/2023 1:07 pm EDT
All passengers on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system...
CRTC approves more funding for infrastructure projects
telecom | 09/08/2023 5:35 pm EDT
The CRTC announced Friday it will be granting additional funds to ATG Arrow...
Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised
telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC decision which chose Quebecor Inc.’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access agreement over...