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Q&A: Liberal MP introduces new bill to update spectrum framework, improve cell service in rural areas

| 03/13/2026 2:05 pm EDT

B.C. wireless startup alleges Telus blocking launch of MVNO serviceIt has become common for Liberal MP Marianne Dandurand (Competon-Stanstead, Que.) to be travelling through her rural eastern Quebec riding — speaking to friends, family, or...

Bell scraps broadcasting complaint against Telus, marks second recently-dropped dispute between telcos

| 03/11/2026 1:37 pm EDT

Staff reductions hit Telus and Bell MediaBell has scrapped its undue disadvantage claim against Telus, making it the second dropped dispute between the two telcos in recent weeks.  In a staff letter addressed to...

Telus, Bell drop wholesale fibre access dispute

| 02/27/2026 2:59 pm EST

Staff reductions hit Telus and Bell MediaBCE Inc. and Telus Corp. have dropped their dispute over wholesale fibre access on each others’...

CRTC raises revenue threshold for telecom contribution fund, despite Big Three opposition

| 02/19/2026 4:47 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportScore one for the little guys. The CRTC has...

Bell freezes retail internet rollout in Alberta, B.C., blames Telus for ‘blocked’ launch

| 02/13/2026 6:16 pm EST

Bell freezes retail internet rollout in Alberta, B.C., blames Telus for ‘blocked’ launchBCE Inc. has suspended its expansion of retail internet services into Western Canada, alleging that Telus Corp. is deliberately obstructing the company’s use of the...

Unions flesh out details of Canadian Telecom Workers Alliance

| 02/11/2026 3:22 pm EST

Unions flesh out details of Canadian Telecom Workers AllianceOTTAWA–Three union leaders framed the founding of the Canadian...

Canada’s largest unions form alliance to protect telecom jobs

| 02/10/2026 4:57 pm EST

Canada’s largest unions form alliance to protect telecom jobsThree of Canada’s largest unions are joining forces to create a new...

Government rakes in over $415M from Big Three carriers in residual spectrum auction

| 02/10/2026 5:59 am EST

ISED hears further efforts needed in consultation on Indigenous Priority Window for spectrumThe federal government announced the provisional results of its latest...

Bell to sunset emergency landline service after split CRTC decision

| 02/06/2026 5:11 pm EST

Bell to sunset emergency landline service after split CRTC decisionThe CRTC has approved a request from BCE Inc. and its subsidiaries to...

Heated Rivalry’s success saves tough 2025 finish for Bell Media

| 02/05/2026 3:39 pm EST

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)The Canadian hockey romance sensation Heated Rivalry spurred a marked...

B.C. wireless startup alleges Telus blocking launch of MVNO service

| 01/30/2026 9:20 am EST

B.C. wireless startup alleges Telus blocking launch of MVNO serviceA wireless startup based in Terrace, B.C. is asking the CRTC to step in...

Experts say 6G networks still years away, but Canada’s already preparing for the technology of the future

| 01/23/2026 10:00 am EST

Experts say 6G networks still years away, but Canada’s already preparing for the technology of the futureLeading researchers believe 6G technology could be the key to unlocking high-speed cell service in every corner of the country. Carleton University professor Halim...

Telus alleges Bell downgrading internet service in eastern Canada

| 01/22/2026 6:41 pm EST

Staff reductions hit Telus and Bell MediaTelus Corp. is accusing BCE Inc. of interfering with its internet service...

Telecom executives among highest paid CEOs in Canada

| 01/20/2026 4:54 pm EST

Telecom executives among highest paid CEOs in CanadaLife at the top of a large corporation is more financially rewarding than ever, a new report by the...

MPA-Canada names Michele Austin president

| 01/15/2026 2:46 pm EST

MPA-Canada names Michele Austin presidentThe Motion Picture Association (MPA) has announced Michele Austin as the new president and managing...

Copper theft results in service outage in Gatineau, Que.

| 01/14/2026 5:17 pm EST

Copper theft results in service outage in Gatineau, Que.Copper thieves blacked out service for BCE Inc. customers in the Quebec city of Gatineau last weekend.  About 350 metres of copper cable was stolen from Bell infrastructure on Saturday, Jan. 10. Nearly 6,000 customers lost access to phones and the internet. Bell also...

Rogers remains most-complained-about service provider in CCTS annual report

| 01/14/2026 6:00 am EST

Rogers remains most-complained-about service provider in CCTS annual reportFor the third consecutive year, Rogers Communications Inc. is the...

Bell seeks forbearance of local exchanges across national footprint

| 01/12/2026 5:01 pm EST

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)BCE Inc. has applied to the CRTC for forbearance on regulation of local...

A look at what’s to come in 2026 for telecoms, broadcasting, digital policy

| 01/08/2026 3:30 am EST

A look at what’s to come in 2026 for telecoms, broadcasting, digital policyThe year ahead is going to look different for everyone, so we asked several...

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025

| 12/29/2025 3:30 am EST

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025  [caption id="attachment_54115" align="aligncenter" width="645"] (Graphic by Naomi...

CRTC to impose described video, audio requirements on streamers

| 12/17/2025 8:11 pm EST

CRTC releases described video statisticsThe CRTC will implement new described video and described audio...

CRTC rules against Iristel in Northwestel dispute

| 12/16/2025 5:28 pm EST

Freedom cites ‘suspicious patterns’ in Iristel traffic pumping caseThe CRTC has told Iristel Inc. that it should pay BCE Inc. money the Montreal conglomerate is demanding...

Bell collects $24,000 in damages from copper thief

| 12/15/2025 9:41 pm EST

Lead-lined copper wiring too small part of network to be concern, telecoms sayBCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Canada is celebrating a recent victory in court over a copper thief. The company...

Manitoba premier calls for shortening of emergency service outage notification window

| 12/12/2025 1:50 pm EST

Premier of Manitoba Wab Kinew arrives for the First Ministers meeting at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on March 21, 2025. (Photo: Andrew Meade/Hill Times Publishing)Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has sent a letter to...

Long wait for approval of Bell’s new wholesale speed tier highlights ‘timing loophole’ in CRTC speed-matching rule, says Abramson

telecom | 12/08/2025 5:22 pm EST

Long wait for approval of Bell's new wholesale speed tier highlights ‘timing loophole’ in CRTC speed-matching rule, says AbramsonThe CRTC has approved BCE Inc.’s application to introduce an eight gigabit per second (Gbps) speed tier for wholesale internet services from Bell Canada, allowing the...

Akash Broadcasting sues over CRTC denial of Calgary AM station

telecom | 12/01/2025 4:59 pm EST

Akash Broadcasting sues over CRTC denial of Calgary AM stationA British Columbia-based broadcaster is suing the federal government over...

CRTC directs working group to issue 988 routing plan by next May

telecom | 11/27/2025 4:59 pm EST

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025The CRTC has rejected a 988 service routing plan proposed by the Centre for...

Bell lays off almost 700 non-unionized employees 

telecom | 11/20/2025 6:46 pm EST

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)BCE Inc. is laying off approximately 690 employees, the company confirmed Thursday, Nov. 20. According to Bell director of communications Ellen Murphy, the layoffs are part of the company’s three-year strategic plan outlined during its investor day presentation. That...

CRTC dismisses Rogers complaint over MVNO decision

telecom | 11/19/2025 6:03 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportThe CRTC has rejected an appeal by Rogers Communications Inc. seeking to overturn a ruling over mobile...

Stakeholders not worried by Ontario’s delay of total broadband connectivity

telecom | 11/14/2025 5:40 pm EST

Stakeholders not worried by Ontario’s delay of total broadband connectivityThe Ontario government’s announcement that it will not hit its December...

CRTC suspends deadlines in CCTS customer awareness proceeding

telecom | 11/12/2025 5:04 pm EST

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025The CRTC is suspending the deadlines in a proceeding reviewing customer...

Bell seeks withdrawal of voice services due to competitor funding

telecom | 11/11/2025 2:54 pm EST

Bell seeks withdrawal of voice services due to competitor fundingBCE Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking the commission...

Telus says Bell reselling fibre in western Canada will bring ‘net benefit’

telecom | 11/07/2025 7:02 pm EST

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOAs BCE Inc. gears up to launch wholesale fibre services in western Canada,...

Beanfield looks to expand organically rather than through acquisitions, CEO says

telecom | 10/28/2025 4:36 pm EDT

Beanfield looks to expand organically rather than through acquisitions, CEO saysBeanfield Technologies Inc. is bullish on the Canadian telecom market...

UPDATED: CRTC disallows Bell-Cogeco appeal of Quebecor radio deal

telecom | 10/24/2025 2:46 pm EDT

UPDATED: CRTC disallows Bell-Cogeco appeal of Quebecor radio dealThe CRTC has ruled against BCE Inc. and Cogeco Inc. in a Part 1 application over broadcasting on a Montreal radio station. On Friday, Oct. 24, the commission said it found no...

Rogers revenue lifts up, adjusted profit down in Q3

telecom | 10/23/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers Communications Inc.’s total revenues were up slightly, by four per cent, from nearly $5.2...

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirements

telecom | 10/10/2025 6:55 pm EDT

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirementsNew requirements changing how telecom companies must notify the CRTC about...

Cogeco, Eastlink get court hearing in appeal of CRTC wholesale access decision

telecom | 10/10/2025 11:09 am EDT

Cogeco, Eastlink get court hearing in appeal of CRTC wholesale access decisionA three-judge panel has voted unanimously to hear arguments from Cogeco...

Bell, Cogeco not worried about FCC reduction in service

Internet and Governance | 10/06/2025 4:43 pm EDT

Bell, Cogeco not worried about FCC reduction in serviceThe shutdown of the American government has forced the Federal Communications Commission to scale back its services but Canadian telecommunications companies with interests in the United States say they are not affected. “We don’t have any major transactions before...

CRTC will not reverse jurisdiction decision in Ontario prison long-distance rates case

telecom | 09/26/2025 5:05 pm EDT

CRTC will not reverse jurisdiction decision in Ontario prison long-distance rates caseThe CRTC will not reverse a decision in which it...

CRTC declines to fine Northwestel in dispute with Iristel

Internet and Governance | 09/19/2025 5:02 pm EDT

CRTC declines to fine Northwestel in dispute with IristelThe CRTC has found there is no need to fine BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel...

Geist researching Canadian ‘digital policy divide’

Internet and Governance | 09/16/2025 5:55 pm EDT

Geist researching Canadian ‘digital policy divide’A new research initiative led by University of Ottawa law professor Michael...

Bell ordered to pay fine for delaying access to support structures

Internet and Governance | 09/12/2025 5:28 pm EDT

Bell ordered to pay fine for delaying access to support structuresBCE Inc. has until mid-October to pay a $7.5 million fine ordered upon it...

Bell consolidates cybersecurity services under new ‘Bell Cyber’ brand 

Internet and Governance | 09/09/2025 4:54 pm EDT

Bell consolidates cybersecurity services under new ‘Bell Cyber’ brand BCE Inc. is rolling out a new cybersecurity brand as it looks to expand its services aimed at protecting Canadian businesses from digital threats.  During its Cybersecurity Summit in Toronto on...

Lightspeed a bright spot on Telesat’s horizons

Internet and Governance | 09/02/2025 4:32 pm EDT

Lightspeed a bright spot on Telesat's horizonsOTTAWA—Some might think Dan Goldberg has his head in the clouds, but it’s actually thousands of...

UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business 

Internet and Governance | 08/25/2025 12:04 pm EDT

UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business Children’s and family entertainment company DHX Television Ltd. (WildBrain) is shutting down its...

Federal judge orders jail time for pair accused of running pirated streaming site

Internet and Governance | 08/19/2025 6:02 pm EDT

Judge gavel on computer.Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton has ordered jail time for two people found to have disobeyed requests from the court for financial and computer login information...

Former Disney exec joins Bell Media as company launches streaming bundle

Internet and Governance | 08/18/2025 3:29 pm EDT

Jerrell Jimerson, the new senior vice president and head of product and experience at Bell MediaJerrell Jimerson is the new senior vice president and head of product and...

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection charges

Internet and Governance | 08/15/2025 5:03 pm EDT

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection chargesBCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are in a dispute over end-user...

Telecoms push back on CRTC’s proposed botnet blocking expansion

telecom | 08/15/2025 4:54 pm EDT

Telecoms push back on CRTC's proposed botnet blocking expansionMajor telecommunications companies across Canada voiced strong opposition...

CRTC considering raising telecom contribution threshold

Internet and Governance | 08/13/2025 2:31 pm EDT

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025The CRTC is seeking input on a proposed increase of the revenue threshold...

UPDATED: CRTC approves production funds eligible to receive payments from online streamers

Media | 08/11/2025 2:00 pm EDT

CRTC fundingThe CRTC has approved several Certified Independent Production Funds (CIPFs) as eligible to receive contributions from streamers through the Online Streaming Act. In a...

Toronto seniors without Bell service for seven weeks following fire

Media | 08/05/2025 5:25 pm EDT

Toronto seniors without Bell service for seven weeks following fireA fire at a Toronto seniors residence left residents without telephone or...

Bell finalizes purchase of Ziply

telecom | 08/01/2025 1:28 pm EDT

Bell logo The Wire ReportBCE Inc. has closed its acquisition of Ziply Fiber, an internet service provider in the U.S. Pacific...

Bell, Rogers come to agreement for distribution of specialty channels

Media | 07/29/2025 4:20 pm EDT

Bell, Rogers come to agreement for distribution of specialty channelsBCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. have come to an agreement to...

Rogers revenue up, profit down in second quarter of 2025

Media | 07/23/2025 4:55 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. saw revenues rise slightly in the second quarter of 2025, while profits took a steep dive.  The company reported a two per cent increase in revenue to $5.21 billion for the quarter ended June 30, up from just over $5 billion in the second...

Cogeco and Eastlink file joint court appeal of wholesale fibre access decision 

Media | 07/21/2025 5:47 pm EDT

Cogeco and Eastlink file joint court appeal of wholesale fibre access decision Cogeco Communications Inc. and Bragg Communications Inc., parent company of...

FCC approves Bell, Ziply merger

Media | 07/15/2025 5:02 pm EDT

FCC approves Bell, Ziply mergerThe United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved BCE Inc.’s C$5 billion...

Bell accuses Telus of misleading CRTC regarding Manitoba outage

Media | 07/14/2025 1:23 pm EDT

Staff reductions hit Telus and Bell MediaBCE Inc. is alleging that Telus Corp. is misleading the CRTC on details...

Greater penalties needed for copper theft, telecoms maintain

Media | 07/09/2025 11:21 pm EDT

Greater penalties needed for copper theft, telecoms maintainThe co-chair of the Canadian telecom network resiliency working group at...

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagrees

Media | 07/04/2025 3:45 pm EDT

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagreesAmazon.com, Inc. is looking to draw a clear line between how it does business with its Prime Video online streaming service and how traditional broadcast distribution...

APTN: From unlikely notion to cross-country broadcaster

Media | 07/01/2025 9:55 am EDT

APTN: From unlikely notion to cross-country broadcasterIt seemed like a pipe dream when the idea was first broached, but...

Williams, Parisien join Order of Canada

Media | 06/30/2025 10:41 am EDT

Williams, Parisien join Order of CanadaTwo people from the world of broadcasting were among those named in the latest appointments to the Order...

Telecoms want federal cabinet to overturn CRTC decision on high-speed access

telecom | 06/20/2025 6:23 pm EDT

Federal and territorial governments invest in NWT fibre linkMost Canadian telecom players want the federal government to step in to...

Bell says broadcasters, streamers should pay into fund for mandatory services

Media | 06/18/2025 7:34 pm EDT

Bell says broadcasters, streamers should pay into fund for mandatory servicesImportant programs that the CRTC decides are mandatory for broadcasters to...

ITPA says it’s in favour of broadband labels for larger players at CRTC hearing

Media | 06/12/2025 10:58 pm EDT

ITPA says it's in favour of broadband labels for larger players at CRTC hearingA consortium of small internet service providers (ISPs) has endorsed the idea of requiring big telecom operators to apply broadband labels to the services they offer, but the...

Rogers expects to close MLSE acquisition in July

Media | 06/12/2025 10:25 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.The CRTC has reached majority agreement that Rogers Communications Inc. can acquire BCE Inc.’s stake in...

Telecoms denounce American-style labels for internet providers

telecom | 06/11/2025 5:12 pm EDT

Telecoms denounce American-style labels for internet providersCanada’s telecoms do not want the CRTC to impose so-called broadband...

New internet service labels not needed, Cogeco tells CRTC panel

telecom | 06/10/2025 6:24 pm EDT

New internet service labels not needed, Cogeco tells CRTC panelAmerican experiences with internet labelling regulations demonstrate that...

Rogers gets league approvals to buy Bell’s stake in MLSE

telecom | 06/04/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.Rogers Communications Inc. revealed Wednesday, June 4 that it has received...

CTA’s Ghiz urges feds to treat telecom infrastructure as nation-building pillar, calls for lighter regulation & pro-investment policies

telecom | 06/04/2025 12:49 pm EDT

Robert Ghiz, President and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, poses for a portrait at his office in Ottawa on Aug. 13, 2024.TORONTO—Telecommunications should be recognized as a national strategic priority, the Canadian Telecom Summit (CTS) was told on Tuesday, June 3.  As the first day of the...

Bell signs agreement with Indigenous group for broadband, wireless rollout

telecom | 06/02/2025 6:07 pm EDT

ISED hears further efforts needed in consultation on Indigenous Priority Window for spectrumBCE Inc. and National Indigenous Connectivity Inc. (NICI) have signed a...

Man’s death during Telus 911 outage raises concerns from Manitoba minister

telecom | 05/30/2025 5:35 pm EDT

Telus logo The Wire ReportThe minister of innovation and new technology for Manitoba sent a letter to...

Government hails telecom investment in AI 

telecom | 05/29/2025 5:53 pm EDT

Parliament HillThe federal government is congratulating Canadian telecom firms for investing in artificial intelligence...

Changing CanCon rules might benefit from broader consultation, CRTC panel told

telecom | 05/27/2025 6:40 pm EDT

Changing CanCon rules might benefit from broader consultation, CRTC panel toldA media company appearing at the last day of a CRTC hearing on redefining...

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’

Media | 05/27/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’Rogers Communications Inc. is urging the CRTC to...

Bell vows to maintain CanCon; TLN says ethnic stations could be hurt by changes to system

Media | 05/23/2025 2:58 pm EDT

Bell vows to maintain CanCon; TLN says ethnic stations could be hurt by changes to systemBCE Inc. says it is producing Canadian content...

Telus accuses Bell of blocking introduction of Eastern Canada broadcasting services 

Media | 05/22/2025 5:59 pm EDT

Staff reductions hit Telus and Bell MediaTelus Corp. has plans to launch broadcasting...

Telecoms want CRTC to review wireline voice service regulations

telecom | 05/15/2025 5:12 pm EDT

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming monthsSeveral telecoms are asking the CRTC to launch a proceeding looking at how much it should regulate residential and business wireline voice services.  BCE Inc., Telus Corp., Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink, Quebecor Inc., and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding...