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OPINION: More competition does not require new competitors

| 01/08/2025 4:16 pm EST

OPINION: More competition does not require new competitorsBy: Rizwan Jamal, CEO of Beanfield Technologies Inc.   Since the Canadian telecommunications industry was deregulated in the 1990s, our regulatory bodies have struggled in their quest to ensure a fair playing field between the dominant telco and cable incumbents,...

Bell won’t participate in subsidized broadband projects if wholesale access for Big Three continues, signs agreement with CNOC

| 12/18/2024 3:22 pm EST

Bell won’t participate in subsidized broadband projects if wholesale access for Big Three continues, signs agreement with CNOCBCE Inc. says it will not participate in future government-subsidized broadband projects – such as those meant to support Canada’s connectivity goals through the Universal...

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...

Beanfield appoints new SVP of commercial services 

telecom | 03/07/2024 4:44 pm EST

Beanfield appoints new SVP of commercial services 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...

Providers debate wholesale fibre access in rural areas at CRTC hearing

telecom | 02/14/2024 4:24 pm EST

Providers debate wholesale fibre access in rural areas at CRTC hearingTo bring affordable internet and consumer choice to rural communities, the...

Terago appoints new CFO

telecom | 01/04/2024 5:05 pm EST

TeraGo divestiture positive for company: AnalystTerago Inc.  announced the appointment of Jason Toledano as its new CFO, effective last Tuesday. The telecommunications industry veteran succeeds Phil Jones, who is...

Rogers defends bulk MDU deals as competitive practice

telecom | 10/30/2023 4:24 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionIn an answer submitted to the CRTC last Thursday, Rogers Communications Inc. defended its multiple dwelling unit (MDU) bulk agreement practices, under fire by Beanfield Technologies Inc., saying it is good for competition and any changes should require broader...

OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence 

telecom | 09/29/2023 6:20 pm EDT

OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence by Todd Hofley, vice-president, Policy and Communications,  Beanfield Like many industries,...

Beanfield accuses Rogers of breaking MDU access rules with bulk agreements

telecom | 09/26/2023 7:11 pm EDT

Commercial MDU exclusivity deals, high riser management fees re-monopolizing telecom sector: Beanfield founderBeanfield Technologies Inc. has called out Rogers Communications Inc. over...

Beanfield appoints new CFO

telecom | 06/20/2023 5:07 pm EDT

Beanfield appoints new CFOBeanfield Technologies Inc. has named Lucie Laplante as chief financial officer. The telecom operates in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa. “I”ve always admired Beanfield’s commitment to the community and their values,” Laplante said in a Tuesday press release. “It’s obvious...

Beanfield acquires Urbanfibre

telecom | 07/28/2022 3:52 pm EDT

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.Toronto network operator Beanfield Technologies Inc. has acquired another internet service provider, this...

Beanfield wants CRTC to expand scope in Toronto MDU proceeding

telecom | 04/19/2022 4:41 pm EDT

Rogers files another MDU access complaintIn replies to one of a number of disputes before the CRTC about access to...

Beanfield buys ISP FibreStream

telecom | 01/25/2022 3:33 pm EST

Beanfield buys ISP FibreStreamToronto network operator Beanfield Technologies Inc. has purchased internet service provider (ISP) FibreSteam Inc., allowing it to expand its network. Beanfield operates networks in Toronto and Montreal; FibreStream is in Toronto...

Court grants CIPPIC, Beanfield intervenor status in dynamic site-blocking case

Media | 10/14/2021 5:39 pm EDT

Bell, Rogers, and Quebecor seek first-ever 'dynamic' site-blocking orderA Federal Court judge has granted intervenor status to the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa (CIPPIC), and...

Fibre company Beanfield acquired

telecom | 11/13/2019 3:55 pm EST

U.S.-based investment company Digital Colony has made another major purchase of Canadian telecom-owned assets this year, announcing on Wednesday the acquisition of fibre internet provider Beanfield Technologies Inc. ...

ISP coalition stands up to proposed hydro pole price

telecom | 03/22/2018 5:53 pm EDT

A coalition of internet service providers (ISPs) is taking the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to task over a proposal to significantly raise the cost of hydro pole installation across the province, which they say will inevitably lead...

Facilities ownership key to competition, ISP conference hears

telecom | 11/06/2017 7:37 pm EST

Facilities ownership key to competition, ISP conference hearsTORONTO — Owning fibre facilities is the primary way to drive...

Toronto telecom wins access in condo dispute

telecom | 08/15/2016 4:05 pm EDT

A Toronto condominium complex already served by three telecom service providers has to make room for one more, the CRTC has ruled. In a decision posted Monday, the commission said the owners of the three subject...

Toronto telecom provider seeks condo access

telecom | 01/04/2016 9:07 pm EST

Beanfield Technologies Inc., an independent provider of fibre-based Internet, TV and phone services in Toronto, is asking the CRTC to help it gain access to one of the few condominium buildings it isn't already connected to in the city's Liberty Village neighbourhood. The company filed an application with the CRTC just days before Christmas, asking that it order the condominium management group for the building to provide it with "timely access on commercially reasonable terms." The building in question occupies 65, 75 and 85 East Liberty St. in central Toronto....

CRTC approves new IPTV service from VMedia

Media | 05/08/2015 8:39 pm EDT

The CRTC on Friday approved a new IPTV service from VMedia Inc., despite arguments from some interveners that the proposed service would be transmitted over the public Internet and should therefore not be licensed as a broadcast...

Small Toronto ISP to provide fibre link for Pan Am athletes

telecom | 04/20/2015 8:10 pm EDT

Athletes from across two continents competing in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto this summer will be able to connect with family and friends back home via high-speed fibre Internet connections...

Rogers condo connection could be cut off without Bell access

telecom | 04/16/2015 4:05 pm EDT

The CRTC said Thursday that unless a developer provides BCE Inc. "timely access" to a Toronto condominium building about to accept new occupants, the other service providers that have been...