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UPDATED: CPAC CEO says they need increase in funding to maintain core operations beyond September 2026
Media | 07/25/2024 4:35 pm EDT
Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc., also known as CPAC, says it needs an increase to the money it receives through a wholesale fee to keep its core operations going as normal...
Cogeco reports drop in profits in Q3, while revenue rises slightly
telecom | 07/12/2024 3:46 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. reported a steep dip in profits for the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal year.
The Quebec-based telecommunications company reported profits fell by 24.8 per...
CRTC denies expedited decision on Big Three’s FTTP wholesale access
telecom | 05/06/2024 7:28 pm EDT
Friday the CRTC denied an application by several stakeholders for an...
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...
Rogers sells all Cogeco shares to CDPQ to reduce Shaw debt
telecom | 12/12/2023 1:10 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has divested itself of all of its shares in...
Cogeco MVNO operations still a ways away
telecom | 11/02/2023 5:54 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. does not plan to roll out its Canadian MVNO operations anytime soon, president and CEO...
CRTC approves mandatory carriage for Francophone TV station despite incumbent opposition
Media | 08/31/2023 5:18 pm EDT
The CRTC added Natyf Inc., a Francophone station serving racialized communities, to Quebec’s basic package and issued a mandatory order for terrestrial and direct-to-home...
CRTC renews Cogeco On Demand’s licence, announces upcoming described video proceedings
Media | 08/25/2023 4:31 pm EDT
The broadcasting licence for Cogeco Inc.’s...
CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates comes as no surprise: Analysts
telecom | 07/25/2023 4:51 pm EDT
Industry analysts said it is no surprise that the CRTC selected Quebecor...
Proposed rates for wholesale HSA over FTTP are inflated: CNOC
telecom | 07/14/2023 5:00 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) told the CRTC that...
Feds, Cogeco, Quebecor, say goodbye to Meta
Internet and Governance | 07/05/2023 5:54 pm EDT
The federal government, Quebecor Inc., and Cogeco Inc., are pulling all their advertising investments...
Incumbents oppose CRTC’s expedited review of FTTP access
telecom | 06/09/2023 9:55 am EDT
Incumbent carriers are opposed to the expedited review of the CRTC’s...
Vandalism causes Cogeco outage in southwestern Ontario
telecom | 05/26/2023 4:29 pm EDT
Vandals attacked the network of Cogeco Communications Inc. in the...
Incumbents don’t want IoT, machine-to-machine market segments included in MVNO regime
Internet and Governance | 05/19/2023 4:07 pm EDT
The commission should not regulate the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) markets in the same...
Cogeco releases Q2 numbers, plans to enter MVNO market
telecom | 04/14/2023 4:50 pm EDT
Cogeco Communications Inc. plans to aggressively enter the mobile virtual...
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...
BDUs raising TV rates for customers not covered by small basic rate is irrelevant: Bell
Media | 03/01/2023 6:12 pm EST
BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that it is...
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"...
Hockey broadcasters win fresh site-blocking order
telecom | 11/23/2022 7:43 am EST
The start of another hockey season brings another federal court site-blocking order for a trio of telecom...
Cogeco plotting next steps on MVNO: CEO
telecom | 10/28/2022 4:39 pm EDT
While Cogeco Inc. is pleased to finally see the terms and conditions of the MVNO framework from the CRTC,...
Four telecoms seek increase in basic TV service price, CRTC seeks comments
telecom | 09/28/2022 5:19 pm EDT
Four telecom companies are asking the CRTC to increase the price of basic television service from $25 a month to $28 per month with a yearly indexing mechanism being added to...
Cogeco gets approval for TPIA speeds and rates from CRTC
telecom | 08/02/2022 4:27 pm EDT
Monday the CRTC granted approval of a change in speeds for third party...
Distributel seeks revised interim rates for disagg regime
telecom | 03/30/2022 6:57 pm EDT
Distributel Ltd. is asking the CRTC to revise the interim rates for...
MVNO terms will determine our participation in 3800 NHz auction: Cogeco’s Jetté
telecom | 03/17/2022 5:19 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc.'s ability to participate in the...
Cogeco expands U.S. business with Ohio acquisition
telecom | 06/30/2021 4:24 pm EDT
Cogeco Communications Inc. is expanding south of the border after it announced its American subsidiary...
Cogeco revenue up, profit dips
Media | 04/14/2021 5:36 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. announced another increase in revenue with its second-quarter results Tuesday as it awaits...
CRTC rejects incumbent request to expand Internet Code
telecom | 04/08/2021 5:05 pm EDT
The CRTC has rejected a request from a number of large facilities-based...
Concerned about Rogers-Shaw deal: Cogeco’s Jetté
telecom | 03/23/2021 6:08 pm EDT
After surviving a hostile takeover bid by Rogers Communications Inc. in...
PIAC reiterates demands for CRTC to impose paper billing rules
telecom | 02/16/2021 5:06 pm EST
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and National Pensioners...
Telecoms end overage fees suspension
telecom | 07/02/2020 4:52 pm EDT
Major Canadian telecoms have ended one of their major relief measures for Canadians who suddenly shifted to working from home due to COVID-19, with the usage of home internet customers on capped data plans again being tracked as of July 1.
Rogers Communications Inc., BCE...
Incumbents ask court for delay of wholesale rate appeal
telecom | 05/21/2020 6:01 pm EDT
Incumbent cable companies have asked a Federal Court of Appeal judge to delay their appeal of the CRTC's wholesale rates decision until the proceeding can be conducted in person. In a letter...
Wholesale debate moves to transport in CRTC rural broadband consult
telecom | 05/15/2020 2:33 pm EDT
The familiar argument over wholesale access has made its way to a CRTC consultation on how to remove barriers to rural broadband rollouts, with smaller providers arguing the regulator should mandate...
Cogeco appoints Frédéric Perron as president of cable division
telecom | 04/30/2020 5:27 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. has appointed T-Mobile Polska S.A. chief commercial officer, Frédéric Perron, as the new president of its cable division, Cogeco Connexion, the company announced on Thursday. In a press release Cogeco said Perron, who has more than 20 years managerial experience in both the telecommunication and banking...
On wholesale rates, companies cry foul, but analysts aren’t convinced
telecom | 08/21/2019 5:07 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron and Shaw Communications Inc. added their voices...
Federal Court grants injunction against GoldTV
telecom | 08/07/2019 6:51 pm EDT
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has granted an interim ban on what the big telecom companies are calling a “pirate” IPTV provider, which operates under the names GoldTV.ca and GoldTV.biz.
The injunction granted by the court on Wednesday ordered the sites to be shut...
Cogeco revenue up 8.2% on growth in U.S.
Media | 04/14/2016 7:11 pm EDT
Cogeco Communications Inc. reported a $42.1 million, or 8.3 per cent, increase in revenue in its second quarter, which totaled $551.5 million in the three-month period ending Feb.29. It said in a press...
Cogeco looking to expand in the U.S. cable market: Audet
Media | 01/13/2016 9:48 pm EST
MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. CEO Louis Audet said Wednesday that the company will prioritize its U.S. cable and Internet business over a potential wireless initiative in Canada. Speaking to reporters...