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Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Big Three in TV re-transmission case

| 05/07/2026 12:58 pm EDT

Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision

Canada’s highest court has decided not to hear an appeal from BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Telus Corp., and several other telcos over a broadcasting copyright...

‘Very disappointing’: Independent ISPs say CRTC’s final wholesale access rates won’t help competition

| 04/24/2026 5:10 pm EDT

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Independent ISPs say the CRTC’s decision on the final rates telcos must pay for access to wholesale high-speed internet services on each others’ networks will do nothing...

Cogeco revenue falls in Q2, despite strong Canadian numbers

| 04/10/2026 3:19 pm EDT

Cogeco continues push towards wireless service in Canada with two network access deals

Cogeco Communications Inc. reported a drop in revenues over the most recent...

Provinces and territories call for improved mobile coverage reporting, as telcos push back

| 04/07/2026 1:55 pm EDT

Provinces and territories call for improved mobile coverage reporting, as telcos push back

Wireless companies are opposing a new standard for...

Bell internet comes out on top in Canadian survey by international researchers

| 03/19/2026 2:49 pm EDT

Bell internet comes out on top in Canadian survey by international researchers

A new study by a French research firm has placed BCE Inc. property Bell...

Cogeco’s American operations boost bottom line in Q1 results

| 01/15/2026 7:04 pm EST

Cogeco continues push towards wireless service in Canada with two network access deals

The CEO of Cogeco Communications Inc. is excited by the returns from American operations as the company released its first quarter results on Thursday, Jan. 15. The Quebec-based firm has operations on both sides of the border. Frédéric Perron was cheerful as he...

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

| 10/28/2025 4:36 pm EDT

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

Beanfield Technologies Inc. is bullish on the Canadian telecom market...

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirements

| 10/10/2025 6:55 pm EDT

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirements

New requirements changing how telecom companies must notify the CRTC about...

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

| 10/10/2025 11:09 am EDT

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

A three-judge panel has voted unanimously to hear arguments from Cogeco...

Cogeco begins soft-launch of wireless service

telecom | 07/30/2025 11:38 am EDT

Cogeco continues push towards wireless service in Canada with two network access deals

Cogeco Communications Inc. has released further details on its soft-launch of wireless services in Canada.  The company said Wednesday, July 30 that customers in the Alma, Magog, Rimouski, Saint-Georges, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Sauveur, Sept-Îles, and Trois-Rivières...

Cogeco announces soft launch of wireless service as Q3 numbers released

telecom | 07/16/2025 4:50 pm EDT

Cogeco announces soft launch of wireless service as Q3 numbers released

As it released the figures for its third quarter of fiscal year 2025,...

Cogeco Communications reports drops in Canadian profit, revenue for Q2 2025

telecom | 04/10/2025 5:39 pm EDT

Cogeco Communications reports drops in Canadian profit, revenue for Q2 2025

Cogeco Communications’ profit for the second quarter of 2025 dropped by...

Bell, Telus wholesale rates for pole access in certain provinces now interim rates 

telecom | 03/11/2025 3:02 pm EDT

Bell, Telus wholesale rates for pole access in certain provinces now interim rates 

BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Telus Corp. have seen their current wholesale...

Cogeco CEO open to eventual expansion of business, heralds AI use

telecom | 03/06/2025 6:25 pm EST

Cogeco CEO open to eventual expansion of business, heralds AI use

Cogeco Communications Inc. may be a smaller player in the Canadian telecommunications sphere but it has plans to continue growing and resist takeover offers, the company’s...

BDUs fight back against OUTtv must-carry proposal

telecom | 02/25/2025 5:04 pm EST

OUTtv

Canada’s broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) are continuing their fight against a proposal by...

Starlink: Saviour of rural connectivity or threat to Canadian sovereignty?

telecom | 01/17/2025 5:20 pm EST

Starlink: Saviour of rural connectivity or threat to Canadian sovereignty?

A group of academics is warning that Starlink could be a trojan horse,...

Billing issues, wireless service complaints spike in CCTS annual report

telecom | 01/15/2025 9:34 am EST

Wireless Code, home Internet, helping with data overage fees: Research

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television Services says the...

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming months

telecom | 01/14/2025 4:48 pm EST

Telecoms added over 1.4 million new wireless subs in 2018

Cogeco Communications Inc. is maintaining its expectation that it will...

Telus’ arguments for incumbent access to wholesale regime not supported by competitors

telecom | 12/20/2024 7:16 pm EST

Telus’ arguments for incumbent access to wholesale regime not supported by competitors

Telus Corp. appears to be fighting a solo battle...

Bell, Telus oppose broadening roaming network access for smaller players 

telecom | 11/22/2024 4:21 pm EST

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Stakeholders have responded to the CRTC’s call for comments on providing...

BDUs oppose OUTtv carriage application, while community supports it

telecom | 11/20/2024 5:37 pm EST

OUTtv

Some major broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) are against an application by OUTtv Inc. that would change the LGBTQ+ television channel’s carriage options on their...

Cogeco planning to launch wireless service in Canada soon, Perron states

telecom | 11/01/2024 5:35 pm EDT

Cogeco continues push towards wireless service in Canada with two network access deals

Cogeco Inc. is barreling ahead with plans to become a mobile virtual...

CRTC keeping thousand-block pooling deadline in place

telecom | 10/10/2024 12:49 pm EDT

CRTC keeping thousand-block pooling deadline in place

The CRTC is holding firm on its decision to implement thousand-block pooling to manage the growing demand...

Cogeco promotes reorganization at BMO conference

telecom | 09/10/2024 5:50 pm EDT

Cogeco promotes reorganization at BMO conference

Cogeco Inc. is running smoothly after a corporate reorganization, its CFO maintains. Patrice Ouimet was...

Cogeco continues push towards wireless service in Canada with two network access deals

telecom | 08/19/2024 1:01 pm EDT

Cogeco continues push towards wireless service in Canada with two network access deals

Cogeco Communications Inc. has signed deals with...

Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders say

Internet and Governance | 08/13/2024 9:43 am EDT

Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders say

While some companies praised the CRTC’s long-awaited decision to mandate aggregated wholesale access to fibre networks across Canada, they are hesitant to celebrate just...

Cogeco reports drop in profits in Q3, while revenue rises slightly

telecom | 07/12/2024 3:46 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

Cogeco Inc. reported a steep dip in profits for the third quarter of its...

CRTC denies expedited decision on Big Three’s FTTP wholesale access

telecom | 05/06/2024 7:28 pm EDT

CRTC denies expedited decision on Big Three's FTTP wholesale access

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

Frédéric Perron replaces Philippe Jetté at Cogeco

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 aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

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 reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

Cogeco Inc. does not plan to roll out its Canadian MVNO operations anytime soon, president and CEO...

CRTC renews Cogeco On Demand’s licence, announces upcoming described video proceedings

Media | 08/25/2023 4:31 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

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

CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates comes as no surprise: Analysts

Industry analysts said it is no surprise that the CRTC selected Quebecor Inc.’s offer to enter into a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access agreement with Rogers...

Proposed rates for wholesale HSA over FTTP are inflated: CNOC

telecom | 07/14/2023 5:00 pm EDT

CNOC petitions gov on wholesale rates

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

CRTC consulting on new radio stations in Northern Ontario

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

Incumbents oppose CRTC’s expedited review of FTTP access

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

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

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

Price most critical factor when choosing telecom services: report

The commission should not regulate the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M)  markets in the same manner as retail mobile wireless services, Canada’s incumbent telecommunications...

Cogeco releases Q2 numbers, plans to enter MVNO market

telecom | 04/14/2023 4:50 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

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

STB data measurement complex task, group says

The CRTC has denied a request from a number of incumbents, chief among them...

Cogeco sees “less risk” on MVNOs, but still deciding when to launch. 

telecom | 01/13/2023 2:01 pm EST

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

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

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

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

New CEO announced for Cogeco, Audet vows family to retain control

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

44.5% of under-30 households don’t have TV: report

Four telecom companies are asking the CRTC to increase the price of basic...

Cogeco gets approval for TPIA speeds and rates from CRTC

telecom | 08/02/2022 4:27 pm EDT

Cogeco gets approval for TPIA speeds and rates from CRTC

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 seeks revised interim rates for disagg regime

Distributel Ltd. is asking the CRTC to revise the interim rates for disaggregated wholesale high-speed access (“HSA") services to help jumpstart the lagging disaggregated wholesale regime.  In a Mar. 28 Part 1 application posted to the commission's website Wednesday,...

Cogeco expands U.S. business with Ohio acquisition 

telecom | 06/30/2021 4:24 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

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 reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

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

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

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

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

After surviving a hostile takeover bid by Rogers Communications Inc. in September, Cogeco Inc. president and CEO Philippe Jetté said Tuesday that Rogers' acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. presents a great deal of "uncertainty." Speaking at this year's online...

PIAC reiterates demands for CRTC to impose paper billing rules 

telecom | 02/16/2021 5:06 pm EST

Higher-speed internet plans more expensive in 2018: report

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and National Pensioners...

Telecoms end overage fees suspension

telecom | 07/02/2020 4:52 pm EDT

Home internet speeds nearly doubled year-over-year: CRTC

Major Canadian telecoms have ended one of their major relief measures for Canadians who suddenly shifted...

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

Resistance to tower builds shows need to ‘rethink’ consultations: MP

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

Federal Court grants injunction against GoldTV 

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has granted an interim ban on what the big telecom companies are...

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 in Montreal ahead of the company’s annual general meeting, Audet said Cogeco would like to make other cable acquisitions in the U.S. following a positive experience with its Atlantic Broadband subsidiary. “Yes, we’re looking, but such opportunities don’t appear every day. So you have to be patient, meet people, talk to them and try to convince them,” he said during...