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Billing issues, wireless service complaints spike in CCTS annual report

| 01/15/2025 9:34 am EST

Wireless Code, home Internet, helping with data overage fees: ResearchThe Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television Services says the number of complaints it received about telecom and TV providers ahead of its latest annual report spiked...

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming months

| 01/14/2025 4:48 pm EST

Telecoms added over 1.4 million new wireless subs in 2018Cogeco Communications Inc. is maintaining its expectation that it will launch wireless service in Canada in due time.  CEO Frédéric Perron told analysts during a...

Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink ask CRTC to block Big Three from wholesale access

| 11/14/2024 7:58 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportMultiple telecom companies -- including Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink, and...

CRTC looking at ‘inflexible’ international roaming fees, rates in Canada

| 10/07/2024 4:51 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportThe CRTC is making moves to lower roaming rates, issuing two separate calls...

Cogeco appoints Mike Henry as chief commercial officer

telecom | 09/03/2024 3:07 pm EDT

A photo of Cogeco chief commerical officer Mike Henry.Cogeco Inc. has appointed Mike Henry as its chief commercial officer, the...

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 sayWhile some companies praised the CRTC’s long-awaited decision to mandate...

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 accessFriday the CRTC denied an application by several stakeholders for an expedited decision to block Canada's Big Three telecoms from aggregated wholesale access to...

CRTC told not to grant FTTP access to big telecoms

telecom | 04/22/2024 6:25 pm EDT

Federal and territorial governments invest in NWT fibre linkA wealth of intervenors have told the CRTC that the large established telecoms should not be allowed to...

Strong internet growth in Q2, Cogeco reports

telecom | 04/12/2024 9:01 pm EDT

Strong internet growth in Q2, Cogeco reportsCogeco Inc. reported strong internet subscriber growth for the second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year, it...

Broadcasters oppose AMI’s proposed mandatory carriage rate increase

Media | 04/10/2024 6:49 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite serviceMajor broadcasters are opposed to Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) request...

UPDATED: CRTC orders Cogeco to maintain TekSavvy’s access to facilities

telecom | 04/09/2024 1:15 pm EDT

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTCThe CRTC has ordered Cogeco Inc. to maintain TekSavvy Solutions Inc.’s...

Frédéric Perron replaces Philippe Jetté at Cogeco

telecom | 03/11/2024 12:00 pm EDT

Frédéric Perron replaces Philippe Jetté at CogecoCogeco 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...

Neighbourhood Connect escalates dispute with Bethlehem Housing over MDU access

Media | 02/29/2024 4:35 pm EST

Neighbourhood Connect escalates dispute with Bethlehem Housing over MDU accessNeighbourhood Connect (NHC), operating under 2621159 Ontario Inc. DBA...

Reseller market is healthy, incumbents tell CRTC internet hearing

telecom | 02/15/2024 1:39 pm EST

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEOTwo large incumbent telecoms told the CRTC that broadband resellers are not...

Cogeco defends infrastructure upgrade amid TekSavvy dispute

telecom | 02/13/2024 4:58 pm EST

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTCCogeco Inc. is adamantly defending its right to upgrade infrastructure for...

Cogeco announces acquisition of municipally-owned telecom provider

telecom | 02/05/2024 1:22 pm EST

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. announced Monday that Cogeco Connexion is acquiring an internet, telephone and television service provider serving the Niagara Region.  Niagara Regional...

CCTS: Rogers received the most complaints about telecom services last year

telecom | 01/17/2024 11:13 am EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers 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...

Revenue and profit down for Cogeco Q1 as guidance continues

telecom | 01/11/2024 4:42 pm EST

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Revenue and profits declined at Cogeco  Inc. as the Quebec firm released...

TekSavvy challenges Cogeco’s network changes 

telecom | 01/10/2024 4:57 pm EST

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTCTekSavvy Solutions Inc. lodged a formal Part 1 complaint with the CRTC against Cogeco Inc., to address...

CRTC advises telecoms it will not meet deadlines for TPIA action

telecom | 12/19/2023 4:47 pm EST

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviewsThe CRTC has told several telecommunications providers it will not be able to render decisions as quickly as mandated in a variety of cases. It released a series of letters from Dec. 15 advising them of the new deadlines. Cogeco Communications Inc., and Rogers...

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 divisionRogers Communications Inc. has divested itself of all of its shares in...

Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST

Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC toldMajor broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution...

CTS 2023 regulatory panel react to CRTC mandated FTTP wholesale access

telecom | 11/08/2023 1:10 pm EST

CTS 2023 regulatory panel react to CRTC mandated FTTP wholesale accessUPDATED: CTS regulatory blockbuster react to CRTC FTTP decision...

Competitors oppose incumbents’ stance in second phase of FTTP access review

telecom | 10/19/2023 5:15 pm EDT

Competitors oppose incumbents’ stance in second phase of FTTP access reviewThe debate over what the future of the wholesale high-speed-access (HSA)...

Cogeco announces new senior executive

telecom | 09/15/2023 4:26 pm EDT

Cogeco announces new senior executiveCogeco Inc. announced Valéry Zamuner will be taking over as senior vice-president and chief corporate affairs and legal officer, effective this coming Monday. “Zamuner is a seasoned executive with outstanding experience in...

Cogeco appoints Tim Dinesen as CTO

telecom | 09/07/2023 4:50 pm EDT

Cogeco appoints Tim Dinesen as CTOCogeco Inc. is appointing Tim Dinesen, experienced tech executive and telecommunications consultant, as its senior vice president and CTO. According to the company’s Thursday release, he will be taking up the new position at...

No financial justification to increase skinny basic rate from $25 to $28: CRTC

Media | 09/05/2023 3:40 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite serviceThe CRTC denied an application by BCE Inc., Bragg Communication Inc.’s Eastlink, Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp., and Cogeco Inc. to increase the price of...

Vandals destroy Cogeco equipment in North Bay Ont.

telecom | 07/31/2023 4:45 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. had its fibre network in North Bay Ont, attacked by vandals Friday. The service outage affected only a small number of customers and was restored by day’s end, the telecom reports.  A similar outage occurred last...

Support grows for Meta boycott following News Act blackout

Media | 07/10/2023 2:46 pm EDT

CRTC consulting on new radio stations in Northern OntarioOther governments and private sector companies are joining in the boycott of Meta Platforms Inc. after it announced plans to block Canadian news from Facebook and Instagram. Meta’s move came in...

Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming...

Cogeco 2023 wireless launch debatable: Analyst

telecom | 06/02/2023 3:44 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3It remains unclear if Cogeco Inc. will debut an MVNO offering in its Canadian cable footprint by the end of the year or if the company will have to put it off until 2024, according to a National Bank of Canada analyst. “Management has always been clear that it will take...

Shaw defends off-tariff agreements, Telus calls for review in TekSavvy complaint 

telecom | 02/23/2023 12:11 pm EST

Quebecor spectrum sale has 'broad implications': BarclaysShaw Communications Inc. has argued that the type of off-tariff-agreement...

CRTC reopens basic television price hike proceeding

Media | 02/21/2023 5:25 pm EST

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service The CRTC is reopening its proceeding into whether or not BCE Inc., Cogeco Inc., Bragg Communications...

Cogeco announces acquisition of Oxio

telecom | 02/21/2023 5:05 pm EST

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. announced it is acquiring independent internet service provider (ISP) Oxio. In a Tuesday...

CRTC grants Cogeco five new speed tiers

telecom | 01/09/2023 4:34 pm EST

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3In a Monday decision, the CRTC approved five new disaggregated Ethernet passive optical network...

Champagne announces network sharing agreement following Rogers outage

telecom | 09/07/2022 4:35 pm EDT

Champagne announces network sharing agreement following Rogers outageWednesday Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe...

Quebecor’s Freedom deal doesn’t change MVNO plans;  CRTC framework is ‘first step’: Cogeco CEO

telecom | 07/14/2022 5:20 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. president and CEO Philippe Jetté said that he would not speculate on his company’s next moves when asked by analysts if Quebecor Inc. would be a more willing...

CNOC back regional carriers’ call for roaming rates review

telecom | 06/24/2022 5:00 pm EDT

Resistance to tower builds shows need to ‘rethink’ consultations: MPThe Competitive Network Operators of Canada has filed an intervention in...

ILECs and CLECs spar over telecom fees amendments

telecom | 06/10/2022 4:33 pm EDT

ILECs and CLECs spar over telecom fees amendmentsRogers Communications Inc. and Cogeco Inc. are among competitors protesting proposed changes to the...

Regional wireless carriers seek review of incumbents’ roaming rates

telecom | 05/24/2022 5:43 pm EDT

Resistance to tower builds shows need to ‘rethink’ consultations: MPA consortium of regional wireless competitors have filed an application...

Telecom fee changes would lead to “significant increases” in financial contributions, Cogeco tells CRTC

Internet and Governance | 04/21/2022 4:06 pm EDT

Telecom fee changes would lead to “significant increases” in financial contributions, Cogeco tells CRTCCogeco Inc. is raising concern with the CRTC that proposed changes to its Telecom Fees Regulations“would lead to a significant increase” in annual telecommunications fees...

Cogeco still waiting on MVNO terms and conditions, reports increase in Q2 revenue and profits

Media | 04/14/2022 4:45 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. is preparing its entry into Canada’s mobile wireless market but has no definitive timeframe, as it is still contingent on the approval by the CRTC for the terms...

Little support for CRTC forbearance policy review following Part 1 application

telecom | 04/12/2022 3:53 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) is the only...

CRTC sides with regional wireless carriers in roaming decision

telecom | 04/06/2022 6:24 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe CRTC mostly accepted the arguments of small wireless carriers against...

Feds rollout $20 a month internet for low-income families and seniors

telecom | 04/04/2022 1:22 pm EDT

ISED’s low-income internet program launchesThe federal government is providing low-income families and seniors with...

CRTC approves Arsenal, Cogeco, radio swap

Media | 03/25/2022 2:42 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3The CRTC approved two separate applications by Cogeco Inc. and Arsenal Media which would essentially see...

Union files for mediation in talks with Cogeco

Media | 03/21/2022 5:44 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. has two different labour disputes brewing, according to the union representing two different...

Paper billing for vulnerable customers, not universally: CRTC

telecom | 02/10/2022 5:42 pm EST

Paper billing for vulnerable customers, not universally: CRTCThe CRTC has determined that all communications service providers (CSPs),...

Class-action will not shrink despite Videotron arbitration clause, court rules

telecom | 01/31/2022 6:20 pm EST

Class-action will not shrink despite Videotron arbitration clause, court rulesThe Superior Court of Quebec denied an application by Quebecor Inc.’s...

Commission approves POI removal, declines to mandate aggregated regime for Quebec-based Bell subsidiary 

telecom | 01/12/2022 5:21 pm EST

Commission approves POI removal, declines to mandate aggregated regime for Quebec-based Bell subsidiary The CRTC Wednesday approved a request from BCE Inc. subsidiary Câblevision du nord de Québec to remove a point of interconnection (POI) in the city of Témiscaming,...

Rogers, Quebecor, Cogeco lag behind in pandemic pick up: analyst

telecom | 12/02/2021 5:48 pm EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionOf Canada’s big three telecom companies, Rogers Communications Inc. is...

At CRTC, Cogeco cites Rogers opposition to Bell-Astral merger

Media | 11/25/2021 10:05 am EST

At CRTC, Cogeco cites Rogers opposition to Bell-Astral mergerOn the third day of CRTC hearings into the proposed takeover of Shaw...

Cogeco given permission to provide telephony service Lambton, Que.

telecom | 11/16/2021 10:44 am EST

Cogeco given permission to provide telephony service Lambton, Que.The CRTC is permitting Cogeco Connexion Inc. to provide telephony services to Lambton, Que. In a Nov. 15 letter addressed to ​the incumbent in the territory, ...

Cogeco’s Jetté concerned about MVNO tariff negotiations

telecom | 11/15/2021 2:59 pm EST

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3MISSISSAUGA - Even at the earliest stages of the CRTC’s new mobile...

Cogeco expects to enter mobile rate negotiations by spring, summer 2022 earliest

telecom | 11/12/2021 5:02 pm EST

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc.’s CEO said it is a multi-step process it has to follow before...

Dynamic site-blocking case gets Nov. 23 hearing date 

Media | 11/03/2021 5:51 pm EDT

Bell, Rogers, and Quebecor seek first-ever 'dynamic' site-blocking orderA test-case for Canada's first-ever "dynamic" site-blocking order is headed...

Delay Rogers-Shaw CRTC hearing until its clear who controls Rogers: PIAC  

Media | 11/01/2021 5:35 pm EDT

Delay Rogers-Shaw CRTC hearing until its clear who controls Rogers: PIAC   The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has asked the CRTC to delay a hearing...

Bell, Rogers, Quebecor apply for extended site-blocking in GoldTV

Media | 10/26/2021 9:30 am EDT

Telecoms’ site-blocking court request ‘draconian,’ TekSavvy arguesA trio of Canada's biggest broadcasters has asked the Federal Court for a...

CRTC approves work on  Cogeco, Columbia Basin, Broadband Fund projects

telecom | 10/22/2021 6:14 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsTwo telecom companies can start work on their Broadband Fund projects now...

CRTC to allow CPAC to participate in Rogers-Shaw hearing 

Media | 10/13/2021 6:28 pm EDT

CRTC to allow CPAC to participate in Rogers-Shaw hearing The CRTC has granted Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. -- more widely known...

CRTC issues consultation for several broadcasting applications

Media | 10/05/2021 4:06 pm EDT

CRTC issues consultation for several broadcasting applicationsThe CRTC is holding a consultation to determine a series of applications from broadcasting licences for a national English-language news services and a community radio station in British Columbia as well as Cogeco Inc.  asset purchases from and Arsenal Media. Tuesday,...

CRTC sending Cogeco and Wildbrain to mediation over channel drop dispute

telecom | 08/18/2021 5:03 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsA dispute over Cogeco Inc. dropping children’s television content creator...

CRTC orders some incumbent disclosure to CNOC in disaggregated regime consultation 

Media | 08/13/2021 11:13 am EDT

CNOC petitions gov on wholesale ratesIn a dispute between a trade organization representing wholesale-based...

Cogeco hires Fido VP Nancy Audette 

telecom | 07/26/2021 4:56 pm EDT

Cogeco hires Fido VP Nancy Audette Cogeco Inc. cable subsidiary Cogeco Connexion has signed on Fido Mobile VP Nancy Audette as its own vice...

High spectrum costs could be driven by competition for set aside: analyst

telecom | 07/15/2021 6:32 pm EDT

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.Industry analysts are declining to speculate too much on what caused the...

Cogeco reports rise in Q3 revenue as it eyes a ‘landmark year’ in 2022 

telecom | 07/15/2021 5:58 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. saw a rise in revenue and profit this spring and though CEO Philippe Jetté did not discuss the company’s potential wireless plans with analysts during a call...

Bell, Rogers, and Quebecor seek first-ever ‘dynamic’ site-blocking order

Media | 07/08/2021 6:22 pm EDT

Bell, Rogers, and Quebecor seek first-ever 'dynamic' site-blocking orderNearly six weeks after a Federal Court of Appeal upheld Canada's first-ever...

Cogeco getting millions more in high-speed funding

telecom | 06/08/2021 5:53 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. is getting more than $40 million in funding for high-speed internet projects in Quebec. ...

Incumbents “should be comforted”, Rogers could move first on mandated access: analysts

telecom | 04/16/2021 5:11 pm EDT

Industry analysts are calling Thursday's decision to mandate access to incumbent wireless networks for a limited number of regional wireless competitors a "moderate net...

Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee  

telecom | 03/29/2021 7:40 pm EDT

Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee  On the opening day Monday of hearings into Roger's proposed acquisition of...

CRTC awards $57 million for transport projects in Que., Ont., and B.C.

telecom | 03/19/2021 3:51 pm EDT

The CRTC is handing out $57.7 million through its Broadband Fund for the construction of thousands of kilometres of network transport infrastructure. The commission announced Friday that seven...

Cogeco accuses Wildbrain of “glaring abuse” of CRTC process over Part 1

Media | 03/03/2021 5:26 pm EST

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsCogeco Inc. has responded to a Part 1 from television company Wildbrain,...

Telecoms split on ISED’s proposed approach to opening 6 GHz band

telecom | 03/02/2021 5:20 pm EST

The federal government’s proposal to open up the 6 GHz spectrum band for WiFi use has received broad support in an Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada consultation. Every...

Focus turns back to CRTC as SCC rejects incumbent wholesale challenge 

telecom | 02/25/2021 5:46 pm EST

Focus turns back to CRTC as SCC rejects incumbent wholesale challenge As the Supreme Court of Canada  dismissed an incumbent challenge to an 18-month old CRTC decision to slash wholesale access rates for independent internet service providers...

Wildbrain says Cogeco breached CRTC rules by dropping channels

telecom | 01/29/2021 2:08 pm EST

Cogeco Inc. breached the CRTC’s standstill rule by announcing its intention to drop Wildbrain’s family programming while in commercial negotiations about their ongoing carriage, Wildbrain claims....

Cogeco launches IPTV

Media | 01/18/2021 5:25 pm EST

Cogeco Inc. has officially launched its IPTV service, dubbed Epico. Epico, which runs on the MediaFirst platform, is now available to the “majority of Cogeco customers in the territories served by the company,” according to a press release Monday. “This new service will allow customers...

Cogeco revenues up on pandemic internet demand

telecom | 01/15/2021 7:14 pm EST

Cogeco Inc. reported $646.4 million in revenue in its first quarter, up 4.5 per cent from a year earlier. Profit, meanwhile, was up 27.8 per cent to $120.5 million in the three months ending Nov. 30. The company said in its...

Michel Lorrain steps down from Cogeco media division

Media | 12/14/2020 5:29 pm EST

Michel LorrainPresident of Cogeco Inc.'s media division Michel Lorrain has stepped down from the position, the company...

ISED proposal to displace spectrum for fixed wireless divides ISPs

telecom | 12/11/2020 11:37 am EST

A pair of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada proposals on changes to midband spectrum allocation that would affect fixed wireless service has drawn a mixed response from telecoms. In a consultation that started in August, ISED put forward numerous questions around the allocation of the 3500 to 4200 MHz bands, some portions of which need to be cleared in order for telecoms to roll out 5G networks.  ISED proposed two options for the 3650 to 3700 MHz band, which is currently...

Telecom complaints down 19%, CCTS says

telecom | 11/30/2020 12:50 pm EST

The number of complaints from Canadians about their telecom services fell 19 per cent last year, the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) said in its annual report Monday.  It’s the first time...

Regulatory delays a slow-moving incumbent tantrum: CNOC

telecom | 11/19/2020 1:53 pm EST

Regulatory delays a slow-moving incumbent tantrum: CNOCOn the heels of the incumbent appeal of a Federal Court of Appeal decision...

Cogeco hires Paul Beaudry as VP of regulatory

telecom | 11/11/2020 6:14 pm EST

Paul Beaudry is to become the new vice-president for regulatory affairs at Cogeco Inc., taking over from Nathalie Dorval. Beaudry announced the news on Twitter Thursday morning. “It’s an exciting time to be in the...

Telecoms object to Telesat’s proposal to auction 3800 MHz spectrum

telecom | 11/10/2020 5:48 pm EST

Telesat CEO Dan GoldbergA number of Canadian wireless providers have objected to a proposal that...

Cogeco Q4 keeps profits stable, helped by internet demand

telecom | 10/28/2020 6:30 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. announced its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, increasing...

Cogeco acquiring Quebec telecom for $405M

telecom | 10/21/2020 6:07 pm EDT

Cogeco Inc. is buying Quebec cableco DERYtelecom for $405 million, the company announced Wednesday.  The acquisition will see Cogeco add around 100,000 customers in various regions of the province, including Estrie,...

Increased offer for Cogeco rejected by Audet family

Media | 10/19/2020 5:00 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. and Altice USA Inc. upped their offer in a joint takeover bid of Cogeco Inc. from $10.3 billion to $11 billion over weekend, a bid that was rejected by the controlling shareholder of the company, the...

Cogeco wireless plans ‘probably part of the equation’ for Rogers: Ouimet

telecom | 09/15/2020 5:09 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionAs Cogeco Inc.’s CFO speculated Tuesday that a bid for his company’s...

Canadian internet users almost universally getting ISP’s advertised speeds

telecom | 09/08/2020 5:11 pm EDT

ISED’s low-income internet program launchesIn almost all cases, Canadian internet consumers are receiving service at speeds which either match or exceed those advertised, according to a report released Tuesday by the...