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CRTC told not to grant FTTP access to big telecoms
telecom | 04/22/2024 6:25 pm EDT
A wealth of intervenors have told the CRTC that the large established telecoms should not be allowed to have access to aggregated wholesale high-speed access over fibre-to-the-premises (AWHSA-FTTP) facilities.
A diverse group of stakeholders filed their remarks this...
Feds rollout $20 a month internet for low-income families and seniors
telecom | 04/04/2022 1:22 pm EDT
The federal government is providing low-income families and seniors with broadband services at reduced rates. On Monday it unveiled the second leg of its Connecting Families...
Novus seeks entry in Vancouver-area MDUs
telecom | 11/05/2021 2:54 pm EDT
A registered competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) serving Metro Vancouver, B.C., is asking the...
CCSA elects new board members, announces new chair
telecom | 09/24/2021 5:03 pm EDT
The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) Friday announced four new members have been elected to its board of directors. Hearst Connect general manager Tania Cossette, Novus Entertainment Inc. co-president and chief...
Novus cutting contracts and freezing prices
telecom | 09/08/2021 4:40 pm EDT
Vancouver-based Novus Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday it will refrain from raising internet prices for three years as it allows customers to sign up for its residential internet service without locking themselves into...
Novus wants CRTC to pause access complaint
telecom | 04/08/2021 5:13 pm EDT
Novus Entertainment Inc., which is fighting for access to a multi-dwelling unit in Coquitlam, British Columbia, has asked the CRTC to pause its application against the developer while they exchange information and negotiate....
Novus again seeking MDU access at CRTC
telecom | 03/03/2021 5:08 pm EST
In what is becoming a semi-regular occurrence for the competitive local exchange carrier, Vancouver-based Novus Entertainment Inc. has filed another complaint with the CRTC, asking it to help the internet service provider gain access to a particular British Columbia multi-dwelling unit (MDU). In a Part 1 filed with the CRTC Monday and posted to the commission website Wednesday, Novus complained that it is unable to "obtain timely access" to a particular development in Coquitlam, B.C. "on reasonable terms and conditions," despite CRTC regulatory decisions requiring its access, Novus argued...
IBW access is unnecessary if small ISPs can install their own: Bell
telecom | 05/25/2020 4:22 pm EDT
Two small internet service providers who install their own fibre...
Novus files another Part 1 for condo access in B.C.
telecom | 06/27/2019 2:48 pm EDT
Vancouver-based Novus Entertainment Inc. has once again sought help from the CRTC to install transmission facilities and ancillary telecommunications equipment in a multi-dwelling unit development in the Greater Vancouver area. ...
Novus, Thind reach agreement on condo access
telecom | 05/22/2019 5:08 pm EDT
An ongoing dispute between Novus Entertainment Inc. and multi-dwelling unit (MDU) developer Thind Developments Inc. came to a close earlier this month, according to a letter from the CRTC. Novus’ Part 1 application to the...
Bell opts out of 600 MHz, Rogers nabs 52 licenses for $1.7B
telecom | 04/10/2019 5:30 pm EDT
BCE Inc. was among three prospective applicants who didn’t grab licenses for the coveted 600 MHz spectrum, widely considered to be the last chance to get valuable low-band frequencies. The...
Novus files another Part 1 for condo access in B.C.
telecom | 02/05/2019 4:34 pm EST
Novus Entertainment Inc. has filed an application to the CRTC alleging a developer of a multi-dwelling unit in British Columbia is not responding to its telecom access proposal. The Vancouver-based company provides internet,...
Cogeco won’t be among bidders for 600 MHz spectrum
telecom | 12/06/2018 6:29 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. isn’t among the list of participants in the 600 MHz auction, released by Innovation Canada...
CRTC closes Novus condo access file
telecom | 11/30/2018 5:07 pm EST
The CRTC has closed a Part 1 file, once suspended, involving two parties embroiled in a condo access issue that emerged when the property owner allegedly didn’t answer a telecom’s calls to connect its services. Novus...
Allow ISPs to access inside wire — for a fee: CNOC
telecom | 10/17/2018 4:05 pm EDT
The CRTC should set up a regime to allow internet service providers to use...
CRTC suspends Novus condo access Part 1
telecom | 04/25/2018 4:30 pm EDT
The CRTC has granted Novus Entertainment Inc.’s request to suspend a Part 1 application it filed to set up telecom services in a Vancouver-area condo development because it has since been able to meet with parties to negotiate access.
The CRTC said in a letter last...
Novus asks for access to Vancouver condo buildings
telecom | 03/05/2018 4:29 pm EST
Novus Entertainment Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking for access to multi-dwelling units under construction by a real-estate developer in the Vancouver area, Ledingham McAllister.
Novus said it needs...
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...