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CRTC disallows four-year-old review and vary application from Bell

| 07/20/2026 9:01 am EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

The CRTC said it would not review and vary a decision it made in 2020 regarding roaming services. The application to appeal came from BCE Inc. and was directed against...

CRTC Roaming Wholesale

Vidéotron accuses SaskTel of undue preference regarding wholesale roaming tariffs

| 06/16/2026 2:30 pm EDT

Vidéotron accuses SaskTel of undue preference regarding wholesale roaming tariffs

Québecor Inc.’s Vidéotron is accusing Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. (SaskTel) of undue preference and unjust discrimination regarding the Prairie-based...

CRTC Quebecor Sasktel

Appeals court asks Copyright Board to take another look at TV re-transmission case

| 06/01/2026 1:11 pm EDT

Appeals court asks Copyright Board to take another look at TV re-transmission case

Less than a month after the Supreme Court opted not to hear a copyright...

Appeal Court Broadcasting Copyright

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.,...

Broadcasting Copyright Supreme Court

Finnish trade delegation a success, participants say

| 04/27/2026 2:54 pm EDT

Finnish trade delegation a success, participants say

OTTAWA–The recently-concluded trade delegation to Canada from Finland was a win for both countries,...

6G Artificial intelligence mobile

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

| 04/24/2026 5:10 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

Independent ISPs say the CRTC’s decision on the...

CRTC fibre FTTP/FTTH

‘I wouldn’t fight the speed war’: Independent ISPs strategize on how to compete with big telcos at CanWISP

| 03/31/2026 1:02 pm EDT

‘I wouldn’t fight the speed war’: Independent ISPs strategize on how to compete with big telcos at CanWISP

MARKHAM—Canada’s smaller wireless carriers are hoping reliability and community connections will help them take on the big incumbents in the struggle for...

fibre telecom Wireless

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...

Bell Internet telecom

Industry committee calls on Liberals to review competition policy for telecoms

| 03/16/2026 2:55 pm EDT

Parliament Hill

The House industry committee has called for a federal review of Canada’s...

competition CRTC INDU

Q&A: Liberal MP introduces new bill to update spectrum framework, improve cell service in rural areas

| 03/13/2026 2:05 pm EDT

B.C. wireless startup alleges Telus blocking launch of MVNO service

It has become common for Liberal MP Marianne...

CRTC mobile Q&A

ISED eyes ‘subscriber’ approach to spectrum access for drones, as Canada’s telcos worry about liability

| 03/09/2026 5:21 pm EDT

ISED eyes ‘subscriber’ approach to spectrum access for drones, as Canada’s telcos worry about liability

It is a question garnering lots of attention from...

ISED Spectrum

Global telecom coalition issues new 6G security principles focusing on quantum safety, AI integration

| 03/04/2026 5:59 am EST

Global telecom coalition issues new 6G security principles focusing on quantum safety, AI integration

Canada and its international partners in the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) announced a new set of principles for 6G security and resilience at the Mobile World...

Revenues and profits rise for Quebecor in fiscal 2025

| 02/27/2026 9:09 am EST

Quebecor logo graphic for The Wire Report

Quebecor Inc. posted strong numbers for the final quarter of its fiscal year and the year as a whole in...

Quarterly Reports Quebecor

Unions flesh out details of Canadian Telecom Workers Alliance

| 02/11/2026 3:22 pm EST

Unions flesh out details of Canadian Telecom Workers Alliance

OTTAWA–Three union leaders framed the founding of the Canadian...

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Canada’s largest unions form alliance to protect telecom jobs

| 02/10/2026 4:57 pm EST

Canada’s largest unions form alliance to protect telecom jobs

Three of Canada’s largest unions are joining forces to create a new...

Bell Rogers Telus

Telecom executives among highest paid CEOs in Canada

| 01/20/2026 4:54 pm EST

Telecom executives among highest paid CEOs in Canada

Life at the top of a large corporation is more financially rewarding than ever, a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has found. Telecom moguls take their place among the handsomely-compensated. The study, Living the High Life, was released on...

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Bell seeks forbearance of local exchanges across national footprint

| 01/12/2026 5:01 pm EST

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

BCE Inc. has applied to the CRTC for forbearance on regulation of local...

Bell CRTC wireline

Freedom Mobile announces launch of 5G home internet

| 12/02/2025 5:59 pm EST

Freedom Mobile announces launch of 5G home internet

Quebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile has announced the launch of its new fixed wireless 5G home internet...

5g Internet Quebecor

Cogeco challenges CRTC decision on Quebecor’s Montreal radio deal in Federal Court of Appeal

| 11/28/2025 4:55 pm EST

Cogeco challenges CRTC decision on Quebecor’s Montreal radio deal in Federal Court of Appeal

Cogeco Inc. wants the Federal Court of Appeal to...

Appeal Court CRTC Radio

CRTC directs working group to issue 988 routing plan by next May

| 11/27/2025 4:59 pm EST

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025

The CRTC has rejected a 988 service routing plan proposed by the Centre for...

988 CRTC eHealth

Court upholds Quebecor capital gains tax strategy, dismisses government appeal

Internet and Governance | 11/26/2025 5:22 pm EST

Court upholds Quebecor capital gains tax strategy, dismisses government appeal

The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by the federal government against Quebecor Inc., confirming that a series of corporate transactions by the company to...

Federal Court Quebecor Tax Court

CRTC dismisses Rogers complaint over MVNO decision

Internet and Governance | 11/19/2025 6:03 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The CRTC has rejected an appeal by Rogers Communications Inc. seeking to overturn a ruling over mobile...

CRTC Iot MVNO

Bloc Québécois calls on federal government to support private broadcasters following TVA layoffs

Media | 11/19/2025 5:08 pm EST

Bloc Québécois calls on federal government to support private broadcasters following TVA layoffs

Two Bloc Québécois MPs are calling on the...

Cbc Quebecor Television

TVA begins another round of layoffs, 87 positions to be eliminated

Media | 11/12/2025 5:39 pm EST

TVA begins another round of layoffs, 87 positions to be eliminated

Quebecor Inc. subsidiary TVA Group has launched another round of layoffs in...

Quebecor union

Péladeau calls for changing of regulations, looking forward to next spectrum auction

Media | 11/10/2025 5:40 pm EST

Péladeau calls for changing of regulations, looking forward to next spectrum auction

The Canadian television business is facing...

CRTC Feature ISED

Quebecor disappointed in federal budget’s lack of support for TV broadcasters

Media | 11/06/2025 6:44 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

With the Canadian television industry facing headwinds, Quebecor Inc. CEO...

Broadcasting Federal Budget Quarterly Reports

UPDATED: CRTC disallows Bell-Cogeco appeal of Quebecor radio deal

Media | 10/24/2025 2:46 pm EDT

UPDATED: CRTC disallows Bell-Cogeco appeal of Quebecor radio deal

The CRTC has ruled against BCE Inc. and Cogeco Inc. in a Part 1 application...

Appeal Court CRTC Radio

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirements

Media | 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...

CRTC Internet outage

Bell ordered to pay fine for delaying access to support structures

Media | 09/12/2025 5:28 pm EDT

Bell ordered to pay fine for delaying access to support structures

BCE Inc. has until mid-October to pay a $7.5 million fine ordered upon it...

Bell CRTC

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection charges

Media | 08/15/2025 5:03 pm EDT

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection charges

BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are in a dispute over end-user change charges for third-party internet access (TPIA), with Bell accusing Rogers of charging the company $5 every time a wholesale customer cancels their service. Bell filed a Part 1 application with...

CRTC TPIA Wholesale

Telecoms push back on CRTC’s proposed botnet blocking expansion

telecom | 08/15/2025 4:54 pm EDT

Telecoms push back on CRTC's proposed botnet blocking expansion

Major telecommunications companies across Canada voiced strong opposition...

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CRTC considering raising telecom contribution threshold

Internet and Governance | 08/13/2025 2:31 pm EDT

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025

The CRTC is seeking input on a proposed increase of the revenue threshold...

CRTC Funding Unlock

UPDATED: CRTC approves production funds eligible to receive payments from online streamers

Media | 08/11/2025 2:00 pm EDT

CRTC funding

The CRTC has approved several Certified...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Quebecor boasts ‘best balance sheet of the industry’ in releasing Q2 numbers

Media | 08/07/2025 7:37 pm EDT

Quebecor boasts 'best balance sheet of the industry' in releasing Q2 numbers

Quebecor Inc. issued its second quarter figures on...

Quarterly Reports Quebecor

UPDATED: Telus happy, others upset by Joly decision upholding incumbent access to wholesale internet

Media | 08/07/2025 12:20 pm EDT

UPDATED: Telus happy, others upset by Joly decision upholding incumbent access to wholesale internet

The federal government has declined to overrule the CRTC decision granting Canada’s largest telecom companies wholesale access to fibre networks outside of their home...

CRTC fibre Unlock

UPDATED: CUPE approves deal with Videotron; Rogers B.C. strike continues

Media | 07/24/2025 6:19 pm EDT

UPDATED: CUPE approves deal with Videotron; Rogers B.C. strike continues

Videotron, a division of Quebecor Inc., has reached a new agreement with...

Rogers Strike Videotron

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Media | 06/23/2025 4:00 am EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

As the first week of the CRTC’s hearing on...

Broadcasting CRTC Online streaming act

Appeals court dismisses Rogers’ challenge against CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates

telecom | 05/29/2025 6:04 pm EDT

Rogers and Quebecor

The Federal Court of Appeal threw out Rogers...

Appeal Court MVNO Quebecor

CRTC should lift regulations for small incumbents’ wireline voice services: ITPA

telecom | 05/28/2025 5:54 pm EDT

Western Quebec to get new area code overlay

The Independent Telecommunications Providers...

CRTC Landline phones wireline

TVA laying off more workers; parent company talks CanCon at CRTC hearing

telecom | 05/21/2025 9:02 pm EDT

TVA laying off more workers; parent company talks CanCon at CRTC hearing

Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Group announced another round of layoffs May 21, the...

CRTC Quebecor

Telecoms want CRTC to review wireline voice service regulations

telecom | 05/15/2025 5:12 pm EDT

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming months

Several telecoms are asking the CRTC to launch a proceeding looking at how...

CRTC Landline phones Unlock

CRTC confirms ILECs must offer small cell pole access to competitors

telecom | 05/14/2025 3:53 pm EDT

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025

In a Wednesday, May 14 ruling, the CRTC told incumbent telephone companies...

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Court orders Copyright Board to issue new distant signal tariff following dispute

telecom | 05/09/2025 5:45 pm EDT

Court orders Copyright Board to issue new distant signal tariff following dispute

The Copyright Board of Canada has been ordered by the Federal Court of...

Appeal Court Copyright Television

Quebecor’s Péladeau wants CBC out of advertising market

telecom | 05/08/2025 6:01 pm EDT

Quebecor threatens legal action if MVNOs are mandated

Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau wants to see CBC/Radio-Canada blocked from earning advertising revenue, as his company faces decreased ad revenues of its own. Péladeau also railed against foreign players such as Meta Platforms Inc. and criticized the regulatory...

Cbc Online news act Quarterly Reports

Wireless ISPs meet urban spectrum deadline, but face higher costs from looming rural transition

telecom | 05/01/2025 3:48 pm EDT

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025

While many wireless internet service providers...

ISED Rural broadband Spectrum

Supreme Court rules CRTC cannot grant telcos access to public property to install wireless equipment

telecom | 04/25/2025 6:55 pm EDT

Supreme Court rules CRTC cannot grant telcos access to public property to install wireless equipment

The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that the...

5g CRTC Supreme Court

Videotron suing Rogers for $91M over Freedom Mobile sale contract

telecom | 04/10/2025 3:32 pm EDT

Rogers and Quebecor

Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron is accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of...

Freedom mobile Provincial Court Quebecor

CAMH, telecoms disagree on improvements to 988 helpline service

telecom | 04/03/2025 11:17 am EDT

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025

The agency responsible for administering the 988 mental health helpline...

988 CRTC

CRTC grants telecoms exemption from wireless and SMS fees for CNAC

telecom | 03/31/2025 4:31 pm EDT

CRTC grants telecoms exemption from wireless and SMS fees for CNAC

The CRTC has decided that wireless data and short message service (SMS) revenues should not be considered when determining what telecoms should pay for the Canadian Numbering...

CRTC Wireless

TVA cancels debate it asked political parties to pay for

telecom | 03/26/2025 4:19 pm EDT

TVA cancels debate it asked political parties to pay for

Quebecor Inc. property TVA asked federal political parties to pay to take...

2025 election Quebecor

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...

CRTC Wholesale

Wholesale internet rates must be the same coast to coast: Peladeau

telecom | 02/28/2025 11:56 am EST

PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings

While the CRTC’s recent decision to expand the wholesale fibre access...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH Quarterly Reports

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...

Broadcast CRTC

CRTC denies Telus’ request for extension on fibre access deadline

telecom | 01/31/2025 6:07 pm EST

CRTC denies Telus’ request for extension on fibre access deadline

Telus Corp. has been denied the extension it wanted before it has to give...

CRTC fibre Wholesale

Alberta, B.C. ministers calls on federal government to halt high-speed access review

telecom | 01/29/2025 4:57 pm EST

Alberta, B.C. ministers calls on federal government to halt high-speed access review

Two provincial cabinet ministers are calling on the federal cabinet to halt...

CRTC Internet Telus

Federal Court grants blocking order targeting pirate site copycats

telecom | 01/24/2025 5:42 pm EST

Federal Court grants blocking order targeting pirate site copycats

The reasons behind a Federal Court justice’s December decision to grant a...

Federal Court Internet Piracy

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...

Complaints/CCTS Internet Wireless

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

telecom | 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 CNOC

BCE 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...

Bell Broadband CRTC

Quebecor seeks to review and vary Bell MVNO decision

telecom | 12/03/2024 5:38 pm EST

Quebecor logo graphic for The Wire Report

Quebecor Inc., acting on behalf of its Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions, is asking the CRTC to...

Bell CRTC MVNO

Bell, Telus oppose broadening roaming network access for smaller players

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

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025

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

CRTC Roaming Wholesale

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...

CRTC

Quebecor’s revenue, profits drop in Q3 2024

telecom | 11/07/2024 5:21 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

Quebecor Inc. saw a drop in both revenues and profit in its most recent quarter. Revenues were down...

Quarterly Reports Quebecor

Competitors unhappy, incumbents closed-lipped about CRTC’s interim wholesale rates

telecom | 10/28/2024 5:27 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The CRTC’s recent decision on interim wholesale fibre rates is supposed to open up competition in the market. Some smaller competitors aren’t seeing it that way. The...

CRTC fibre wholesale rates

Corus revenue, profit decrease for Q4 and fiscal 2024

telecom | 10/25/2024 5:38 pm EDT

Corus revenue, profit decrease for Q4 and fiscal 2024

Corus Entertainment Inc. released its fourth quarter and end-of-year statements on Friday Oct. 25. Both...

Corus Quarterly Reports

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...

CRTC Landline phones Smartphones

Videotron, Gatineau union sign new collective agreement, ending nearly year-long lockout

telecom | 10/08/2024 3:44 pm EDT

Videotron, Gatineau union sign new collective agreement, ending nearly year-long lockout

Just under 75 per cent of Videotron’s unionized...

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

telecom | 10/07/2024 4:51 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The CRTC is making moves to lower roaming rates, issuing two separate calls...

CRTC Roaming Wireless

Videotron, Gatineau union reach tentative deal

telecom | 10/04/2024 2:50 pm EDT

A union of workers in Gatineau expects to meet with Videotron for negotiations soon, to be overseen by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Videotron and its unionized workers in Gatineau, Que. have reached an “agreement in principle,” the...

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Quebecor acquires advertising business, expands ad reach in Canada

telecom | 10/02/2024 4:23 pm EDT

Quebecor logo graphic for The Wire Report

Quebecor Inc. has finalized a deal to acquire the Canada-wide out-of-home...

Advertising Quebecor

Telus seeks clarity on undue preference allegations against Rogers

Media | 09/12/2024 6:35 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Telus Corp. wants to see an unredacted version of Corus Entertainment...

CRTC Rogers Telus

Rogers moving forward with appeal of CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates

telecom | 09/10/2024 6:27 pm EDT

Rogers and Quebecor

The Federal Court of Appeal has granted an application from Rogers...

Court CRTC MVNO

Quebecor to operate as MVNO on Bell lines as of mid-September

Internet and Governance | 08/29/2024 5:25 pm EDT

Quebecor to operate as MVNO on Bell lines as of mid-September

The CRTC has denied a request from Quebecor Inc. for a mandated settlement on its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with BCE Inc. — but it has told the two parties to reach an agreement themselves within two weeks. The dispute centred around the...

CRTC MVNO wholesale rates

Federal appeals court dismisses TV patent disputes against Telus, Videotron

Internet and Governance | 08/19/2024 5:13 pm EDT

Judge gavel on computer.

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld two lower court rulings that found...

Court

After nearly 10 months of lockout, Videotron and unionized workers in Gatineau heading back to negotiations

Media | 08/19/2024 11:05 am EDT

A union of workers in Gatineau expects to meet with Videotron for negotiations soon, to be overseen by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

As a lockout between Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron...

union Videotron

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...

BREAKING CRTC fibre

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom

Media | 08/12/2024 6:54 pm EDT

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom

Quebecor Inc. announced Monday that it has installed two new executives in...

Quebecor

Media division bolsters Quebecor’s Q2 results

Media | 08/08/2024 4:54 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

Strong results from its media division gave Quebecor Inc. a robust second quarter, the company reported Thursday. Its TVA Group Inc. recorded a $5.2 million jump in revenues, an increase of 3.7 per cent, while its telecommunications division saw a fall of 1.2 per cent...

CRTC Quarterly Reports

CPAC CEO says they need increase in funding to maintain core operations beyond September 2026

Media | 07/25/2024 4:35 pm EDT

CPAC CEO says they need increase in funding to maintain core operations beyond September 2026

Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc., also known as...

Broadcast cpac Television

Court adds MLB, UFC, UEFA Euro live streams to site-blocking order

Internet and Governance | 07/24/2024 11:21 am EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

More sports leagues have been added to the list of game live streams...

Court Piracy Site Blocking

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outage

Internet and Governance | 07/19/2024 12:04 pm EDT

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outage

Canadian broadcasters and telecoms reported experiencing mixed effects from...

cybersecurity outage

Federal Court grants site-blocking order against pirate NHL, NBA, Premier League live streams

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2024 12:35 pm EDT

Pirate button on computer keyboard.

Broadcasters that hold the rights to televise live...

Broadcast Court Piracy

Freedom Mobile no longer pursuing full MVNO status

telecom | 07/16/2024 6:02 pm EDT

Freedom Mobile no longer pursuing full MVNO status

Quebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile division is no longer seeking full mobile virtual network operator...

CRTC MVNO Wireless

European wireless outage had little effect on Canadian travellers, telcos say

telecom | 07/03/2024 5:09 pm EDT

CRTC seeks info on international roaming rates

A wireless outage across Europe seems to have had minimal impact on...

outage Wireless

Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTS

telecom | 06/17/2024 9:58 pm EDT

Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTS

TORONTO – The head of Quebecor Inc. came out swinging against the Big...

competition CRTC Cts

Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau over Loblaw deal with Bell, Rogers

telecom | 06/12/2024 5:43 pm EDT

Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau over Loblaw deal with Bell, Rogers

Quebecor Inc. has lodged a complaint with the Competition Bureau over...

Competition bureau mobile Wireless

Videotron and Ericsson extend collaboration for five years

telecom | 06/10/2024 2:41 pm EDT

Videotron and Ericsson extend collaboration for five years

Ericsson AB and Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron have renewed their working relationship, the firms announced Monday. The existing arrangement is being extended for five years. The collaboration will enhance Videotron’s evolved packet core and IP multimedia subsystem...

Internet Wireless

Big telecoms oppose change to contribution regime threshold, CNOC supports

Internet and Governance | 06/03/2024 4:59 pm EDT

Big telecoms oppose change to contribution regime threshold, CNOC supports

The Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA) is seeking...

cnoc CRTC Online streaming act

CRTC defends regulatory policies in Senate, asserts lower prices for consumers

Internet and Governance | 05/28/2024 7:09 pm EDT

Net neutrality prevents CRTC from ordering ISPs verify age online: CRTC to Senate

The CRTC defended its telecommunications mandate before a skeptical Senate...

CRTC Federal Budget Wireless

CRTC accepts arbitration request in Bell, Quebecor sports channel dispute

Media | 05/22/2024 3:50 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

The CRTC is stepping in to resolve a dispute between BCE Inc. and Quebecor...

Broadcast CRTC Television

CRTC grants Corus, TVA CanCon relief; other BDUs must wait

Media | 05/13/2024 1:46 pm EDT

Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike

The CRTC approved amendments to Corus Entertainment Inc.'s broadcasting...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Quebecor Q1 revenues soar following Freedom takeover

Media | 05/09/2024 8:27 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

Quebecor Inc. reported a robust increase in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2024, driven largely by its acquisition of Freedom Mobile last year. The telecom company discussed its financial results during a conference call on Thursday. For the three months...

Quarterly Reports Quebecor Wireless

CCTS reports surge in Rogers, Bell, and Telus complaints

telecom | 04/25/2024 9:38 am EDT

CCTS reports surge in Rogers, Bell, and Telus complaints

Customer complaints against telecom and TV service providers surged by 43...

CRTC Television Wireless

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 link

A wealth of intervenors have told the CRTC that the large established telecoms should not be allowed to...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH TPIA

Updated: Quebecor scales back Manitoba expansion after CRTC access rate decision

Internet and Governance | 04/22/2024 6:16 pm EDT

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.

Quebecor Inc. announced that it is suspending the launch of its "data-rich"...

data MVNO wholesale rates

Google still opposes ‘unworkable’ bargaining process as stakeholders give CRTC Online News Act recommendations

Internet and Governance | 04/17/2024 6:52 pm EDT

Google Canada

Canadian broadcasters are encouraging the CRTC to...

CRTC Online news act

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 service

Major broadcasters are opposed to Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) request...

CRTC Television

Videotron wants City of Ottawa to pay for relocation of equipment and lines

telecom | 04/10/2024 5:18 pm EDT

CTA, Unifor, on opposite sides of anti-scab legislation

Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron has filed a Part 1 application with the...

wireline

Fizz launches expansion after successful beta testing outside Quebec

telecom | 04/10/2024 4:56 pm EDT

Videotron launching flanker brand 'Fizz' in Quebec

Quebecor Inc.’s flanker wireless brand Fizz has completed the beta...

Wireless

Wireless networks withstand effects of solar eclipse

telecom | 04/09/2024 6:26 pm EDT

Telecoms prepare responses for solar eclipse

Canada’s four major wireless carriers experienced major upticks in usage during Monday’s solar...

5g data mobile

Big Three push for wireless and SMS service revenues to be excluded from CNAC funding

telecom | 04/05/2024 6:15 pm EDT

Big Three push for wireless and SMS service revenues to be excluded from CNAC funding

Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. are backing BCE Inc. in its dispute with the Canadian Numbering Administration Consortium (CNAC) over which revenues should be...

CRTC mobile Wireless