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CRTC confirms ILECs must offer small cell pole access to competitors

| 05/14/2025 3:53 pm EDT

CRTC confirms ILECs must offer small cell pole access to competitorsIn a Wednesday, May 14 ruling, the CRTC told incumbent telephone companies (ILECs) they must offer their competitors (CLECs) access to their support structures. CLECs can...

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

| 05/09/2025 5:45 pm EDT

Court orders Copyright Board to issue new distant signal tariff following disputeThe Copyright Board of Canada has been ordered by the Federal Court of Appeal to issue a new distant signal tariff for broadcasters after the court found the board went too...

Quebecor’s Péladeau wants CBC out of advertising market

| 05/08/2025 6:01 pm EDT

Quebecor threatens legal action if MVNOs are mandatedQuebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau wants to see CBC/Radio-Canada...

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

| 04/10/2025 3:32 pm EDT

Rogers and QuebecorQuebecor Inc.’s Videotron is accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of...

CAMH, telecoms disagree on improvements to 988 helpline service

| 04/03/2025 11:17 am EDT

CAMH, telecoms disagree on improvements to 988 helpline serviceThe agency responsible for administering the 988 mental health helpline finds itself at odds with telecoms who run the phone lines, in replies submitted to the CRTC’s proceeding on improving the service.  The 988 system was established in 2023 to provide a simple...

CRTC grants telecoms exemption from wireless and SMS fees for CNAC

| 03/31/2025 4:31 pm EDT

CRTC grants telecoms exemption from wireless and SMS fees for CNACThe CRTC has decided that wireless data and short message service (SMS)...

TVA cancels debate it asked political parties to pay for

| 03/26/2025 4:19 pm EDT

TVA cancels debate it asked political parties to pay forQuebecor Inc. property TVA asked federal political parties to pay to take...

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

| 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...

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

| 02/28/2025 11:56 am EST

PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearingsWhile the CRTC’s recent decision to expand the wholesale fibre access...

BDUs fight back against OUTtv must-carry proposal

| 02/25/2025 5:04 pm EST

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

CRTC denies Telus’ request for extension on fibre access deadline

| 01/31/2025 6:07 pm EST

CRTC denies Telus’ request for extension on fibre access deadlineTelus Corp. has been denied the extension it wanted before it has to give...

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

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

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: 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...

Quebecor seeks to review and vary Bell MVNO decision

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

Quebecor logo graphic for The Wire ReportQuebecor Inc., acting on behalf of its Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions, is asking the CRTC to...

Bell, Telus oppose broadening roaming network access for smaller players 

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

Bell, Telus oppose broadening roaming network access for smaller players 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

OUTtvSome major broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) are against an...

Quebecor’s revenue, profits drop in Q3 2024

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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. saw a drop in both revenues and profit in its most recent quarter.  Revenues were down 1.8 per cent or $25.7 million to $1.39 billion in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $1.41 billion in the same period in 2023, while profit for Q3 2024 dipped to $189...

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

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

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportThe CRTC’s recent decision on interim wholesale fibre rates is supposed...

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 2024Corus Entertainment Inc. released its fourth quarter and end-of-year statements on Friday Oct. 25. Both...

CRTC keeping thousand-block pooling deadline in place

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

CRTC keeping thousand-block pooling deadline in placeThe CRTC is holding firm on its decision to implement thousand-block pooling to manage the growing demand...

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...

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

telecom | 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...

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...

Quebecor acquires advertising business, expands ad reach in Canada

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

Quebecor logo graphic for The Wire ReportQuebecor Inc. has finalized a deal to acquire the Canada-wide out-of-home...

Telus seeks clarity on undue preference allegations against Rogers

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

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitTelus Corp. wants to see an unredacted version of Corus Entertainment...

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

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

Rogers and QuebecorThe Federal Court of Appeal has granted an application from Rogers Communications Inc. to appeal a decision by the CRTC involving a dispute over wholesale access rates between...

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-SeptemberThe CRTC has denied a request from Quebecor Inc. for a mandated settlement...

Federal appeals court dismisses TV patent disputes against Telus, Videotron

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

Judge gavel on computer. Concept of court, online crime, piracy.The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld two lower court rulings that found...

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...

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, Freedom

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

Quebecor announces two executive appointments at Videotron, FreedomQuebecor Inc. announced Monday that it has installed two new executives in its Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions. The pair will each work at both subsidiaries....

Media division bolsters Quebecor’s Q2 results

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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysStrong results from its media division gave Quebecor Inc. a robust second quarter, the company reported...

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

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

Freedom Mobile no longer pursuing full MVNO status

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

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

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

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

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, RogersQuebecor Inc. has lodged a complaint with the Competition Bureau over Loblaw Companies Ltd. offering exclusive rights to carriers at its "The Mobile Shop" outlets in grocery...

Videotron and Ericsson extend collaboration for five years

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

Videotron and Ericsson extend collaboration for five yearsEricsson AB and Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron have renewed their...

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

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

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

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’ strikeThe CRTC approved amendments to Corus Entertainment Inc.'s broadcasting conditions that would grant the independent broadcaster much needed regulatory relief, gave Quebecor Inc. permission to alter its local news and programming requirements, and is forcing other...

Quebecor Q1 revenues soar following Freedom takeover

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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. reported a robust increase in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2024, driven...

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

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...

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"...

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...

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

Fizz launches expansion after successful beta testing outside Quebec

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

Videotron launching flanker brand 'Fizz' in QuebecQuebecor Inc.’s flanker wireless brand Fizz has completed the beta...

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 eclipse, but they were prepared for the event. They took a victory lap when discussing the outcome. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and our network team worked...

Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts

Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)In the wake of recent controversy surrounding BCE Inc.’s restructuring...

Telecoms prepare responses for solar eclipse 

telecom | 04/02/2024 5:22 pm EDT

Telecoms prepare responses for solar eclipse The April 8 solar eclipse is expected to have an impact on wireless networks as people increase their...

CRTC rejects Bell’s challenge against wireless attachment jurisdiction

telecom | 03/12/2024 5:06 pm EDT

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviewsThe CRTC has dismissed BCE Inc.’s application challenging the...

Court authorizes class action lawsuit for phone unlocking fees

telecom | 03/05/2024 6:40 pm EST

CRTC seeks info on international roaming ratesThe Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a class action lawsuit against several major telecom companies for allegedly abusive fees charged to customers to unlock their mobile phones. Consumers living in Quebec who paid an unlocking fee between Aug. 14, 2014 and Dec. 1,...

Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info

Media | 03/04/2024 3:32 pm EST

CRTC defers radio filings for two years to focus on Online Streaming ActThe Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed a request from RNC Media Inc. to...

TVA reaches agreement with CUPE local in Quebec

Media | 03/04/2024 12:37 pm EST

TVA reaches agreement with CUPE local in QuebecQuebecor Inc. subsidiary Groupe TVA has reached an agreement with CUPE local 687, which represents...

INDU committee passes motion to call on Big 3 telecom CEOs to testify

telecom | 02/29/2024 4:26 pm EST

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rulesThe House of Commons committee on Industry met Wednesday to discuss...

Quebecor reports revenue increase in Q4

Media | 02/22/2024 5:52 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc. reported a successful fourth-quarter as it closed out the 2023 fiscal year, which it said...

Rogers, Cogeco, Quebecor challenge ILECs at CRTC hearings

telecom | 02/16/2024 3:02 pm EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRepresentatives from Cogeco Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. told the...

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...

Court denies stay in Bell vs CRTC case

telecom | 02/12/2024 4:40 pm EST

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed BCE Inc.’s motion for a stay against the CRTC’s decision to...

CRTC expands forbearance on regulation of high-capacity digital data services

telecom | 02/12/2024 4:13 pm EST

CRTC expands forbearance on regulation of high-capacity digital data servicesThe CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating high-capacity digital data services interexchange private line (IXPL) services on additional routes. ...

Trudeau says Bell decision to cut jobs is “garbage”; CNOC not surprised

telecom | 02/09/2024 5:07 pm EST

Committee’s ISP tax proposal a non-starter: PMReaction has been swift and condemnatory to the announcement Thursday by...

CRTC accepts Quebecor application for arbitration over MVNO with Telus

telecom | 02/07/2024 2:14 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc.'s Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions have been granted a...

CRTC releases consult over its jurisdiction on small cell pole attachments

telecom | 02/05/2024 5:54 pm EST

CRTC releases consult over its jurisdiction on small cell pole attachmentsThe CRTC has issued a call for comments on the attachment of wireless facilities to support structures owned or controlled by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) due to...

INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes

telecom | 01/15/2024 5:46 pm EST

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyrightAfter almost two hours of deliberation last Thursday, the House industry and technology committee failed...

Champagne says planned telecom price hikes go against policy direction

telecom | 01/05/2024 5:26 pm EST

Bletchley Declaration signals international efforts to tame AI risksThe Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry is calling on Canadian...

UPDATED: Quebecor alleges Bell breaching agreement on MVNO wholesale access

telecom | 12/21/2023 2:20 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysThis story has been updated with comment from BCE Inc. Quebecor Inc., representing Videotron and Freedom Mobile, has lodged a formal complaint with the CRTC against BCE Inc., alleging...

3,800 MHz auction nets $2.2B in preliminary results

telecom | 11/30/2023 6:14 pm EST

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.Canada’s telecom industry have spent some $2.16 billion on the 3,800 MHz band of spectrum, according to...

BQ says media is in crisis and needs immediate action

Media | 11/23/2023 8:40 am EST

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois infoCanada’s news media are in crisis and the government is taking too long to respond, the House of...

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTCBCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...

Freedom launches new roaming plan covering 73 destinations

telecom | 11/21/2023 5:27 pm EST

Freedom launches new roaming plan covering 73 destinationsQuebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile announced its new roaming plan, Roam Beyond, Tuesday, which offers 60 GB of data for $65 per month after digital discount. Freedom customers will be able to connect with 73 destinations around the world with data, unlimited texting,...

Fizz offering $4/month plans in western Canada while in beta testing

telecom | 11/20/2023 3:04 pm EST

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choiceQuebecor Inc.'s Fizz went live in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, the...

Stéphanie Paquette appointed as CRTC Quebec commissioner

Media | 11/14/2023 12:36 pm EST

Stéphanie Paquette appointed as CRTC Quebec commissionerStéphanie Paquette has been named as a regional commissioner for Quebec on the CRTC, it was announced Tuesday. She begins her five-year term on Nov. 23. She comes to the commission from Quebecor...

Facilities-based competition fuels Canadian telecom’s $77B contribution to GDP: CTA

telecom | 11/06/2023 2:15 pm EST

OPINION: Declining prices and record levels of investment show competition is increasing in Canada’s telecom marketMISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The Canadian telecommunications sector has contributed nearly $77 billion in direct GDP and the support of 724,000 jobs in 2022, according to a report...

TVA Group lays off 31 per cent of workforce in reorganization

Media | 11/04/2023 11:47 am EDT

Potential described video costs ‘exorbitant’: TVA GroupQuebecor Inc.’s TVA Group announced Thursday a series of changes to cut down on operating costs, resulting in the elimination of 547 positions or 31 per cent of the company’s current workforce....

Videotron locks out workers in Gatineau, Que

telecom | 10/27/2023 4:36 pm EDT

Videotron locks out workers in Gatineau, QueQuebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron will be locking out its unionized workers in Gatineau, Que., the...

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)...

Bell files leave to appeal over CRTC decision to renew its licence without hearing

Media | 10/16/2023 5:45 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)BCE Inc. filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal for leave to...

Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTC

telecom | 10/11/2023 5:17 pm EDT

Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTCBoth BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have reacted to the CRTC’s decision that Bell Mobility's offer on...

APTN defends new structure proposal from broadcaster criticism

Media | 10/03/2023 4:29 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite serviceAPTN says its proposal to shift the terms of its licence will be good for...

Feds and BC roll out broadband, Videotron expands footprint

telecom | 09/26/2023 4:12 pm EDT

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rolloutThe governments of Canada and British Columbia have joined together to...

CRTC denies TekSavvy application alleging undue preference from Rogers-Quebecor OTAs

telecom | 09/15/2023 5:20 pm EDT

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTCThe CRTC denied an application brought forward by TekSavvy Solutions Inc....

CRTC orders Videotron to pay Bell 911 service fees despite protest over duplicative costs

telecom | 09/11/2023 4:50 pm EDT

CRTC orders Videotron to pay Bell 911 service fees despite protest over duplicative costsThe CRTC denied Quebecor Inc.’s request for relief regarding fees for enhanced 911 (E911) and next-generation 911 services (NG911) and its request that the commission direct...