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3,800 MHz auction nets $2.2B in preliminary results
telecom | 11/30/2023 6:14 pm EST
Canada’s telecom industry have spent some $2.16 billion on the 3,800 MHz band of spectrum, according to preliminary results released Thursday by the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED).
Telus Corp. was the biggest spender, shelling out...
BQ says media is in crisis and needs immediate action
Media | 11/23/2023 8:40 am EST
Canada’s news media are in crisis and the government is taking too long to respond, the House of Commons was told Tuesday. Those comments came from Bloc Québécois Heritage critic Martin Champoux.
Speaking in French, the MP said Quebecor Inc. subsidiary TVA and BCE...
Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST
BCE 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
Quebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile announced its new roaming plan, Roam...
PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings
Media | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST
The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...
Fizz offering $4/month plans in western Canada while in beta testing
telecom | 11/20/2023 3:04 pm EST
Quebecor 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 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 Inc.’s Videotron, where she led the group responsible for acquisition and distribution of programming. Before that, she spent 11 years at CBC/Radio-Canada as legal counsel. She graduated from the Université de Montréal in law and has nearly 30 years experience in the...
PKP says CRTC interim FTTP access rates need to be reflective of Bell’s true costs; Freedom lifts Quebecor to profitable Q3
telecom | 11/09/2023 4:48 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl...
Facilities-based competition fuels Canadian telecom’s $77B contribution to GDP: CTA
telecom | 11/06/2023 2:15 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The Canadian...
TVA Group lays off 31 per cent of workforce in reorganization
Media | 11/04/2023 11:47 am EDT
Quebecor 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
Quebecor 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
The 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
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 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
APTN 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
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have joined together to spend $2.6 million on internet infrastructure, it was announced Tuesday. The action will bring high-speed broadband to more than 400 households in rural communities.
Most of the $2.23 million will be...
CRTC denies TekSavvy application alleging undue preference from Rogers-Quebecor OTAs
telecom | 09/15/2023 5:20 pm EDT
The 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
The CRTC denied Quebecor Inc.’s request for...
Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised
telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC...
No financial justification to increase skinny basic rate from $25 to $28: CRTC
Media | 09/05/2023 3:40 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application by BCE Inc., Bragg Communication Inc.’s...
CRTC changes ad rules for discretionary services
Media | 09/05/2023 3:34 pm EDT
The CRTC said Tuesday that it was altering the rules for commercials on discretionary services. The matter was instigated by a filing from Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Group.
The commission is removing the limit of 12 minutes of advertising per hour but is keeping the...
CRTC approves mandatory carriage for Francophone TV station despite incumbent opposition
Media | 08/31/2023 5:18 pm EDT
The CRTC added Natyf Inc., a Francophone station...
Quebec court denies Videotron’s appeal in Bell lawsuit
telecom | 08/23/2023 6:14 pm EDT
The Quebec Court of Appeal has denied an application for leave to appeal...
Rogers unveils 5G service on Toronto subway
telecom | 08/23/2023 2:39 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out its 5G wireless service on some stations on the Toronto Transit...
Bell blames Videotron for shuttering of Vrak channel
Media | 08/18/2023 4:14 pm EDT
BCE Inc. has announced it is closing its Vrak Channel and is laying the blame squarely at the feet of...
“Different world, different landscape” says PKP in first earnings report since Freedom buy
telecom | 08/10/2023 5:27 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl...
CRTC denies request from Rogers-owned radio station to lower CanCon requirement
telecom | 08/10/2023 4:32 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied a request from Rogers Communications Inc. to delete the...
Money allocation main issue as Streaming Act replies filed to CRTC
Internet and Governance | 08/02/2023 5:11 pm EDT
Battles over money and how to allocate it are at the forefront as the CRTC...
CBC request to alter CPE, PNI, expenditures is result of licence renewal flaw: Friends
Media | 08/01/2023 6:35 pm EDT
Canadian public broadcasting advocacy group...
OPINION: Freedom may never be a fourth national player, and consumers need more data
Media | 07/28/2023 6:19 pm EDT
By John Lawford, executive eirector and general counsel of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre
I wish to address the recent opinion piece in The Wire Report from Robert...
Rogers reviewing CRTC decision to choose Quebecor MVNO rates
telecom | 07/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. will be reviewing the impact of the CRTC’s...
CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates comes as no surprise: Analysts
telecom | 07/25/2023 4:51 pm EDT
Industry analysts said it is no surprise that the CRTC selected Quebecor...
CRTC urged to put a moratorium on broadband fund contributions
telecom | 07/24/2023 5:37 pm EDT
Telecoms and other stakeholders have had their say on proposed changes to...
Rogers’s proposal to expand PNI categories requires larger public consultation: CMPA
Media | 07/20/2023 4:36 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposal to change...
Rogers and TVA secure site-blocking order against illegal baseball live streams
telecom | 07/19/2023 4:26 pm EDT
The Federal Court has issued a site-blocking order against several alleged unauthorized MLB live streams, continuing its crackdown on online piracy.
The court order,...
Applications to reduce CPE, PNI, requirements will lower the bar for streamers’ contributions: Friends
telecom | 07/18/2023 5:56 pm EDT
The public broadcasting advocacy group Friends...
OPINION: Declining prices and record levels of investment show competition is increasing in Canada’s telecom market
telecom | 07/14/2023 6:13 pm EDT
By Robert Ghiz, president and CEO, Canadian...
Telecoms work to restore service after tornado; 27% of Canadians experience major outage due to weather, report finds
telecom | 07/14/2023 5:06 pm EDT
Major telecommunications service providers were...
Proposed rates for wholesale HSA over FTTP are inflated: CNOC
telecom | 07/14/2023 5:00 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) told the CRTC that...
Bell says Rogers is the unresponsive one in pole negotiations
telecom | 07/13/2023 3:28 pm EDT
BCE Inc. told the CRTC that it is prepared to allow Rogers Communications...
Rogers request CRTC expeditiously order Bell and Telus to give it access to poles
telecom | 07/12/2023 5:22 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is asking the CRTC to mandate Telus Corp., BCE...
FRPC, PIAC, demand CRTC handle consolidated broadcasting proceeding request as Part 1
Media | 07/11/2023 3:35 pm EDT
The Forum for Research and Policy in...
CRTC entertaining idea of consolidating multiple broadcasting COL requests
Media | 07/10/2023 4:15 pm EDT
The CRTC is seeking comments on whether it should consolidate several...
Support grows for Meta boycott following News Act blackout
Media | 07/10/2023 2:46 pm EDT
Other 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 response to the passage of the Online News Act.
Last week, the federal government announced it was halting all advertising on the platforms. Quebecor Inc. and Cogeco Inc. made similar announcements at the same time.
Since then, the government of Quebec and several cities...
Feds, Cogeco, Quebecor, say goodbye to Meta
Internet and Governance | 07/05/2023 5:54 pm EDT
The federal government, Quebecor Inc., and Cogeco Inc., are pulling all their advertising investments...
Bell takeover of MTS didn’t produce expected benefits, CCPA says
telecom | 07/05/2023 4:24 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s takeover of MTS six years ago has not proved beneficial to the prairie province, a new study concludes. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued For Whom the Bell Tolls: The...
All sides continue fight in Streaming Act regulation proceeding
Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 5:13 pm EDT
The CRTC has now received reply comments in its ongoing proceeding into how to implement the Online Streaming Act. As with the original interventions, proposals vary depending on the group submitting...
Corus expects modest revenue decline in Q4, leaning into CanCon amid US writers’ strike
Internet and Governance | 06/29/2023 4:59 pm EDT
As the advertising recession maintains its grip on Corus Entertainment Inc.’s revenue stream, the company said it will continue leaning into its Canadian and unscripted...
CRTC won’t expedite Bell complaint over TTC access, says stakeholders should avoid intervention
telecom | 06/29/2023 12:08 pm EDT
The CRTC rejected a request by BCE Inc. to expeditiously rule on whether it should prohibit Rogers Communications Inc. from providing access to its customers on the Toronto...
Bell asks CRTC to eliminate local news requirements and reduce CPE, PNI expenditures
Internet and Governance | 06/23/2023 6:26 pm EDT
BCE Inc. says in order for it to be competitive the CRTC must amend its...
Rogers asks CRTC to redefine PNIs, change conditions of licence
Media | 06/21/2023 5:42 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is asking the CRTC to amend the conditions of...
TVA changes mind about cutting weekend newscasts
Media | 06/21/2023 8:54 am EDT
Quebecor Inc. has reversed itself and will not be suspending TVA’s newscasts in Quebec City on weekends...
Telecom sector seeing revenue increase: CRTC telecom report
telecom | 06/20/2023 5:24 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued its annual telecommunications survey for 2021. Coming out of the pandemic shutdown, the numbers are generally good.
The sector experienced a 3.4 per cent jump in total revenues...
Rogers says Bell access to Toronto subway network not an urgent public safety concern
telecom | 06/20/2023 1:28 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. says giving BCE Inc....
Quebecor and CRTC clash over “regulatory straitjacket”
Media | 06/19/2023 5:36 pm EDT
Quebecor Media Inc. is asking the CRTC to remove some of the conditions of...
Bell says Rogers purposely delaying network access to Toronto subway, asks CRTC to intervene
telecom | 06/19/2023 4:52 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is asking the CRTC to prohibit Rogers...
Unions opposed to broadcasters’ calls to lighten regulatory load until C-11 is fully implemented
Media | 06/16/2023 4:35 pm EDT
Several trade unions representing Canadian media...
Incumbents oppose CRTC’s expedited review of FTTP access
telecom | 06/09/2023 9:55 am EDT
Incumbent carriers are opposed to the expedited review of the CRTC’s wholesale HSA framework, including its consideration to mandate temporary aggregated access to fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) facilities.
Interventions from BCE Inc., Telus Corp., Saskatchewan...
Federal Court dings hotel rebroadcasters for copyright infringement against Quebecor
Media | 05/30/2023 7:38 am EDT
Quebecor Inc. has won a copyright infringement case against a trio of...
Quebecor launches Freedom’s first nationwide plan
telecom | 05/25/2023 4:05 pm EDT
In its first major promotion since acquiring Freedom Mobile from Shaw Communications, Quebecor Inc. has...
Judge rejects broadcasters’ request for increased fine in set-top box case
Media | 05/19/2023 2:05 pm EDT
A Federal Court of Appeal judge has dismissed an attempt by BCE Inc.,...
Federal Court and Competition Tribunal didn’t understand Rogers-Shaw merger: Prof
Internet and Governance | 05/16/2023 4:33 pm EDT
OTTAWA–The Federal Court of Appeal and the Competition Tribunal did not...
CRTC must implement a reasonable test for FTTP rates: Péladeau
telecom | 05/11/2023 5:44 pm EDT
The CRTC “must implement a reasonable test” for fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) rates to prevent situations where providers offer prices significantly below approved wholesale rates, according to Quebecor Inc.’s CEO.
Pierre Karl Péladeau made the comments Thursday...
CRTC lays out Online Streaming Act timeline, PKP calls for flexibility
Internet and Governance | 05/08/2023 5:54 pm EDT
On the day the CRTC released its timeline for the public consultations that...
Rogers needs to work with competitors on TTC network expansion: Experts
telecom | 04/14/2023 5:04 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.'s announcement to extend cell service to Toronto’s entire subway system is getting universal praise from experts, activists and elected officials – but they want to see...
Bell and Telus fastest fibre providers: Opensignal report
telecom | 04/13/2023 12:33 pm EDT
According to the analytics firm Opensignal, when it comes to fixed...
Wholesale-based ISPs back Quebecor’s fibre complaint against Bell
Internet and Governance | 04/05/2023 3:48 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and TekSavvy Solutions...
CRTC grants Telus partial delay for MVNO-IoT proceeding
Internet and Governance | 04/03/2023 4:57 pm EDT
Telus Corp. has gotten an extension -- though not as long as the company...
Rogers-Shaw, Freedom-Quebecor deals finally closed
telecom | 04/03/2023 3:56 pm EDT
After a two-year struggle, Rogers Communications Inc. has successfully completed its takeover of Shaw...
Globalive calls for CRTC investigation into Rogers-Quebecor Freedom roaming rates deal
telecom | 03/31/2023 5:00 pm EDT
On the same day the Innovation Minister...
Quebec court will hear Quebecor’s case for damages in pole access fight with Bell
telecom | 03/31/2023 4:54 pm EDT
The Quebec Superior Court has rejected a request...
UPDATED: Champagne blesses Rogers-Shaw wedding; critics bemoan ‘dark day’
telecom | 03/31/2023 9:11 am EDT
OTTAWA–Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is permitting the transfer of Freedom Mobile licences from Shaw Communications Inc. to Quebecor...
CRTC rejects incumbent delay requests for FTTP and HSA proceedings
telecom | 03/28/2023 5:10 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied a request from a number of incumbents, chief among them...
CRTC denies final arbitration request in hotel broadcaster’s dispute with Quebecor
Media | 03/27/2023 4:03 pm EDT
The CRTC won’t force Quebecor Inc. into final...
Network resiliency working group wants to expand CRTC authority over municipal infrastructure, provincially-regulated utilities
telecom | 03/22/2023 5:07 pm EDT
A working group composed of Canadian telecommunication service providers (CTSPs) and experts from the department of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)...
Champagne most lobbied minister in Canadian government, survey finds
telecom | 03/22/2023 12:56 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most-lobbied...
All sides endorse Mazier’s internet bill in committee
telecom | 03/21/2023 3:59 pm EDT
Conservative MP Dan Mazier’s private member’s bill on internet service quality metrics got a smooth ride in the House of Commons industry committee on Monday. MPs from all parties backed the bill and all the witnesses who appeared before the panel spoke in favour of the...
Amid CRTC review, Quebecor complains of Bell ‘abuse’ of wholesale rates for fibre
telecom | 03/10/2023 4:20 pm EST
Days before the CRTC announced that it would open...
UPDATED: CRTC cuts wholesale broadband rates by 10 per cent, launches new rates proceeding, and will expedite review of FTTH access; competitors pleased
Internet and Governance | 03/08/2023 4:24 pm EST
The CRTC Wednesday made good on newly-minted chair...
Roaming rate charge increase ‘unacceptable’: Champagne
telecom | 03/02/2023 3:09 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s...
BDUs raising TV rates for customers not covered by small basic rate is irrelevant: Bell
Media | 03/01/2023 6:12 pm EST
BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that it is...
B.C. wants CRTC to reverse directives on relocation costs
telecom | 03/01/2023 5:54 pm EST
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI)...
Bell presses pause on NG911 onboarding
telecom | 02/24/2023 5:04 pm EST
BCE Inc. is implementing a temporary embargo for next-generation 911 (NG911) onboarding and go-live...
Bell and Telus being “difficult” in MVNO negotiation: PKP
Media | 02/23/2023 4:58 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.’s efforts to reach all wholesale and MVNO access agreements...
CRTC wants telecoms to address Canadians with disabilities wireless services
telecom | 02/23/2023 3:29 pm EST
Thursday the CRTC issued a decision directing wireless service providers...
Shaw defends off-tariff agreements, Telus calls for review in TekSavvy complaint
telecom | 02/23/2023 12:11 pm EST
Shaw Communications Inc. has argued that the type of off-tariff-agreement (OTA) that its hopeful future owner Rogers Communications Inc. has agreed to enter into with Quebecor...
CRTC reopens basic television price hike proceeding
Media | 02/21/2023 5:25 pm EST
The CRTC is reopening its proceeding into whether or not BCE Inc., Cogeco Inc., Bragg Communications...
CRTC denies Videotron application for arbitration with Bell
telecom | 02/21/2023 2:16 pm EST
The CRTC has denied an application by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron unit...
Deadline for Shaw-Videotron deal extended, yet again
telecom | 02/17/2023 1:27 pm EST
For the fourth time, the deadline for the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
CRTC dismisses Bell undue preference complaint against Quebecor; orders the companies to play nice
Media | 02/03/2023 4:56 pm EST
In its first notable broadcasting decision under...
Rogers will be able to compete in a four-player market: Staffieri to investors
Media | 02/02/2023 4:43 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. will not need more financing from the capital markets in order to close its deal to acquire Shaw Communications Inc., according to Rogers' chief...
CNOC calls for fibre resale relief in TekSavvy complaint against Rogers-Quebecor divestiture arrangement
telecom | 02/01/2023 9:42 am EST
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada has...
Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor extend their deadline once again
telecom | 01/30/2023 4:02 pm EST
The three companies at the center of one of the biggest mergers in Canadian...
ISED releases results of residual spectrum band auction
telecom | 01/27/2023 4:19 pm EST
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has...
On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice
Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST
All eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...
Market reaction positive to appeal outcome over Rogers-Shaw merger
Media | 01/25/2023 6:23 pm EST
Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell said Tuesday his agency will not take the fight against the takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc. to the Supreme Court. The...
Updated: Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Competition Bureau case
Media | 01/24/2023 3:08 pm EST
Tuesday afternoon the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed with costs the...
TekSavvy application: a test for new-look CRTC and competition landscape?
telecom | 01/24/2023 12:18 pm EST
Is last week's Part 1 application from TekSavvy Solutions Inc. a last minute, Hail Mary pass attempt at blocking the all-but assured blockbuster merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
Globalive seeks to become national carrier by buying Manitoba spectrum
telecom | 01/23/2023 2:59 pm EST
Frustrated in its attempt to buy Freedom Mobile back from Shaw...
Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wireless
telecom | 01/20/2023 5:34 pm EST
The CRTC is starting a fresh chapter with new chair Vicky Eatrides who will be making it her top priority to modernize the commission’s internet framework as it has not...