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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 service. In a press release on Dec. 2, the company said the service was the “latest in a line of products designed to make staying connected affordable, reliable, and...

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 AppealCogeco Inc. wants the Federal Court of Appeal to overturn a recent decision by the CRTC that allows content from Quebecor Inc.'s internet radio platform, QUB Radio, to be...

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

| 11/27/2025 4:59 pm EST

CRTC directs working group to issue 988 routing plan by next MayThe CRTC has rejected a 988 service routing plan proposed by the Centre for...

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 appealThe Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by the federal...

CRTC dismisses Rogers complaint over MVNO decision

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

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

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 eliminatedQuebecor Inc. subsidiary TVA Group has launched another round of layoffs in its broadcasting section. Most of the jobs are unionized. “Permanent positions, temporary...

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

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

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 requirementsNew requirements changing how telecom companies must notify the CRTC about...

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

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection charges

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

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection chargesBCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are in a dispute over end-user...

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 expansionMajor telecommunications companies across Canada voiced strong opposition...

CRTC considering raising telecom contribution threshold

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

CRTC considering raising telecom contribution thresholdThe CRTC is seeking input on a proposed increase of the revenue threshold...

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

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

CRTC fundingThe CRTC has approved several Certified Independent Production Funds (CIPFs) as eligible to receive contributions from streamers through the Online Streaming Act. In a...

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

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

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

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

Rogers and QuebecorThe Federal Court of Appeal threw out Rogers Communications Inc.’s attempt to overturn a CRTC decision which chose Quebecor Inc.’s wholesale access rates over its own...

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

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

CRTC confirms ILECs must offer small cell pole access to competitors

telecom | 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...

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

Quebecor’s Péladeau wants CBC out of advertising market

telecom | 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

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

Rogers and QuebecorQuebecor Inc.’s Videotron is accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of breaching the terms of the agreement between the two for Videotron’s acquisition of Freedom Mobile.  ...

CAMH, telecoms disagree on improvements to 988 helpline service

telecom | 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...

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 CNACThe CRTC has decided that wireless data and short message service (SMS)...

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 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 

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...

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 hearingsWhile the CRTC’s recent decision to expand the wholesale fibre access framework across the country was a “step in the right direction” for Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl...

BDUs fight back against OUTtv must-carry proposal

telecom | 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

telecom | 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...

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 application by OUTtv Inc. that would change the LGBTQ+ television channel’s carriage options on their...

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...

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 employees in Gatineau, Que. have voted in favour of adopting a new collective agreement with the Quebecor Inc. subsidiary....

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...

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.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 aggregated wholesale access to fibre networks across Canada, they are hesitant to celebrate just...

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...

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 a global outage on Microsoft Corp.’s Windows platforms Friday morning. Third-party cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it issued a faulty software update, causing blue screens worldwide for...

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...

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 Inc. over the costs of distributing their sports channels. In November, following the inability...

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...

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" mobile plans in Manitoba after the CRTC decided it must agree to Telus Corp.’s mobile virtual...

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...

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 regulator’s preliminary view that the attachment of wireless facilities to support structures owned or...

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...

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 was largely due to the continued impact from its Freedom Mobile acquisition.  During a conference call with financial analysts on Thursday, the Montreal-based telecom...

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...

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...

Canadian telecom provider challenges CRTC’s decision in face of dominant carriers’ access to last mile fibre

telecom | 02/07/2024 2:01 pm EST

Canadian telecom provider challenges CRTC's decision in face of dominant carriers' access to last mile fibreCIK Telecom is arguing to the CRTC that the current interim rates set in its decision to access to last mile fibre facilities on an aggregated basis are prohibitively high,...