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Call for broadcast participation fund cash injection gets support at CRTC 

Internet and Governance | 05/31/2023 3:06 pm EDT

A group of consumer advocacy organizations have received some support for their call for a restructuring of the Rogers Communications Inc. tangible benefits payment to shore...

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 announced a nationwide mobile plan.  The $50 plan includes unlimited calls and text messages and 40 GB of data anywhere in Canada or the United States. The company...

Incumbents don’t want IoT, machine-to-machine market segments included in MVNO regime

Internet and Governance | 05/19/2023 4:07 pm EDT

The commission should not regulate the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M)  markets in the same...

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...

CRTC sets out MVNO timelines, negotiations to be concluded by Aug. 7

telecom | 05/09/2023 2:49 pm EDT

The CRTC has announced that it expects incumbents to have their mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service "operational and ready for use" no later than June 8, and...

Ericsson and Eastlink extend 5G deal while Rogers slashes prices

telecom | 05/04/2023 5:16 pm EDT

Swedish telecom manufacturer Ericsson AB and Bragg Communications Inc.’s...

Rogers reports strong first quarter of 2023

Media | 04/26/2023 5:02 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. released its first quarterly report since it was granted approval to take over...

Ex-minister Navdeep Bains joins Rogers c-suite

Media | 04/20/2023 5:14 pm EDT

Former Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has been appointed Rogers Communications Inc.'s chief corporate...

Public interest groups call for shored up Broadcasting Participation Fund

Media | 04/17/2023 5:08 pm EDT

A group of six consumer and public advocacy organizations is asking the CRTC to step in to restructure a Rogers Communications Inc. payment to...

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 broadband connectivity in Canada BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. offer the highest speeds across most regions of the country. In areas where Bell's and Telus' respective fibre products have overlapping...

CCTS complaints up for Rogers and Telus, down for Bell

telecom | 04/04/2023 1:48 pm EDT

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) found...

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...

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...

ACTRA boycotts Rogers and other firms over non-union commercials

Media | 03/28/2023 4:09 pm EDT

The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is...

CRTC opening up Indigenous Broadband Funding steam in policy review

telecom | 03/23/2023 6:57 pm EDT

The CRTC is looking for feedback on how it can improve its Broadband Fund,...

CRTC finds Rogers in the wrong in OneSoccer carriage dispute

telecom | 03/23/2023 5:27 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. has given an undue preference to itself by...

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...

Competition Bureau releases recommendations for changes to law

Internet and Governance | 03/15/2023 5:24 pm EDT

The Competition Bureau Wednesday released its recommendations regarding...

CRTC changes costs awards for Rogers

telecom | 03/13/2023 1:03 pm EDT

Monday the CRTC approved a review and vary application from Rogers Communications Inc. over a series of costs awards to various interest groups. The telecom will see its contributions decline under the new regime. In February 2022, the commission issued a costs awards...

Roaming rate charge increase ‘unacceptable’: Champagne

telecom | 03/02/2023 3:09 pm EST

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s...

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)...

Execulink seeks access to MDUs in western Ontario

telecom | 02/28/2023 4:52 pm EST

Yet another competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) is filing a Part 1 application with the CRTC to...

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 (WSPs) to provide better service to people with disabilities. The companies must consult with those...

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...

U.S. FCC considering following Canadian lead on automobile spectrum

telecom | 02/22/2023 5:41 pm EST

Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to...

CRTC issues consultation on network resiliency in response to increased service outages

telecom | 02/22/2023 4:59 pm EST

The CRTC is inviting telecom stakeholders and Canadians to participate in a consultation for the development of a...

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...

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...

Canadian telecoms waive fees to Turkey and Syria following earthquake

telecom | 02/09/2023 3:16 pm EST

Telecommunications companies across Canada are waiving fees for texts and...

Democracy Watch calls for Telecom Consumer Organization

telecom | 02/08/2023 5:04 pm EST

Public interest lobby group Democracy Watch is urging the establishment of...

OpenMedia backs TekSavvy’s complaint over off-tariff agreements

telecom | 02/07/2023 3:50 pm EST

Lobby group OpenMedia is in the corner of TekSavvy Solutions Inc. over off-tariff agreements between Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc. The organization has...

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...

Wireless, internet and media lead to strong Bell fourth quarter

telecom | 02/02/2023 4:09 pm EST

BCE Inc. released its fourth quarter results Thursday, reporting 330,743...

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 released the list of telecoms that have purchased spectrum in the most recent auction. The spectrum is in the 600 Mhz, 2500 Mhz and 3500 Mhz bands. BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility Inc. won eight licences...

CRTC demands info on MVNO negotiation process

telecom | 01/27/2023 1:33 pm EST

The CRTC is asking a number of incumbent telecom companies to report back to the regulator with an update about the ongoing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)...

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...

Telecoms file briefs on service fees for radio equipment

telecom | 01/20/2023 4:26 pm EST

Rogers Communications Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding...

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTC

telecom | 01/19/2023 3:00 pm EST

One of Canada’s largest wholesale-based internet service providers (ISPs) is making a last ditch appeal to the CRTC to stop certain elements of the pending merger of Rogers...

Rogers Communications Announces the Passing of Alan Horn

Media | 01/17/2023 5:10 pm EST

Rogers Communications Inc. announced late-Monday night the passing of...

CRTC lifts telecom ban on Lixo Toronto property

telecom | 01/13/2023 3:08 pm EST

The CRTC has lifted a prohibition on service to a Toronto multi-dwelling unit (MDU) owned by Lixo...

TekSavvy calls on government to disallow Rogers-Shaw merger

telecom | 01/10/2023 3:23 pm EST

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is calling on the Minister of Innovation François-Philippe Champagne to block the proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc. In a Tuesday...

Konrad von Finckenstein named to Order of Canada

Media | 01/04/2023 4:54 pm EST

Former CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada. The honour...

UPDATED: Rogers comes out victorious in competition challenge over Shaw buyout

Media | 12/30/2022 12:34 am EST

Canada’s Competition Tribunal is dismissing the Commissioner of Competition’s application to block Rogers Communications Inc.’s takeover of Shaw Communications Inc....

Competition Bureau undercuts its own case, National Bank analyst maintains

Media | 12/21/2022 3:25 pm EST

As spectators await the release of a decision in the takeover of Shaw...

Heritage committee finishes clause-by-clause study of C-18

Media | 12/09/2022 5:03 pm EST

The House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage finished...

Indigenous Connectivity Summit calls for more inclusion in consultations

telecom | 12/07/2022 1:19 pm EST

Indigenous telecommunications stakeholders are calling on the government to...

Rogers presents experts as Tribunal hearings edge toward end

telecom | 12/02/2022 2:54 pm EST

A retired Queen's University economics professor believes that the CRTC has...

Keep CanCon requirements for Rogers community radio, FRPC tells CRTC

telecom | 12/01/2022 9:35 am EST

The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) told the...

Videotron more effective owner of Freedom than Shaw, expert testifies

telecom | 11/29/2022 2:38 pm EST

An expert witness for Shaw Communications Inc. took issue Monday with...

Rogers-Shaw integration should be completed within three years, Tribunal told

telecom | 11/25/2022 12:10 pm EST

The integration of Shaw Communications Inc. properties into the network of...

‘Extremely difficult’ to sell to Rogers, Brad Shaw tells Tribunal

telecom | 11/24/2022 11:13 am EST

Shaw Communications Inc. CEO Brad Shaw told the Competition Tribunal Wednesday that it was an “extremely difficult” decision to sell his family company to Rogers...

On outages, Rogers exec calls for ‘regulatory humility’ at CRTC

telecom | 11/23/2022 2:37 pm EST

MISSISSAUGA – When it comes to CRTC chair Ian Scott's Monday announcement of the regulator's upcoming proceeding on network outages, Rogers Communications Inc.’s chief regulatory officer Ted...

Hockey broadcasters win fresh site-blocking order

telecom | 11/23/2022 7:43 am EST

The start of another hockey season brings another federal court site-blocking order for a trio of telecom...

CRTC’s finances are ‘fine’ for new responsibilities: Scott

Media | 11/22/2022 2:20 pm EST

MISSISSAUGA – CRTC chair Ian Scott said he does not know what the state of the CRTC’s finances will look like in future but the commission is “fine” for the moment as it prepares to take on a...

Gov. seeking comments in review of Competition Act

telecom | 11/17/2022 11:14 am EST

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Thursday that the government is seeking comments on how to update the Competition Act. "Today, with the launch of the review of the Act, I am seeking Canadians' views on broader changes to it and its enforcement...

Freedom stronger under Shaw than Videotron, Tribunal hears

telecom | 11/16/2022 1:26 pm EST

Freedom Mobile is less likely to be a strong national player under Quebecor...

Rogers-Shaw Tribunal hearings reveal the extent of Telus efforts to block merger

Media | 11/14/2022 5:59 pm EST

The second week of the Competition Tribunal's hearing into whether or not...

July outage, Shaw financing costs, to blame for Rogers profit drop

telecom | 11/09/2022 5:24 pm EST

Rogers Communications Inc.’s profit fell 24 per cent for the three months...

Freedom Mobile sales hurt by merger uncertainty, dealer says

Media | 11/09/2022 10:52 am EST

Service and sales improved when Shaw Communications Inc. bought Wind Mobile...

Heritage Committee hears final witnesses on Online News Act

Media | 11/04/2022 5:50 pm EDT

Canada’s Online News Act could serve as a template for countries around the world who are seeking to protect legacy media from the overwhelming power of Google Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. This was part of the testimony at the House of Commons Committee on Canadian...

Bell mopped up customers switching from Rogers in Q3

Media | 11/03/2022 6:15 pm EDT

BCE Inc. reported what it said were record subscriber additions in the third quarter of 2022, according...

Eyes turn to tribunal hearing as mediation fails in Rogers-Shaw merger

telecom | 10/28/2022 3:05 pm EDT

Two events this past week – Innovation Minister François-Philippe...

PIAC wins partial victory as CRTC extends basic skinny proceeding

Media | 10/27/2022 3:11 pm EDT

The CRTC announced Thursday it was extending the deadline for interventions...

Streamers should be obliged to sell cable integration apps to small BDUs: CCSA

Media | 10/27/2022 11:35 am EDT

The organization representing independent companies providing cable TV and IPTV services is arguing that the Online Streaming Act has ignored the needs of small broadcasting...

ISED’s non-competitive licensing framework provides needed flexibility for regional players: expert

telecom | 10/26/2022 3:34 pm EDT

WINNIPEG-One of Canada’s leading experts in spectrum policy says ISED is finally opening up good chunks of spectrum to be used for rural, remote and Indigenous connectivity...

CRTC should force Rogers to engage in dispute resolution: Building owner tells CRTC

telecom | 10/21/2022 3:10 pm EDT

A Toronto-building owner in dispute with Rogers Communications Inc. told...

Rogers, Shaw, accused of fishing expedition over Bell, Telus, subpoenas

Media | 10/20/2022 12:37 pm EDT

Telus Corp. and BCE Inc. have accused Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...

Rogers found to have violated PIPEDA through voiceprint program

telecom | 10/07/2022 3:49 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. violated a customer’s privacy by not deleting...

Cabinet should not intervene in non-mandated service: Rogers 

telecom | 10/03/2022 4:55 pm EDT

Rogers Communication Inc. is asking the federal government to reject City Wide Inc.’s request to force Bragg Communication Inc.’s Eastlink to relocate its third-party internet access (TPIA) point of interconnection (POI) to a more central location in Halifax, N.S,...