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Any content produced, commissioned by Canadian broadcasters should count under CanCon framework, Rogers argues to CRTC

Media | 05/23/2025 7:13 pm EDT

Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC toldIn the CRTC’s review of its framework identifying what qualities classify audio-visual productions as Canadian content (CanCon), Rogers Communications Inc. stated Friday,...

Telecoms want CRTC to review wireline voice service regulations

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

Telecoms want CRTC to review wireline voice service regulationsSeveral telecoms are asking the CRTC to launch a proceeding looking at how much it should regulate residential and business wireline voice services.  BCE Inc., Telus Corp., Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink, Quebecor Inc., and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding...

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...

Bell creates U.S. fibre firm, cuts dividend in first quarter report

telecom | 05/08/2025 5:52 pm EDT

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEOBCE Inc. has entered into a partnership with the Public Sector Pension...

Telecom providers spend months preparing for climate disasters, hoping their infrastructure makes it through unscathed 

telecom | 05/07/2025 4:50 pm EDT

Telecom providers spend months preparing for climate disasters, hoping their infrastructure makes it through unscathed While Canada has seen a swath of climate disaster-related destruction in recent years, telecommunications providers have come up with game plans for keeping people...

Former Rogers CEO Joe Natale looking to join Shopify board

telecom | 04/30/2025 5:27 pm EDT

Edward Rogers out as board chair, as Natale seeks to reassure investors amid Rogers boardroom drama Former Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale will seek election to...

Bell accuses Rogers of undue preference over Shaw Direct channel placements

telecom | 04/25/2025 6:52 pm EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel optionsBCE Inc. is joining the roster of companies which have filed undue...

Rogers saga goes from the page to the stage in December debut

telecom | 04/22/2025 4:02 am EDT

Rogers saga goes from the page to the stage in December debutThe battle for control of the Rogers Communications Inc. empire was...

Rogers disputes OUTtv’s undue preference arguments, says it wants to negotiate

Media | 04/16/2025 4:48 pm EDT

OUTtvRogers Communications Inc. has responded to a Part 1 application filed with...

ITPA wants CRTC to lighten regulations on small incumbent phone companies

Media | 04/14/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming monthsThe Independent Telecommunications Providers Association is asking the CRTC...

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

Media | 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.  ...

From teenage actor to industry bigwig, Reelworld’s Tonya Williams is a powerhouse

Media | 04/07/2025 4:59 pm EDT

From teenage actor to industry bigwig, Reelworld's Tonya Williams is a powerhouseWhen Tonya Williams was a teenager in Toronto, she...

CAMH, telecoms disagree on improvements to 988 helpline service

Media | 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...

Rogers holds onto NHL broadcast rights for another 12 years

Media | 04/02/2025 10:50 am EDT

Rogers holds onto NHL broadcast rights for another 12 yearsRogers Communications Inc. has come to an agreement with the National...

CRTC grants telecoms exemption from wireless and SMS fees for CNAC

Media | 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)...

Telus confirms plan to sell minority stake in wireless tower network

Media | 03/27/2025 10:39 am EDT

Telecoms work to restore service after tornado; 27% of Canadians experience major outage due to weather, report findsTelus Corp. is planning to sell a minority stake in wireless tower infrastructure as it looks to pay down its debt.  Telus said Wednesday evening that it has been working...

Starlink should not be blocked from northern internet subsidy, parent company argues

Media | 03/25/2025 5:38 pm EDT

Starlink should not be blocked from northern internet subsidy, parent company arguesStarlink parent Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) says it would...

Broadcasters differ on usefulness of CRTC’s undue preference, standstill rules

Media | 03/20/2025 5:53 pm EDT

Broadcasters differ on usefulness of CRTC’s undue preference, standstill rulesRogers Communications Inc. and its fellow broadcasters in the Canadian...

Uncertainty over US tariffs persists for Canadian telecoms, broadcasters

Media | 03/18/2025 3:31 pm EDT

Uncertainty over US tariffs persists for Canadian telecoms, broadcastersWith a trade war launched against Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

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

Media | 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...

Cogeco CEO open to eventual expansion of business, heralds AI use

Media | 03/06/2025 6:25 pm EST

Cogeco CEO open to eventual expansion of business, heralds AI useCogeco Communications Inc. may be a smaller player in the Canadian...

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

Media | 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...

Projected salary increases for telecom employees down as Canadian companies cautious on pay raises

Media | 02/27/2025 11:46 am EST

Projected salary increases for telecom employees down as Canadian companies cautious on pay raisesA survey by consulting firm Normandin Beaudry has found that Canadian companies in general are exercising caution when it comes to increasing compensation to their employees. Telecom firms surveyed are posting the most substantial reductions in increase budgets, the report states. After surveying 400 companies across the nation, Normandin Beaudry discovered that the...

BDUs fight back against OUTtv must-carry proposal

Media | 02/25/2025 5:04 pm EST

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

Rogers laying off customer service workers; Corus cutting Global News staff, radio jobs

Media | 02/21/2025 4:09 pm EST

Rogers laying off customer service workers; Corus cutting Global News staff, radio jobsRogers Communications Inc. is laying off a number...

Government releases framework on expanding wireless service by satellite

Media | 02/21/2025 3:15 pm EST

ISED hears further efforts needed in consultation on Indigenous Priority Window for spectrumThe federal government has released a decision on enabling mobile phone coverage through satellite service. The framework, which was first announced last June at the Canadian...

Rogers fights back in dispute with Competition Bureau over ‘Infinite’ data plans

Media | 02/06/2025 6:03 pm EST

Rogers fights back in dispute with Competition Bureau over ‘Infinite’ data plansIn response to a suit filed by Canada’s Competition Bureau with the...

Rogers asks CRTC to reverse MVNO expansion decision

Media | 02/04/2025 4:28 pm EST

Rogers asks CRTC to reverse MVNO expansion decisionRogers Communications Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking the commission to review...

CRTC will not change temporary wholesale decision; final decision still on the table

Internet and Governance | 02/03/2025 6:53 pm EST

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe CRTC has decided not to change its temporary decision on the wholesale...

Independent Broadcast Group backs Corus in dispute with Rogers over channel placement

Internet and Governance | 01/29/2025 5:56 pm EST

Independent Broadcast Group backs Corus in dispute with Rogers over channel placementThe Independent Broadcast Group has filed an intervention with the CRTC siding with Corus Entertainment Inc. in a dispute with Rogers Communications Inc.  At the heart of...

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...

CRTC hears mixed arguments on licence terms for radio broadcasters

telecom | 01/21/2025 7:21 pm EST

CRTC hears mixed arguments on licence terms for radio broadcastersCanada’s broadcasters have responded to the CRTC’s call for comments on...

WildBrain accuses Rogers of unfair treatment of its children’s programming

Media | 01/21/2025 5:51 pm EST

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitToronto-based DHX Television Ltd., which operates WildBrain Television, is...

Billing issues, wireless service complaints spike in CCTS annual report

Media | 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...

Corus earnings lag in Q1 despite efforts to stop the bleeding

Media | 01/13/2025 5:44 pm EST

Corus earnings lag in Q1 despite efforts to stop the bleedingCorus Entertainment Inc. experienced a challenging first quarter of fiscal...

Telesat appoints new chief technology officer, network and information officer

Media | 01/13/2025 2:16 pm EST

Telesat appoints new chief technology officer, network and information officerTelesat Inc. announced the appointments of two senior executives Monday...

Quebecor seeks to review and vary Bell MVNO decision

Internet and Governance | 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...

MPs grill Rogers CEO on price increases during industry committee meeting

telecom | 12/03/2024 1:44 pm EST

MPs grill Rogers CEO on price increases during industry committee meetingRogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri was met with scrutiny during his virtual appearance in front of the House industry committee, facing questions about the...

Xplore appoints Brent Johnston as new CEO

telecom | 12/02/2024 4:27 pm EST

Xplore Inc.'s logoXplore Inc. has hired Brent Johnston as its new CEO effective immediately, the company announced Monday....

INDU committee frustrated with Rogers CEO Staffieri, summons him to appear

telecom | 11/28/2024 4:57 pm EST

Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss Members of the federal standing committee on industry and technology (INDU)...

Union concerned over Bell expansion into United States

telecom | 11/25/2024 1:28 pm EST

Union concerned over Bell expansion into United StatesA union representing thousands of BCE Inc. employees is concerned that the...

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...

Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink ask CRTC to block Big Three from wholesale access

telecom | 11/14/2024 7:58 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportMultiple telecom companies -- including Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink, and TekSavvy -- have filed requests with the CRTC asking it to revise its decision to mandate aggregated...

Execulink wants CRTC to enforce access rules against Ontario landlord

telecom | 11/05/2024 5:33 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportExeculink Telecom Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC,...

Bell acquires U.S. telecom; Eastlink buys in Northern Ontario

telecom | 11/04/2024 1:42 pm EST

Bell logo The Wire ReportBCE Inc. has moved into the Pacific Northwest of the United States with the...

Rogers announces $7B sale of minority stake in regional backhaul infrastructure

telecom | 10/24/2024 5:43 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. has announced a $7-billion-deal to sell a...

Rogers spends $8 million upping capacity at Toronto stadium; TTC work remains underway

telecom | 10/17/2024 4:54 pm EDT

Rogers spends $8 million upping capacity at Toronto stadium; TTC work remains underwayRogers Communications Inc. says it has increased...

TekSavvy wants to take fight over 2021 wholesale rate decision to Supreme Court

telecom | 10/10/2024 5:49 pm EDT

Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decisionTekSavvy Solutions Inc. is looking to the Supreme Court of Canada for an...

CRTC changes terms of MVNO rules to include enterprise and IoT customers

telecom | 10/09/2024 5:14 pm EDT

Wireless Code, home Internet, helping with data overage fees: ResearchThe CRTC has expanded the terms of its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) regulations to include enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) clients. The commission issued the...

Legal dispute between Bell, Rogers over Discovery channels ends

telecom | 10/08/2024 9:49 am EDT

Regional players shouldn’t qualify for spectrum set asides: Bell, RogersRogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. announced in tandem Tuesday...

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...

Rogers names Mark Kennedy as chief technology officer, following retirement of Ron McKenzie

telecom | 10/01/2024 2:39 pm EDT

Mark Kennedy, Rogers' new chief technology officer, and outgoing CTIO Ron McKenzie.Mark Kennedy is Rogers Communications Inc.’s new...

Iristel blossoms from Montreal apartment to national carrier

telecom | 09/26/2024 12:07 pm EDT

Samer BishaySamer Bishay was working for the Canadian Space Agency in Saint-Hubert,...

Rogers buys Bell’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $4.7B

Media | 09/18/2024 12:05 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.Rogers Communications Inc. is picking up BCE Inc.’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) — owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors sports...

Rogers wants Corus’ undue preference allegations dismissed by CRTC 

Media | 09/17/2024 4:37 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. is asking the CRTC to dismiss allegations of...

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...

Cogeco promotes reorganization at BMO conference

telecom | 09/10/2024 5:50 pm EDT

Cogeco promotes reorganization at BMO conferenceCogeco Inc. is running smoothly after a corporate reorganization, its CFO maintains. Patrice Ouimet was...

Accusations fly between Rogers, sports programmer Timeless Inc. in carriage dispute

Media | 08/27/2024 6:00 pm EDT

Accusations fly between Rogers, sports programmer Timeless Inc. in carriage disputeRogers Communications Inc. and an independent programming company locked in...

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

Internet and Governance | 08/26/2024 4:50 pm EDT

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasibleWhile providing closed captioning on all programming for the deaf and hard...

Edward Rogers named executive chair of Rogers Communications

telecom | 08/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT

Edward RogersEdward Rogers has been named executive chair of Rogers Communications Inc....

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...

Union seeks injunction over Telus back-to-office order

telecom | 07/31/2024 5:03 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOEditor's note: To read the Aug. 9, 2024 update on this news story, click here. The United Steelworkers union (USW) is seeking an injunction against Telus Corp. over the Vancouver-based telecom’s plans to have call centre workers return to work in office three days a...

Nine companies finish ISED’s residual spectrum auction with total of 56 licences

Internet and Governance | 07/26/2024 1:17 pm EDT

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.A residual spectrum auction run by the department of Innovation, Science...

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Media | 07/24/2024 4:33 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. reported a successful second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. Although the...

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...

CTRC considering updating eligibility for Independent Local News Fund

Media | 07/24/2024 8:50 am EDT

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviewsThe CRTC said Tuesday it is “prepared” to reconsider the eligibility requirements of the Independent Local News Fund. The regulator said in a call for comments on the...

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...

Blue Ant joins broadcasters in call for CanCon relief

Media | 07/18/2024 5:30 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsBlue Ant Media Inc. is calling on the CRTC to lighten its CanCon spending obligations, blaming its...

Corus reports drops in revenue, profit during Q3 as layoffs continue

Media | 07/15/2024 5:25 pm EDT

Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is nowCorus Entertainment Inc. expects to have cut a quarter of its full-time...

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...

Bell files for injunction over Rogers, Warner Bros. deal

Media | 06/28/2024 4:19 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. has filed for an injunction to stop the launch of Discovery...

Netflash seeks entry to two Kitchener buildings

telecom | 06/26/2024 3:58 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsContinuum Online Services Ltd., which operates under the Netflash name, has filed a Part 1 application...

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

Media | 06/25/2024 12:27 pm EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel optionsStingray Group Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. both announced new offerings of free, ad-supported...

Satellite networks vital next step for Canada to reach connectivity goals: Terrestar

telecom | 06/24/2024 6:02 pm EDT

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStarRecent advancements in the satellite communications ecosystem have made mobile connectivity via satellite a much more economical way to bridge Canada’s digital divide,...