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Appeals court asks Copyright Board to take another look at TV re-transmission case

| 06/01/2026 1:11 pm EDT

Appeals court asks Copyright Board to take another look at TV re-transmission case

Less than a month after the Supreme Court opted not to hear a copyright case between producers and broadcasters — seemingly putting an end to a years-long saga — the...

Appeal Court Broadcasting Copyright

Feds schedule new millimetre wave spectrum auction for 2027

| 05/20/2026 7:30 am EDT

Feds schedule new millimetre wave spectrum auction for 2027

Ottawa is set to release a tranche of spectrum in the 26 gigahertz (GHz) and 38 GHz bands through an open auction next October. Last week, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) published guidelines for the upcoming auction, which Industry Minister...

ISED Spectrum

Coppers and robbers: Canadian telcos are facing a massive surge in wire theft

| 05/19/2026 11:19 am EDT

Lead-lined copper wiring too small part of network to be concern, telecoms say

Canadian telcos are facing another record-smashing year for copper theft,...

Copper infrastructure

ISED spends $73 million on two fibre projects in New Brunswick

| 05/13/2026 3:33 pm EDT

ISED spends $73 million on two fibre projects in New Brunswick

The federal government announced a $73.1 million investment in two...

fibre ISED Universal Broadband Fund

CRTC says wholesale access is having ‘positive impacts’ amidst job losses, spending cuts in telecoms sector

| 05/13/2026 11:54 am EDT

CRTC says wholesale access is having ‘positive impacts’ amidst job losses, spending cuts in telecoms sector

TORONTO—As some of Canada’s largest telcos...

CRTC telecom Wholesale

Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Big Three in TV re-transmission case

| 05/07/2026 12:58 pm EDT

Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision

Canada’s highest court has decided not to hear an appeal from BCE Inc.,...

Broadcasting Copyright Supreme Court

CRTC changes contributions formula for Broadband Fund

| 05/06/2026 5:09 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The CRTC is amending the way it calculates contributions to its Broadband Fund, meant to provide connectivity to rural, remote and Indigenous communities across the country. The changes will take effect next year. In a decision released Wednesday, the regulator stated...

Broadband Fund CRTC

Opposition MPs say Rogers job cuts caused by Liberal approval of Shaw takeover

| 04/30/2026 6:00 am EDT

Opposition MPs say Rogers job cuts caused by Liberal approval of Shaw takeover

Conservative and New Democrat parliamentarians are attributing recent job...

competition Rogers Shaw

Feds promise Telecommunications Competition Roadmap in spring fiscal update

| 04/29/2026 6:12 am EDT

Parliament Hill

The Liberal government’s spring economic update (SEU) included plans to...

competition CRTC Federal Budget

Rogers receives twice as many complaints as other service providers: CCTS

| 04/29/2026 6:00 am EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

A new report awarded Rogers Communications Inc. the dubious distinction as...

ccts Complaints/CCTS CRTC

Rogers leadership blames ‘antiquated’ regulations for spending cuts, project cancellations

| 04/23/2026 5:00 pm EDT

Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss

Rogers Communications Inc. leadership used the...

Policy Rogers

CRTC backs Rogers in Shaw Rocket Fund decision

| 04/23/2026 3:45 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Rogers Communications Inc. won big at the CRTC, as the commission decided the Toronto conglomerate does...

fund Rogers Shaw

Rogers, T-Mobile bring satellite service to U.S. roaming customers

| 04/16/2026 4:03 pm EDT

Rogers, T-Mobile bring satellite service to U.S. roaming customers

Rogers Communications Inc. has expanded its satellite-to-mobile coverage to...

mobile Rogers Satellite

Appeals court upholds Competition Tribunal’s ruling against Rogers’ amendments in data plan dispute

| 04/09/2026 3:35 pm EDT

Appeals court upholds Competition Tribunal’s ruling against Rogers’ amendments in data plan dispute

Internal deliberation at the Competition Bureau...

Competition bureau data Rogers

Provinces and territories call for improved mobile coverage reporting, as telcos push back

| 04/07/2026 1:55 pm EDT

Provinces and territories call for improved mobile coverage reporting, as telcos push back

Wireless companies are opposing a new standard for...

CRTC mobile

‘I wouldn’t fight the speed war’: Independent ISPs strategize on how to compete with big telcos at CanWISP

| 03/31/2026 1:02 pm EDT

‘I wouldn’t fight the speed war’: Independent ISPs strategize on how to compete with big telcos at CanWISP

MARKHAM—Canada’s smaller wireless carriers are hoping reliability and community connections will help them take on the big incumbents in the struggle for...

fibre telecom Wireless

Canadian internet companies say their livelihood is dependent on changes to the Copyright Act — but Ottawa hasn’t taken action

| 03/26/2026 3:15 pm EDT

Pirate button on computer keyboard.

On its surface, the ISP Coalition is an unusual...

FCC inquiry into sports streaming unlikely to be duplicated in Canada, says longtime sports journalist

| 03/23/2026 3:04 pm EDT

Rogers posts strong Q4 numbers, buoyed by Blue Jays’ World Series run

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the...

Fcc Sports content Streaming

Bell internet comes out on top in Canadian survey by international researchers

| 03/19/2026 2:49 pm EDT

Bell internet comes out on top in Canadian survey by international researchers

A new study by a French research firm has placed BCE Inc. property Bell...

Bell Internet telecom

Industry committee calls on Liberals to review competition policy for telecoms

| 03/16/2026 2:55 pm EDT

Parliament Hill

The House industry committee has called for a federal review of Canada’s...

competition CRTC INDU

The ‘obvious candidate’: Jeanne Pratt favoured by lawyers, academics to take over as competition commissioner

| 03/10/2026 5:37 pm EDT

The ‘obvious candidate’: Jeanne Pratt favoured by lawyers, academics to take over as competition commissioner

Acting competition commissioner Jeanne Pratt may soon have the ‘acting’ tag removed from her job title, according to leading legal scholars and competition lawyers....

competition Competition bureau

ISED eyes ‘subscriber’ approach to spectrum access for drones, as Canada’s telcos worry about liability

| 03/09/2026 5:21 pm EDT

ISED eyes ‘subscriber’ approach to spectrum access for drones, as Canada’s telcos worry about liability

It is a question garnering lots of attention from...

ISED Spectrum

Appeals court dismisses Rogers challenge of CRTC standstill ruling in Corus channel dispute

| 03/06/2026 5:21 pm EST

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

The Federal Court of Appeal has thrown out a...

Channel Distribution Court Television

Ex-Competition Bureau head Matthew Boswell joins Norton Rose Fulbright

| 03/02/2026 12:22 pm EST

Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit

Canada’s longest-serving Competition Bureau commissioner has joined the...

competition Competition bureau

SpaceX receives support from Indigenous groups, Rogers to utilize E-band frequencies in Quebec and Alberta

| 03/02/2026 9:44 am EST

SpaceX receives support from Indigenous groups, Rogers to utilize E-band frequencies in Quebec and Alberta

Two Indigenous groups and Rogers Communications...

Satellite space Spectrum

New Indigenous Priority Window should help bridge Canada’s digital divide: telcos, stakeholders

| 02/23/2026 6:08 pm EST

Spectrum Unceded: How Indigenous people are Fighting for Digital Sovereignty in a Wireless World

A recent ISED decision gives Indigenous...

Indigenous ISED Spectrum

CRTC raises revenue threshold for telecom contribution fund, despite Big Three opposition

| 02/19/2026 4:47 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

Score one for the little guys. The CRTC has...

CRTC Internet

Edward Rogers listed among Order of Ontario recipients

| 02/17/2026 5:01 pm EST

Edward Rogers listed among Order of Ontario recipients

Rogers Communications Inc. executive chairman Edward Rogers was among the...

Rogers

Q&A: One David v. many Goliaths — a Quebec man’s quest to eliminate ‘junk fees’ from the telecoms sector

| 02/13/2026 5:59 am EST

Telus abandons credit card surcharge

Emile Arsalane is fed up with what he calls...

Bell CRTC Q&A

Unions flesh out details of Canadian Telecom Workers Alliance

| 02/11/2026 3:22 pm EST

Unions flesh out details of Canadian Telecom Workers Alliance

OTTAWA–Three union leaders framed the founding of the Canadian Telecommunications Workers Alliance (CTWA) as a new body to advocate for those employed in the sector. Flanked by interim NDP Leader Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.), Lana Payne of Unifor, Mark...

telecom union Wireless

Canada’s largest unions form alliance to protect telecom jobs

| 02/10/2026 4:57 pm EST

Canada’s largest unions form alliance to protect telecom jobs

Three of Canada’s largest unions are joining forces to create a new...

Bell Rogers Telus

Government rakes in over $415M from Big Three carriers in residual spectrum auction

| 02/10/2026 5:59 am EST

ISED hears further efforts needed in consultation on Indigenous Priority Window for spectrum

The federal government announced the provisional results of its latest...

ISED Spectrum telecom

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

| 02/02/2026 3:51 pm EST

‘Where’s the plan B?’: Media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said the...

APTN Culture Indigenous

Rogers posts strong Q4 numbers, buoyed by Blue Jays’ World Series run

| 01/29/2026 1:04 pm EST

Rogers posts strong Q4 numbers, buoyed by Blue Jays’ World Series run

An electric postseason for the Toronto Blue Jays helped Rogers...

Quarterly Reports Rogers Sports content

Experts say 6G networks still years away, but Canada’s already preparing for the technology of the future

| 01/23/2026 10:00 am EST

Experts say 6G networks still years away, but Canada’s already preparing for the technology of the future

Leading researchers believe 6G technology could be the key to unlocking high-speed cell service in every corner of the country. Carleton University professor Halim...

5g 6G Satellite

Telecom executives among highest paid CEOs in Canada

| 01/20/2026 4:54 pm EST

Telecom executives among highest paid CEOs in Canada

Life at the top of a large corporation is more financially rewarding than ever, a new report by the...

Bell Quebecor Rogers

Rogers remains most-complained-about service provider in CCTS annual report

| 01/14/2026 6:00 am EST

Rogers remains most-complained-about service provider in CCTS annual report

For the third consecutive year, Rogers Communications Inc. is the...

Complaints/CCTS Internet Television

Bell seeks forbearance of local exchanges across national footprint

| 01/12/2026 5:01 pm EST

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

BCE Inc. has applied to the CRTC for forbearance on regulation of local...

Bell CRTC wireline

A look at what’s to come in 2026 for telecoms, broadcasting, digital policy

| 01/08/2026 3:30 am EST

A look at what’s to come in 2026 for telecoms, broadcasting, digital policy

The year ahead is going to look different for everyone, so we asked several...

cell towers competition CRTC

Rogers v. Rogers a tour de force for Toronto actor Tom Rooney

| 01/02/2026 3:30 am EST

Rogers v. Rogers a tour de force for Toronto actor Tom Rooney

You can be forgiven for thinking Tom Rooney does not know who he is. The...

Competition bureau Feature Rogers

Ericsson seeks to overturn certification of Steelworkers union to represent workers

| 12/18/2025 5:33 pm EST

Ericsson seeks to overturn certification of Steelworkers union to represent workers

Ericsson AB has filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal...

Appeal Court

Rogers appeals Competition Tribunal’s exclusion of details about commissioner’s alleged inaction in data plan dispute

telecom | 12/10/2025 4:04 pm EST

Rogers appeals Competition Tribunal's exclusion of details about commissioner’s alleged inaction in data plan dispute

Rogers Communications Inc. is appealing a...

Appeal Court Competition bureau Data charges

Telesat, MDA win Arctic military communications contract; Rogers brings select apps to satellite service

telecom | 12/09/2025 6:47 pm EST

Telesat, MDA win Arctic military communications contract; Rogers brings select apps to satellite service

Telesat Corp. and Rogers Communications Inc. continue to make moves in the satellite space, with both companies issuing separate announcements Tuesday, Dec. 9. Telesat...

Satellite Wireless

OUTtv wins undue preference dispute with Rogers, denied mandatory carriage

telecom | 11/28/2025 6:04 pm EST

OUTtv wins undue preference dispute with Rogers, denied mandatory carriage

It was win one, lose one for OUTtv Network Inc. when the CRTC issued two...

CRTC Rogers Television

CRTC investigates Bell device financing plan for potential non-compliance with Wireless Code

telecom | 11/28/2025 5:26 pm EST

CRTC investigates Bell device financing plan for potential non-compliance with Wireless Code

The CRTC is looking for BCE Inc. to explain one of...

Bell CRTC Wireless

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

telecom | 11/27/2025 4:59 pm EST

Smaller providers worry about effects of CRTC’s proposed outage, disruption regulations

telecom | 11/20/2025 2:54 pm EST

Smaller providers worry about effects of CRTC’s proposed outage, disruption regulations

Smaller telecoms worry about how new CRTC...

CRTC Internet outage

CRTC dismisses Rogers complaint over MVNO decision

telecom | 11/19/2025 6:03 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

The CRTC has rejected an appeal by Rogers Communications Inc. seeking to overturn a ruling over mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). The dismissal was announced on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The 2024 decision found that there is undue preference for incumbent national...

CRTC Iot MVNO

CRTC suspends deadlines in CCTS customer awareness proceeding

telecom | 11/12/2025 5:04 pm EST

Bell seeks withdrawal of voice services due to competitor funding

telecom | 11/11/2025 2:54 pm EST

Bell seeks withdrawal of voice services due to competitor funding

BCE Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking the commission...

Broadband Fund Copper CRTC

Sportsnet World Series streaming strike-out caused by third-party issue, company says

telecom | 11/04/2025 12:55 pm EST

Sportsnet World Series streaming strike-out caused by third-party issue, company says

Rogers Communications Inc. property Sportsnet+ had...

outage Rogers Sports content

Ericsson and union fight battle over worker jurisdiction as jobs offshore to India

telecom | 11/03/2025 5:34 pm EST

Ericsson and union fight battle over worker jurisdiction as jobs offshore to India

Ericsson AB and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1944 are locked in a...

CIRB Ericsson union

Steelworkers end strike in Abbotsford against Rogers

telecom | 10/31/2025 6:41 pm EDT

Steelworkers end strike in Abbotsford against Rogers

The United Steelworkers Local 1944 has ended a four-and-a-half month strike against Rogers Communications...

Rogers union

Rogers customers get notified of 2021 service outage class action

telecom | 10/27/2025 4:31 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

The class action lawsuit against Rogers Communications Inc. and its Fido...

outages Provincial Court Rogers

Rogers revenue lifts up, adjusted profit down in Q3

telecom | 10/23/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

Rogers Communications Inc.’s total revenues were up slightly, by four per cent, from nearly $5.2...

Quarterly Reports Rogers

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirements

telecom | 10/10/2025 6:55 pm EDT

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirements

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

CRTC Internet outage

Cogeco, Eastlink get court hearing in appeal of CRTC wholesale access decision

telecom | 10/10/2025 11:09 am EDT

Cogeco, Eastlink get court hearing in appeal of CRTC wholesale access decision

A three-judge panel has voted unanimously to hear arguments from Cogeco Communications Inc. and Bragg Communications Inc., parent company of Eastlink, against the CRTC’s...

CRTC Federal Court Wholesale

Former Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed dies

telecom | 09/22/2025 2:31 pm EDT

Former Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed dies

Rogers Communications Inc. is mourning the death of its former CEO Nadir Mohamed. He joined the Toronto...

Rogers

Telus accuses Rogers of anticompetitive motivation in blocking its ads

telecom | 09/10/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFO

Telus Corp. is accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of blocking it from...

CRTC Rogers Telus

UPDATED: CRTC releases notification, reporting requirements for major telecom service outages

telecom | 09/04/2025 11:27 pm EDT

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outage

The CRTC has released its requirements for...

CRTC Internet outage

Cogeco, Eastlink further their challenge of cabinet refusal to overrule CRTC wholesale decision

telecom | 09/03/2025 8:26 pm EDT

Cogeco, Eastlink further their challenge of cabinet refusal to overrule CRTC wholesale decision

As Cogeco Communications Inc. and Bragg...

CRTC Federal Court fibre

UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business

telecom | 08/25/2025 12:04 pm EDT

UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business

Children’s and family entertainment company DHX Television Ltd. (WildBrain) is shutting down its television broadcast operations, the company announced Monday, Aug. 25. The move follows disputes with Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. in which WildBrain...

Bell CRTC Rogers

Federal judge orders jail time for pair accused of running pirated streaming site

telecom | 08/19/2025 6:02 pm EDT

Judge gavel on computer.

Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton has ordered jail time for two...

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection charges

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

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection charges

BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are in a dispute over end-user...

CRTC TPIA Wholesale

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 expansion

Major telecommunications companies across Canada voiced strong opposition...

botnet CRTC cybersecurity

Rogers sells data centres to InfraRed Capital Partners

telecom | 08/14/2025 11:42 am EDT

Rogers sells data centres to InfraRed Capital Partners

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday, Aug. 14 that it is selling...

Data centres Internet Rogers

CRTC considering raising telecom contribution threshold

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

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

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

CRTC funding

The CRTC has approved several Certified...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

OPINION | If Canada can’t regulate basic telecoms and streaming, good luck with AI and online harms

Media | 08/08/2025 11:44 am EDT

Geoff White

If Canada wants to sincerely and seriously attempt...

Artificial intelligence Cancon CRTC

Bell ‘disappointed’ by feds upholding CRTC wholesale decision, expects fibre footprint to ‘plateau’

Media | 08/07/2025 7:37 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)

Rather than build more fibre in Canada, BCE Inc....

Bell Quarterly Reports Wholesale

UPDATED: Telus happy, others upset by Joly decision upholding incumbent access to wholesale internet

Media | 08/07/2025 12:20 pm EDT

UPDATED: Telus happy, others upset by Joly decision upholding incumbent access to wholesale internet

The federal government has declined to overrule the CRTC decision granting Canada’s largest telecom companies wholesale access to fibre networks outside of their home...

CRTC fibre Unlock

Toronto seniors without Bell service for seven weeks following fire

Media | 08/05/2025 5:25 pm EDT

Toronto seniors without Bell service for seven weeks following fire

A fire at a Toronto seniors residence left residents without telephone or...

Bell fibre wireline

WildBrain undue preference complaint against Rogers dismissed

Media | 07/31/2025 2:17 pm EDT

WildBrain undue preference complaint against Rogers dismissed

Toronto-based DHX Television Ltd.’s WildBrain has not been disadvantaged...

CRTC Rogers Television

CRTC, Privacy Commissioner asked to launch inquiries into alleged privacy breach in Niagara phone call misconnections

telecom | 07/29/2025 5:20 pm EDT

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming months

The CRTC and the Office of the Privacy...

Bell CRTC Privacy

Bell, Rogers come to agreement for distribution of specialty channels

Media | 07/29/2025 4:20 pm EDT

Bell, Rogers come to agreement for distribution of specialty channels

BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. have come to an agreement to...

Bell CRTC Rogers

Telus wants Bell lawsuit over third-party internet access dismissed, launches counterclaim

Media | 07/28/2025 5:27 pm EDT

Telus wants Bell lawsuit over third-party internet access dismissed, launches counterclaim

Telus Corp. has filed its statement of defence against a lawsuit brought by BCE Inc. over third-party internet access (TPIA) via fibre to the premises (FTTP). In it, the...

Bell CRTC Rogers

CRTC upholds undue preference finding against Rogers in sports programming carriage dispute

Media | 07/28/2025 4:55 pm EDT

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

The CRTC does have jurisdiction in a dispute...

CRTC Rogers Sports content

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 continues

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

Rogers Strike Videotron

Rogers revenue up, profit down in second quarter of 2025

Media | 07/23/2025 4:55 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Rogers Communications Inc. saw revenues rise slightly in the second quarter...

CRTC Quarterly Reports Rogers

Cogeco and Eastlink file joint court appeal of wholesale fibre access decision

Media | 07/21/2025 5:47 pm EDT

Cogeco and Eastlink file joint court appeal of wholesale fibre access decision

Cogeco Communications Inc. and Bragg Communications Inc., parent company of...

Court CRTC fibre

Fans jeer as Rogers’ Sportsnet boosts price of streaming services

Media | 07/17/2025 12:28 pm EDT

Fans jeer as Rogers' Sportsnet boosts price of streaming services

Rogers Communications Inc.'s Sportsnet is increasing the prices for...

Rogers Sports content Streaming

Telecoms, CRTC announce changes to boost connectivity in rural/remote areas and during emergency situations

telecom | 07/15/2025 2:31 pm EDT

Telecoms, CRTC announce changes to boost connectivity in rural/remote areas and during emergency situations

Rogers Communications Inc., Telus Corp. and the...

CRTC Rogers Satellite

Tribunal to hear Rogers’ bid to compel documents from Competition Bureau in data plan dispute

telecom | 07/11/2025 5:20 pm EDT

Tribunal to hear Rogers' bid to compel documents from Competition Bureau in data plan dispute

Rogers Communications Inc. has asked the...

Competition bureau Rogers

Union alleges Rogers won’t return to bargaining table in Abbotsford, B.C. strike

telecom | 07/10/2025 5:01 pm EDT

Union alleges Rogers won't return to bargaining table in Abbotsford, B.C. strike

The union representing striking workers at Rogers...

Rogers Strike telecom

Greater penalties needed for copper theft, telecoms maintain

telecom | 07/09/2025 11:21 pm EDT

Greater penalties needed for copper theft, telecoms maintain

The co-chair of the Canadian telecom network resiliency working group at the department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is calling on the federal government to increase the penalties for copper theft on telecom grids as the crimes become more...

Copper fibre Internet

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagrees

telecom | 07/04/2025 3:45 pm EDT

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagrees

Amazon.com, Inc. is looking to draw a clear line between how it does...

CRTC Online streaming act Television

APTN: From unlikely notion to cross-country broadcaster

telecom | 07/01/2025 9:55 am EDT

APTN: From unlikely notion to cross-country broadcaster

It seemed like a pipe dream when the idea was first broached, but...

APTN Feature Indigenous

Corus posts another quarter of revenue, profit loss; employee costs down 7%

Media | 06/26/2025 6:14 pm EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Corus Entertainment Inc. reported losses in revenue and profit for the...

Broadcasting Corus Quarterly Reports

Big broadcasters should not dominate over smaller rivals, Eastlink tells CRTC

Media | 06/26/2025 10:58 am EDT

Marielle Wilson, vice president of regulatory at Eastlink, speaks at a CRTC hearing.

The broadcasting landscape is slanted in favour of the big players, a...

Broadcasting CRTC Eastlink

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

Media | 06/23/2025 4:00 am EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulation

As the first week of the CRTC’s hearing on market dynamics in the broadcasting sector came to a close, a divide emerged between major players in the industry, with...

Broadcasting CRTC Online streaming act

Telecoms want federal cabinet to overturn CRTC decision on high-speed access

telecom | 06/20/2025 6:23 pm EDT

Federal and territorial governments invest in NWT fibre link

Most Canadian telecom players want the federal government to step in to...

CRTC fibre Internet

UPDATED: Rogers workers in Abbotsford, B.C. to strike Thursday

telecom | 06/17/2025 6:22 pm EDT

UPDATED: Rogers workers in Abbotsford, B.C. to strike Thursday

Twenty five employees of Rogers Communications Inc. in Abbotsford, B.C. are...

Rogers union

ITPA says it’s in favour of broadband labels for larger players at CRTC hearing

telecom | 06/12/2025 10:58 pm EDT

ITPA says it's in favour of broadband labels for larger players at CRTC hearing

A consortium of small internet service providers...

Bell Broadband Cogeco

Rogers expects to close MLSE acquisition in July

telecom | 06/12/2025 10:25 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.

The CRTC has reached majority agreement that Rogers Communications Inc. can acquire BCE Inc.’s stake in...

Bell CRTC Rogers

UPDATED: Ztar Mobile seeks urgent CRTC order to stop Rogers service cut

telecom | 06/09/2025 1:22 pm EDT

UPDATED: Ztar Mobile seeks urgent CRTC order to stop Rogers service cut

A reseller offering prepaid mobile services for retailers such as 7-Eleven...

CRTC MVNO Undue Preference

Rogers gets league approvals to buy Bell’s stake in MLSE

telecom | 06/04/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.

Rogers Communications Inc. revealed Wednesday, June 4 that it has received...

Bell Rogers

CTA’s Ghiz urges feds to treat telecom infrastructure as nation-building pillar, calls for lighter regulation & pro-investment policies

telecom | 06/04/2025 12:49 pm EDT

Robert Ghiz, President and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, poses for a portrait at his office in Ottawa on Aug. 13, 2024.

TORONTO—Telecommunications should be recognized...

CRTC CTA Cts

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

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

Rogers and Quebecor

The Federal Court of Appeal threw out Rogers...

Appeal Court MVNO Quebecor

Changing CanCon rules might benefit from broader consultation, CRTC panel told

telecom | 05/27/2025 6:40 pm EDT

Changing CanCon rules might benefit from broader consultation, CRTC panel told

A media company appearing at the last day of a CRTC hearing on redefining how audio-visual productions can be classified as Canadian content (CanCon) argued that effectively...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act