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CRTC told not to grant FTTP access to big telecoms
telecom | 04/22/2024 6:25 pm EDT
A wealth of intervenors have told the CRTC that the large established telecoms should not be allowed to have access to aggregated wholesale high-speed access over fibre-to-the-premises (AWHSA-FTTP) facilities.
A diverse group of stakeholders filed their remarks this...
Updated: Quebecor scales back Manitoba expansion after CRTC access rate decision
Internet and Governance | 04/22/2024 6:16 pm EDT
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...
Wireless networks withstand effects of solar eclipse
telecom | 04/09/2024 6:26 pm EDT
Canada’s four major wireless carriers experienced major upticks in usage during Monday’s solar...
Big Three push for wireless and SMS service revenues to be excluded from CNAC funding
telecom | 04/05/2024 6:15 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. are...
Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts
Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT
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
The April 8 solar eclipse is expected to have an impact on wireless networks as people increase their...
Globe and Mail reporter digs into story of Rogers Communications
Media | 03/21/2024 10:06 am EDT
The recent history of Rogers Communications Inc. has had more drama than anything broadcast on its CityTV network. The company poached its CEO Joe Natale from Telus Corp. only to ultimately dismiss him. It battled the Competition Bureau in order to be allowed to take over Shaw Communications. Then there was the internecine squabble between chair Edward Rogers and his...
Champagne second-most lobbied minister, Hill Times finds
telecom | 03/12/2024 3:33 pm EDT
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...
Court authorizes class action lawsuit for phone unlocking fees
telecom | 03/05/2024 6:40 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a class action lawsuit against...
Canada and British Columbia fund high-speed internet rollout in province
telecom | 03/05/2024 9:47 am EST
Monday the federal government and the government of British Columbia joined...
Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info
Media | 03/04/2024 3:32 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed a request from RNC Media Inc. to...
INDU committee passes motion to call on Big 3 telecom CEOs to testify
telecom | 02/29/2024 4:26 pm EST
The House of Commons committee on Industry met Wednesday to discuss...
CRTC angry at Telus over proposed service cuts in Kamloops
telecom | 02/20/2024 11:32 am EST
The CRTC is upset with Telus Corp. over its proposal to eliminate home...
Telus announced partnership with Amazon, Samsung
telecom | 02/20/2024 10:54 am EST
Telus Corp. announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Samsung...
Rogers, Cogeco, Quebecor challenge ILECs at CRTC hearings
telecom | 02/16/2024 3:02 pm EST
Representatives 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
Two large incumbent telecoms told the CRTC that broadband resellers are not in a threatened position. BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. appeared at the commission’s proceedings into...
Cogeco defends infrastructure upgrade amid TekSavvy dispute
telecom | 02/13/2024 4:58 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. is adamantly defending its right to upgrade infrastructure for...
Fibre needed for viable third-party access framework, CRTC hears
telecom | 02/13/2024 2:42 pm EST
If Canada is to have a viable wholesale market, high speed access needs to...
Court denies stay in Bell vs CRTC case
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:40 pm EST
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
The CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating...
Telus reports quarterly growth thanks to record additions, cost efficiency, and restructuring
telecom | 02/09/2024 6:24 pm EST
Telus Corp. reported a 17 per cent increase in profit for the three months ending Dec. 31, compared to the previous year, climbing to $310 million.
According to its...
CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell’s profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures
Media | 02/08/2024 3:57 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...
CRTC denies TerreStar’s bid for stay of contribution decision
telecom | 02/07/2024 3:41 pm EST
The CRTC has denied an application by TerreStar Solutions Inc. for a stay...
Telus forced to explain BC service disconnection to CRTC
telecom | 02/07/2024 3:11 pm EST
Telus Corp. is being called upon by the CRTC to justify its proposal to...
CRTC accepts Quebecor application for arbitration over MVNO with Telus
telecom | 02/07/2024 2:14 pm EST
Quebecor 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
CIK Telecom is arguing to the CRTC that the...
CRTC releases consult over its jurisdiction on small cell pole attachments
telecom | 02/05/2024 5:54 pm EST
The CRTC has issued a call for comments on the attachment of wireless...
Bell tells CRTC to dismiss Quebecor complaint due to lack of legal grounds and unjustified demands
telecom | 01/23/2024 5:32 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Part 1 application to the CRTC for...
Ericsson and Telus extend 5G network nationally
telecom | 01/22/2024 12:42 pm EST
Ericsson AB and Telus Corp. have linked up to roll out a 5G standalone network, it was announced Monday....
CCTS: Rogers received the most complaints about telecom services last year
telecom | 01/17/2024 11:13 am EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has become Canada’s most complained-about service provider, according to the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services’ (CCTS) annual report released on Tuesday – a first for the company in the agency’s 15-year history.
From Aug. 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, the CCTS accepted more than 14,617 complaints against 315...
CCTS says complaints on Bell prison call rates fall outside its scope; Telus advocates for CRTC jurisdiction in dispute
telecom | 01/16/2024 7:00 am EST
The Commission for Complaints for...
INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes
telecom | 01/15/2024 5:46 pm EST
After almost two hours of deliberation last Thursday, the House industry and technology committee failed...
Revenue and profit down for Cogeco Q1 as guidance continues
telecom | 01/11/2024 4:42 pm EST
Revenue and profits declined at Cogeco Inc. as the Quebec firm released...
Champagne says planned telecom price hikes go against policy direction
telecom | 01/05/2024 5:26 pm EST
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry is calling on Canadian...
UPDATED: Quebecor alleges Bell breaching agreement on MVNO wholesale access
telecom | 12/21/2023 2:20 pm EST
This story has been updated with comment from BCE Inc.
Quebecor Inc., representing Videotron and Freedom Mobile, has lodged a formal complaint with the CRTC against BCE Inc., alleging anti-competitive manoeuvres by Bell in relation to access to its wireless network
The dispute centres around the agreed-upon launch date of Oct. 11 for the use of Bell's wholesale...
Northwestel Successfully Transitions Services in Atlin, BC, Unveils Plans for Enhanced Connectivity
telecom | 12/19/2023 5:10 pm EST
BCE Inc.’s Northwestel announced to the CRTC...
Quebecor asks CRTC to impose new interim disaggregated FTTP rates for Bell equivalent to aggregated rates
telecom | 12/11/2023 3:43 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. submitted an application to the CRTC...
Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting system
Internet and Governance | 12/08/2023 9:34 am EST
Gatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to...
Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision
telecom | 12/07/2023 6:16 pm EST
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Telus...
Big Three respond to deaf and hard of hearing groups calls for better accessibility in network outage reporting
telecom | 12/06/2023 6:29 pm EST
Several proposals from deaf and hard of...
Bell still opposed to Rogers’ application seeking changes to BNS services
telecom | 12/01/2023 4:58 pm EST
BCE Inc. has responded to a commission staff letter regarding Rogers...
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...
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...
Bell appeals CRTC last mile fibre access decision, saying it will face irreparable harm
telecom | 11/17/2023 10:18 am EST
BCE Inc. is asking the Federal Court of Appeal for a stay on the CRTC’s interim decision mandating large incumbent telephone companies to provide wholesale access to...
CRTC reopens Rogers application seeking changes to Bell’s BNS services
Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:47 pm EST
The CRTC has reopened a Part 1 application originally submitted by Rogers...
Telecoms oppose remedies in NG911 Part 1 applications
telecom | 11/16/2023 2:37 pm EST
The major telecommunications companies in Canada oppose suggestions that they pay for pre-production...
Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss
telecom | 11/09/2023 4:40 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri...
CTS 2023 regulatory panel react to CRTC mandated FTTP wholesale access
telecom | 11/08/2023 1:10 pm EST
UPDATED: CTS regulatory blockbuster react to CRTC FTTP decision...
BREAKING: CRTC mandates wholesale access to FTTP networks in Quebec, Ontario
telecom | 11/06/2023 4:45 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The CRTC is mandating large incumbent telephone companies to provide wholesale access to their FTTP networks in Ontario and Quebec.
The decision affects...
Don’t underestimate telecom in fighting climate change: CTS panel
telecom | 11/06/2023 4:29 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.--Although media articles of sustainability tend to focus...
AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committee
Internet and Governance | 11/03/2023 5:14 pm EDT
A quartet of civil society groups appeared before the House of Commons...
Competitors rally behind Beanfield in fight against Rogers’ exclusive MDU agreements
telecom | 10/27/2023 6:46 pm EDT
Interventions coming in from the CRTC show...
Feds and Quebec invest $10M toward quantum communication test bed
telecom | 10/23/2023 7:15 pm EDT
The governments of Quebec and Canada are contributing more than $10 million in funding toward setting up non-profit organization Numana’s quantum communication test bed, which businesses and...
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)...
Iristel seeks quick resolution to Bell disconnection threat
telecom | 10/12/2023 3:59 pm EDT
Iristel Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC against BCE Inc....
CRTC investigating CIK Telecom Part 1s on MDU access
telecom | 10/06/2023 2:37 pm EDT
The CRTC is sending out requests for information on a pair of Part 1 applications brought to it by CIK Telecom Inc. The competitive carrier alleges it has been shut out of multi dwelling units (MDUs) in Richmond B.C. The company claims that Strata Corp., through its property management firm Rancho Management Services Ltd., has denied it access to...
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...
Telus says CRTC strayed from accounting principles in spectrum revenue and contribution decision
telecom | 10/02/2023 6:20 pm EDT
Telus Corp. says the CRTC should review its decision to include revenues from the sale and subordination of spectrum in its contribution regime because it did not take into...
Infrastructure investments could see cuts due to wholesale rates: Bibic, French
telecom | 09/28/2023 6:54 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. reiterated their concerns around the CRTC’s...
Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections
telecom | 09/25/2023 8:08 pm EDT
As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund...
BC government seeks higher standards for NG911 deployment
telecom | 09/21/2023 1:41 pm EDT
The province of British Columbia has filed a Part 1 application with the...
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...
All carriers to provide TTC services by October 3: ISED
telecom | 09/11/2023 1:07 pm EDT
All passengers on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system must have cellular connectivity, regardless of carrier, next month, announced Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne on Monday.
This announcement comes two weeks after the department of...
Cogeco appoints Tim Dinesen as CTO
telecom | 09/07/2023 4:50 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. is appointing Tim Dinesen, experienced tech executive and telecommunications consultant, as its senior vice president and CTO.
According to the company’s Thursday release, he will be taking up the new position at...
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...
Telus receives more infrastructure funding
telecom | 08/30/2023 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC’s Broadband Fund has granted $1.42 million in additional funding towards Telus Corp.’s...
Rogers asks CRTC to dismiss discrimination claims from Telus in TTC dispute
telecom | 08/30/2023 3:34 pm EDT
As the Toronto subway network access dispute continues, Rogers...
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...
OPINION: Cute critters obscure Telus’ ruthless job cuts in Canada
telecom | 08/11/2023 5:00 pm EDT
By Donna Hokiro, president, Local 1944, United Steelworkers Union
By now,...
Lead-lined copper wiring too small part of network to be concern, telecoms say
telecom | 08/08/2023 5:46 pm EDT
Incumbent Canadian telecoms say there is no cause for alarm that...
Telus announces 6,000 layoffs and 61% net income decline for Q2
telecom | 08/04/2023 6:08 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is cutting 6,000 jobs, the company announced Friday.
Telus...
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 receives replies on the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which was known as Bill C-11 in...
OPINION: Freedom may never be a fourth national player, and consumers need more data
Internet and Governance | 07/28/2023 6:19 pm EDT
By John Lawford, executive eirector and general counsel of the Public...
Champagne orders ISED to start expedited consult over TTC access rights
telecom | 07/24/2023 5:53 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that he is...
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...
Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC
Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 3:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...
Telus backs Bell request on TTC; Quebecor does not
telecom | 07/19/2023 4:31 pm EDT
Telus Inc. has lent its support to BCE Inc.’s complaint about Rogers Communications Inc.’s handling of connectivity in the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system, calling for the commission to approve Bell’s request and prohibit Rogers from providing connectivity until it negotiates access with other wireless service providers.
In a July 17 intervention to Bell’s June Part 1 application, Telus alleged that Rogers is conferring itself an undue...
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...
Telus says Rogers using pole access request to divert attention from TTC dispute
telecom | 07/14/2023 4:56 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. have been hurling verbal bombs...
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...
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...
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...
Telus abandons credit card surcharge
telecom | 06/20/2023 5:13 pm EDT
After months of controversy, Telus Corp. has cancelled its plans to implement a 1.5 per cent surcharge on clients who pay with a credit card. The western telecom announced Tuesday it was discontinuing the practice.
“After...
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...
CNOC disputes ILECs’ claims over high speed access proceeding
Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:21 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) is fighting with two...
Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told
Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT
The proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming undertakings in the new Broadcasting Act should be changed, several organizations have told the CRTC. How...
Telus’ claim about Huawei equipment met with scorn in St. Albert, Alta.
telecom | 06/15/2023 4:03 pm EDT
A town in Alberta is condemning Telus Corp. for slowing down the rollout of...
Up to aviation industry to protect airports from 5G interference, telecoms say
telecom | 06/12/2023 4:55 pm EDT
The airline industry must do more to protect its flights from 5G...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Telus Q1 profit down from last year
telecom | 05/04/2023 5:40 pm EDT
Telus Corp. reported profits of $224 million for the three months ending March 31, a 45 per cent dip...
Xplore announced Rizwan Jamal as president
telecom | 04/25/2023 4:54 pm EDT
Xplore Inc. Tuesday announced the appointment of Rizwan Jamal as president and chief commercial officer starting on May 1.
Jamal will be responsible for sales, marketing, and product development functions, according to a...
Public safety authorities want lower thresholds for network outage reporting requirements
telecom | 04/14/2023 5:15 pm EDT
Provincial public safety agencies are requesting...
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...
Court rejects Telus challenge to CRTC’s wholesale roaming, municipal infrastructure decisions
telecom | 04/14/2023 4:55 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a Telus...
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...