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Proposed fees for earth stations would hinder remote connectivity: Telecom stakeholders
telecom | 10/14/2021 6:25 pm EDT
Rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. are opposing a proposal to implement licence fees for fixed earth stations, to which there are currently no...
Court order blocking Quebecor 3500 MHz acquisition would harm competition: ISED
Media | 10/06/2021 6:33 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) has told the Federal Court that if the court were to grant the order requested by BCE Inc. and Telus...
Telecoms companies debating immediate vs. phased-in deployment of crisis line
telecom | 10/05/2021 7:09 pm EDT
Canada’s telecom companies are debating before the CRTC whether it is...
Rewheel report again shows high prices for wireless data
telecom | 10/04/2021 5:44 pm EDT
Canada remains amongst the world's highest wireless phone prices, according...
Shaw-Rogers deal would decrease competition, even with Freedom divestiture to Quebecor: analyst
telecom | 09/28/2021 6:19 pm EDT
Even if the Competition Bureau forces Shaw...
Telus expands networks in five B.C. communities
telecom | 09/27/2021 1:52 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is expanding its 5G network in four British Columbia communities as part of its $13 billion...
Bell, Telus and PIAC want CRTC to deny Rogers’ acquisition of Shaw’s broadcasting interests
telecom | 09/14/2021 7:50 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp., considered to be two of Rogers Communications Inc.’s greatest competitors, have asked the CRTC to deny Rogers’ proposed acquisition of Shaw...
China Mobile fights back in court against Gov. order to shut down
telecom | 09/09/2021 6:23 pm EDT
China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. is going to court to fight an...
Telecom regulation more ‘benign’: analyst
telecom | 09/09/2021 6:00 pm EDT
Telecoms shares have continued to track higher thanks to a regulatory backdrop which “has turned much more benign,” according to an industry analyst. Thursday National Bank of Canada analyst Adam Shine issued a note that...
Lower your prices or else, Trudeau tells big telecom at debate
telecom | 09/09/2021 11:22 am EDT
GATINEAU, Que. -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving Canada’s...
Telus announces newly connected 5G regions in AB, QC
telecom | 09/08/2021 4:49 pm EDT
Telus Corp. Wednesday announced developments in a pair of projects aimed at rolling out higher speed wireless service. The company announced it has rolled out its 5G network to Lethbridge and Sylvan Lake, Alberta, as part of...
Conservatives would reject mergers impacting competition: O’Toole
telecom | 09/07/2021 5:14 pm EDT
Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole said during a press conference on...
Broadband blues: the UBF and its discontents
telecom | 09/03/2021 5:50 pm EDT
With a federal election called for Sept. 20, parties have pledged to make Canadians’ lives better in a...
Telecoms say no need for additional accessibility requirements; advocates disagree
telecom | 09/03/2021 5:28 pm EDT
Canada’s telecommunications companies are recommending that the CRTC...
Telecom unions want govt. action on jobs outsourcing
telecom | 09/03/2021 4:33 pm EDT
Two telecommunication workers’ unions, Unifor and the Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE), have partnered up to demand the federal government step in to minimize the outsourcing of Canadian jobs overseas in the telecom...
Telecoms support for 3-digit crisis line and transition to ten-digit dialling
telecom | 09/02/2021 5:43 pm EDT
Canada’s big telecommunications companies are in favour of making access to mental services more convenient for Canadians, by implementing 988 as the national three-digit...
Telus joins Bell’s call for rollback on Quebecor spectrum acquisition
telecom | 08/30/2021 4:51 pm EDT
Telus Corp. has joined BCE Inc. in seeking to block Quebecor Inc. from...
Bell misunderstands CRTC toll-trunk order: Telus
telecom | 08/26/2021 6:01 pm EDT
Three companies are disputing claims from BCE Inc. that it would be unduly harmed by the CRTC’s...
Iristel asks CRTC for incumbents’ MVNO template agreements
telecom | 08/24/2021 5:55 pm EDT
The CRTC has said it will consider a procedural request from Iristel Inc....
Redline Communications hires new CEO as it eyes LTE and 5G growth
telecom | 08/19/2021 12:54 pm EDT
Redline Communications Group Inc., a Markham-Ont.-based manufacturer of...
CRTC sending Cogeco and Wildbrain to mediation over channel drop dispute
telecom | 08/18/2021 5:03 pm EDT
A dispute over Cogeco Inc. dropping children’s television content creator Wildbrain Ltd.’s programming will now go through a mediation process after the CRTC has opted to...
CRTC orders some incumbent disclosure to CNOC in disaggregated regime consultation
Media | 08/13/2021 11:13 am EDT
In a dispute between a trade organization representing wholesale-based...
Court to hear Telus challenge to CRTC wireless review decision
telecom | 08/12/2021 1:13 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal will take up a Telus Corp. challenge to two...
No reason to deny TSPs access to secure telephony identity certificates: CRTC
telecom | 08/05/2021 2:10 pm EDT
The CRTC has determined that, unless a telecommunications service provider...
CRTC announces 10 projects, $20.5M, in Broadband Fund
telecom | 08/04/2021 5:39 pm EDT
Approximately 3,625 households will benefit from the CRTC’s Broadband Fund, after a Wednesday announcement of 10 projects selected to receive a total of $20.5 million....
CRTC dismisses Quebecor complaint of CBC undue preference
Media | 08/03/2021 5:22 pm EDT
The CRTC has ruled that the CBC/Radio-Canada is not giving itself an...
Telus talks wireless strategy after spectrum auction, Q2 results
telecom | 07/30/2021 6:31 pm EDT
Going forward, if Canadians are to “truly benefit” from 5G innovation...
BREAKING: 3500 MHz auction nets $8.9B, $7.3B from incumbents
telecom | 07/29/2021 6:04 pm EDT
Canadian telecom companies -- and wireless service hopefuls -- have spent...
Comp. Bureau asks court for info from Bell, Telus, Quebecor, Xplornet in its review of Rogers-Shaw deal
telecom | 07/26/2021 6:22 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau is asking the Federal Court...
Bell says permanent approval of call blocking ‘is overwhelmingly in the public interest’
telecom | 07/23/2021 6:46 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is urging the CRTC to give it permanent approval to continue to block certain scam voice calls, saying the benefits “are unmistakable” after a nearly...
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses BDUs’ appeal of distant signal tariffs
telecom | 07/23/2021 6:34 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled Friday partially in favour of a group...
CRTC seeks more info on how companies comply with Internet Code for people with disabilities
telecom | 07/22/2021 5:25 pm EDT
The CRTC is seeking further information from...
Telus expands 5G network to Quebec City
telecom | 07/20/2021 5:25 pm EDT
Telus Corp. has expanded its 5G network into Quebec City as part of a $38 million investment in infrastructure. The company, which plans to spend $9 billion throughout the province through 2024, said Tuesday it will continue...
High spectrum costs could be driven by competition for set aside: analyst
telecom | 07/15/2021 6:32 pm EDT
Industry analysts are declining to speculate too much on what caused the...
Low cost mobile plans fall short of the mark: PIAC
telecom | 07/15/2021 6:08 pm EDT
The new low-cost mobile wireless plans released yesterday by BCE Inc., Telus Corp., and Rogers Communications Inc. are not good enough, according to the Public Interest Advocacy Centre. PIAC's Thursday letter argues that the carriers' three plans launched this week -- offered through their respective flanker brands including Virgin, Koodo, and Fido -- are in contravention of the regulator’s directions in its April wireless review decision, in which the commission rejected telecom companies' requests to launch such plans on their flanker brands rather than launching them under their...
TekSavvy wants regulatory framework before Bell permanently implements AI call blocking
telecom | 07/14/2021 6:23 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is recommending that the...
Q2 telecom earnings could be sign of recovery: Analysis
telecom | 07/13/2021 6:46 pm EDT
The telecom sector is on track to rebound following a bleak 2019 and 2020, according to an analysis of the industry halfway through the 2021 financial year. “Halfway through the year, we see...
Local RCMP raises security concerns over New Brunswick NG911 clarification application with the CRTC
telecom | 07/13/2021 6:42 pm EDT
The New Brunswick RCMP is raising concerns to the CRTC that the province’s proposal for how it would like to adapt its next-generation 911 (NG911) services could put RCMP...
PIAC disappointed with CRTC SIM swap disclosure
telecom | 07/09/2021 4:59 pm EDT
Six months after it received a request to release the data it collects on a fraud process known as "SIM swapping," the CRTC yesterday sent a letter to parties involved in a proceeding on the matter saying that instances of the...
PIAC says no to permanent roaming test, Telus wants new definition
telecom | 07/05/2021 5:37 pm EDT
Telus Corp. wants the CRTC to set an industry-wide definition of...
Quebec union wants more Telus jobs at home
telecom | 06/24/2021 5:17 pm EDT
A workers’ union in Quebec claims Telus Corp. has broken a “moral contract” with the people of the province by opting to hire more outside of Canada, rather than at home. In a release Thursday, a regional council of the...
FCM rejects Telus complaint of regulatory uncertainty in wireless review appeal
telecom | 06/23/2021 5:20 pm EDT
Rather than creating a "lacuna in the federal regulatory scheme," causing...
New Brunswick seeks clarification from CRTC regarding NG911 PSAPs
telecom | 06/16/2021 4:50 pm EDT
New Brunswick is looking for answers as to whether or not independent local exchange carriers (ILECs) delivering next-generation 911 (NG911) services may connect those networks to demarcation points...
3500 MHz auction finally launches; valuable mid-band spectrum to come with new deployment requirements
Media | 06/15/2021 6:30 pm EDT
Bidding opened Tuesday morning in what will be a weeks-long auction in some of the most coveted wireless assets -- spectrum along the 3,500 MHz band -- after a year-long...
Cogeco getting millions more in high-speed funding
telecom | 06/08/2021 5:53 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. is getting more than $40 million in funding for high-speed internet projects in Quebec. ...
Rogers backs Telus in Wireless Review decision challenge
telecom | 06/08/2021 5:50 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has voiced its support for Telus Corp.'s Federal...
CRTC chair asserts personal preference for facilities-based competition
telecom | 05/20/2021 5:59 pm EDT
CRTC chair Ian Scott said he believes the commission’s pick of a...
ISED triples spectrum available for Wi-Fi
telecom | 05/19/2021 5:59 pm EDT
The federal government is making more spectrum available to increase competition, rural connectivity and the effective deployment of Wi-Fi and 5G technologies. On Wednesday, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry...
Telus spending $26 billion in Ontario, Quebec
telecom | 05/17/2021 3:46 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is planning to spend a combined $26 billion on network connectivity in Ontario and Quebec over the next three years.
The company announced Monday it has earmarked $17 billion for spending on network connectivity in Ontario through to 2024, starting by...
Telus appeals seamless roaming in CRTC’s wireless review decision
telecom | 05/14/2021 6:54 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is seeking permission to appeal two provisions of the CRTC's April decision flowing from the commission's wireless review. While Telus is not seeking to appeal the central decision of...
Quebec Appeal Court upholds decision finding Quebec site blocking law unconstitutional
telecom | 05/14/2021 5:10 pm EDT
Quebec’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal from the province’s attorney general over its desire to have telecoms block access to illegal gambling sites. In July...
CRTC’s MVNO decision reflects ‘right mentality’ on facilities-based competition and rates: Telus CEO
telecom | 05/07/2021 5:36 pm EDT
Echoing his counterparts at BCE Inc. and Rogers...
Telecoms emphasize concerns, support for CRTC’s botnet blocking proposal
telecom | 05/06/2021 7:19 pm EDT
Canada’s big-three telecoms are doubling down on their assertions that...
Asian Television Network wants authorization for Indian news channel
Media | 05/05/2021 5:28 pm EDT
The Asian Television Network International Limited is asking the CRTC to authorize the “Mirror Now” channel for distribution as programming. The network, which says on its website that it...
Cogeco, Xplornet get $81.36 million in connectivity funding
Media | 05/04/2021 5:41 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. and Xplornet Inc. are getting a combined $81.36 million to connect more than 18,000 households to high-speed internet in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The funding announcement from...
Telus and Sogetel getting $38 million for high-speed connectivity projects
telecom | 05/03/2021 5:58 pm EDT
Telus Corp. and Sogetel Inc. are each getting millions to connect 2,850 houses in Quebec to high-speed internet by September 2022 for a total cost of $38 million, Innovation, Science and Economic...
Incumbents “should be comforted”, Rogers could move first on mandated access: analysts
telecom | 04/16/2021 5:11 pm EDT
Industry analysts are calling Thursday's decision to mandate access to incumbent wireless networks for a limited number of regional wireless competitors a "moderate net...
UPDATED – CRTC rejects broad MVNO model, will mandate limited access for regional players
telecom | 04/15/2021 4:01 pm EDT
Incumbent telecom companies will be required to sell access to their mobile networks to some regional service providers, but only those that have some level of spectrum and...
Large telecoms not in favour of sharing data for NG911
telecom | 04/08/2021 5:22 pm EDT
Several large telecom companies have argued that the CRTC shouldn’t...
CRTC rejects incumbent request to expand Internet Code
telecom | 04/08/2021 5:05 pm EDT
The CRTC has rejected a request from a number of large facilities-based...
Efficiencies defense is a ‘serious’ exercise of discretion: competition comish
telecom | 04/07/2021 7:28 pm EDT
Allowing a merger to proceed on the basis of the...
Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee
telecom | 03/29/2021 7:40 pm EDT
On the opening day Monday of hearings into Roger's proposed acquisition of...
GoldTV site-blocking order runs “roughshod” over parliament’s authority: TekSavvy
Media | 03/25/2021 7:57 pm EDT
Is a Nov. 2019 court order mandating a number of internet service providers to block a "pirate IPTV" service a draconian imposition of an authority best reserved to...
Federal court dismisses telecom carriers attempt to get SOCAN royalties back
Media | 03/22/2021 7:03 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc., and Quebecor Inc.’s collective bid to get back millions in royalties they say they paid to the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada...
CRTC awards $57 million for transport projects in Que., Ont., and B.C.
Media | 03/19/2021 3:51 pm EDT
The CRTC is handing out $57.7 million through its Broadband Fund for the construction of thousands of kilometres of network transport infrastructure. The commission announced Friday that seven...
Telus gets $5.4 million for high-speed internet in rural Alberta
telecom | 03/17/2021 4:50 pm EDT
Telus Corp. will receive more than $5 million in funding through the Rapid Response Stream of the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund for projects bringing high-speed Internet to rural...
Regulatory approval of Rogers-Shaw deal will hinge on wireless: Execs, analysts
Media | 03/15/2021 8:30 am EDT
From the perspective of Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale,...
Telesat needs proceeds from 3800 MHz to compete: CEO
telecom | 03/11/2021 6:11 pm EST
If Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada doesn't approve Telesat Holdings Inc.'s proposal...
ITPA asks CRTC to compel release of limited customer data for NG911
telecom | 03/05/2021 5:15 pm EST
The Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA) is asking the CRTC to force large telecom service providers to give the association a list of the wireless service numbers with...
36-month financing plans violate Wireless Code: CRTC
telecom | 03/04/2021 5:26 pm EST
The fees required for a customer to buy out of a 36-month mobile phone financing contract amount to a...
Federal government refuses PIAC request to overturn CRTC paper bills decision
telecom | 03/04/2021 12:15 pm EST
The federal government has rejected a petition from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the National Pensioners Federation seeking to mandate telecommunications companies to offer paper...
Telecoms split on ISED’s proposed approach to opening 6 GHz band
telecom | 03/02/2021 5:20 pm EST
The federal government’s proposal to open up the 6 GHz spectrum band for WiFi use has received broad support in an Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada consultation. Every telecommunications company to respond to the consultation supported ISED’s proposal to some degree, on the basis that it would facilitate the rollout of high-speed broadband across Canada. According to a submission from Shaw Communications Inc., opening this spectrum would streamline Canadians’ internet...
Mitel pushes back on incumbents in STIR/SHAKEN access debate
telecom | 02/18/2021 5:06 pm EST
Mitel Networks Corp. has delivered a blunt reply to incumbents over their approaches to implementing the STIR/SHAKEN anti-fraud-call technology, suggesting that larger companies are seeking...
PIAC reiterates demands for CRTC to impose paper billing rules
telecom | 02/16/2021 5:06 pm EST
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and National Pensioners...
Incumbents push back on interim fibre resale rates proposal
telecom | 02/12/2021 5:11 pm EST
The request from the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) for the...
Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFO
telecom | 02/11/2021 5:38 pm EST
Telus Corp.'s ability to extract roaming revenue from its customers will...
Incumbents reject Mitel’s concerns about STIR/SHAKEN rollout
telecom | 02/10/2021 4:20 pm EST
Incumbent telecom providers have pushed back against a recent Part 1 from Mitel Networks Corp., which asked the CRTC to mandate inclusion for resellers in the STIR/SHAKEN anti-fraud-call technology.
Shaw Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. both asked the commission to dismiss Mitel’s Part 1, suggesting that its concerns about STIR/SHAKEN were premature or speculative.
Mitel’s Part 1 argued that resellers would be at a competitive disadvantage if they were...
CRTC should release data on fraud calls: PIAC
telecom | 02/09/2021 5:58 pm EST
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has asked the CRTC to publicly disclose the information it...
Telus International goes public
telecom | 02/03/2021 6:04 pm EST
Telus Corp.’s Telus International division went public Wednesday, in what the company said was “the largest technology IPO in TSX history by total proceeds raised.” Telus International, which provides IT services to...
CRTC hears divided opinions about internet service in North
telecom | 01/27/2021 9:56 am EST
Local governments and advocacy groups are urging the CRTC to take action to...
Telus RnV in 867 traffic stimulation ruling should be dismissed: Iristel
telecom | 12/17/2020 4:48 pm EST
Telus Inc.'s request for the CRTC to review its decision that the company "unjustly discriminated" against Iristel Inc. should be thrown out and the original ruling upheld, Iristel has told the...
ISED proposal to displace spectrum for fixed wireless divides ISPs
telecom | 12/11/2020 11:37 am EST
A pair of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada proposals on changes to midband spectrum allocation that would affect fixed wireless service has drawn a mixed response from telecoms....
Xplornet picks Ericsson for 5G
telecom | 12/08/2020 5:22 pm EST
Xplornet Communications Inc. will use technology from Ericsson AB in its next-generation network, the company said Tuesday. Xplornet will begin rolling out its 5G fixed-wireless network in rural areas this summer, it said in...
Rogers, Shaw get cableco support in demand for relocation payments
telecom | 12/04/2020 3:36 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have the support of...
Regulatory delays a slow-moving incumbent tantrum: CNOC
telecom | 11/19/2020 1:53 pm EST
On the heels of the incumbent appeal of a Federal Court of Appeal decision...
Telus jumps into the agricultural tech sector
telecom | 11/12/2020 3:08 pm EST
Telus Corp. announced Thursday the launch of a new business focused on agricultural tech, after the company’s acquisition of eight companies in that sector. Telus Agriculture will bring together those companies’ various operations, with the aim of creating a cohesive set of technological tools that could help businesses from agricultural producers through to retailers to produce and supply food more efficiently. “We are supporting farmers and ranchers as they produce food for the world's expanding population, a population that is generating greater demand for food than can be met...
Telecoms mostly oppose further delays to next-gen 911 network roll-out
telecom | 11/11/2020 1:54 pm EST
In response to a CRTC call for comments, Canadian telecommunications providers have indicated that they generally agree with new deadlines for the rollout of next-generation 911 networks across...
Telecoms object to Telesat’s proposal to auction 3800 MHz spectrum
telecom | 11/10/2020 5:48 pm EST
A number of Canadian wireless providers have objected to a proposal that...
Telus acquires AI company for $1.2B ahead of IPO for Telus International
telecom | 11/06/2020 6:34 pm EST
The $1.2-billion acquisition of Lionbridge AI by Telus Corp. will "help accelerate the digital transformation and strategic growth journey of Telus International," CEO Darren Entwistle said on a...
ISED: flanker brands prices falling, but not yet at 25% drop target
telecom | 10/29/2020 7:04 pm EDT
The federal government released its second quarterly check-in on wireless prices across Canada Thursday morning, as a follow up to the Liberal government’s plan to lower wireless prices 25 per cent...
Liberals’ wireless price drop unlikely to achieve promised savings: gov’t docs
telecom | 10/15/2020 2:50 pm EDT
The Liberals' election commitment to drop wireless prices 25 per cent will happen organically due to changes in the market, and it probably won’t save Canadians the average...
CRTC hears differing pitches to fix lagging disaggregated regime
telecom | 10/13/2020 6:04 pm EDT
In order to make its disaggregated wholesale regime work, the CRTC should...
Secret shoppers with disabilities less satisfied with telecom options
telecom | 09/29/2020 6:23 pm EDT
One in five potential customers for telecommunications services "perceived...
Telus wants Iristel to file new rates in traffic stimulation case
telecom | 09/23/2020 6:09 pm EDT
Telus Corp. has told the CRTC that it doesn't think Iristel Inc. deserves a stay on implementing new tariff rates while the CRTC assesses Iristel's argument that the regulator wrongly determined it...
CRTC adjourns consult on Iristel, Telus fines
telecom | 09/11/2020 4:54 pm EDT
The CRTC is putting on hold its proceeding on whether it should fine Iristel Inc. and Telus Corp. up to $1.25 million over a fight involving traffic stimulation. The regulator had proposed enforcing a financial penalty of...
Canadian internet users almost universally getting ISP’s advertised speeds
telecom | 09/08/2020 5:11 pm EDT
In almost all cases, Canadian internet consumers are receiving service at...
Iristel fights traffic stimulation finding, proposed $1.25M fine
telecom | 09/08/2020 4:51 pm EDT
Iristel Inc. says the CRTC wrongly determined it was stimulating traffic to...
Watchdog finds Telus ad on wireless prices misled consumers
telecom | 09/03/2020 4:04 pm EDT
Canada’s advertising standards body has found Telus Corp. made misleading...
ISED launches 3800 MHz consultation
telecom | 08/27/2020 5:31 pm EDT
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada announced the launch of its consultation process on the 3800 MHz spectrum auction. The band is widely seen as being one of the bands crucial for 5G deployment. The launch...
BDUs happy with community TV monitoring scheme, CACTUS not
Media | 08/21/2020 5:45 pm EDT
Telus Corp., BCE Inc., and Rogers Communications Inc. have all endorsed the CRTC's proposed approach to monitoring the provision of community television programming, both linear and on-demand. Earlier this summer, the regulator published a plan for monitoring how broadcast distribution undertakings are providing community programming. The proposed scheme called on TV service providers to allow users to search programs by the location of where they were produced, and to view the program's production location next to the program tile presented to viewers. The proposed monitoring plan...