Kurt Eby joins Pelmorex

Media | 02/14/2017 7:35 pm EST

Kurt Eby, former director of regulatory and government affairs for the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), has taken a new role with Pelmorex Media Inc. According to his LinkedIn account, Eby left the CWTA after nearly five years for the Toronto-based position as...

Tie tax change to rural broadband: finance committee

telecom | 12/14/2016 10:39 pm EST

A House of Commons committee has recommended that if changes to the tax structure for telecom expenses are implemented in next year’s budget, they be tied to rural broadband investment. In a report tabled in Parliament Dec....

Wireless industry needs ‘stick’ to boost rural coverage: MP

Media | 10/27/2016 11:55 pm EDT

OTTAWA — While traditionally, government funding has been directed to boost fixed Internet service, perhaps there should be some public assistance for improving wireless coverage, a member of...

Innovation, cybersecurity, CanCon on agenda as Parliament resumes

Media | 09/19/2016 2:54 pm EDT

After 13 weeks off from the Parliament Hill routine, MPs returned en masse to Ottawa Monday for the start of the House of Commons’ fall session, where the stage is set for forward...

Tax changes, rural investment should be in new budget: committee

telecom | 03/14/2016 9:13 pm EDT

The federal government should incorporate an industry suggestion to spur telecom investment by making changes to the tax system into the upcoming 2016 budget, according to the House of Commons standing committee on finance. In a report presented Friday, the committee added to that suggestion by recommending the money that results from those changes be used for rural broadband. It was among 56 recommendations made by the committee stemming from last month's pre-budget consultations, which featured four days of meetings where the committee heard from 92 invited witnesses and received 175...

Tax changes would spur telecom investment: industry groups

telecom | 02/18/2016 2:38 am EST

OTTAWA — Changing the tax system could increase the level of investment in wireless network infrastructure, the House of Commons standing committee on finance heard Wednesday night as part of...

Public safety spectrum set-aside raises questions: analyst

telecom | 04/23/2015 3:03 pm EDT

The federal government’s proposal to set aside more spectrum and spend $3 million next year to plan for a dedicated public-safety wireless broadband network, as detailed in the budget released...

App business thriving within Canada’s wireless industry: CWTA report

telecom | 12/09/2014 8:50 pm EST

A recent study on the wireless industry's effects on the Canadian economy in 2013 showed a shift favouring businesses involved in applications and content, and against those involved in devices and other hardware. The study was done for the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) by research company...

How scarce is wireless spectrum, really?

telecom | 12/17/2013 7:17 pm EST

The auction for 700 MHz spectrum — for years the focus of much anticipation within telecommunications circles — is almost upon us. In an age when wireless waves are a key part of the infrastructure that allows people...