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Canadians happy with wireless plans after switching: CTA survey
telecom | 06/18/2024 3:16 pm EDT
TORONTO — Nearly half of Canadian consumers have switched or plan to switch their cell phone plans —with many finding better deals — a new survey has found.
Abacus Data conducted the poll on behalf of the Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA). The results...
Telecom contributes $80 billion to economy, says CTA study
telecom | 06/17/2024 12:11 pm EDT
TORONTO – A new survey done for the Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA) finds that the telecom sector contributes more than $80 billion to the Canadian economy and supports more than three quarters of a million jobs.
The report, entitled Driving Canada’s...
Bill C-70 a good start but more is needed to combat infrastructure vandalism: CTA
telecom | 05/13/2024 7:06 pm EDT
A new bill – aimed at countering foreign interference – illustrates the...
Senate committee passes internet service quality bill
Internet and Governance | 05/07/2024 2:01 pm EDT
The Senate Committee on Transport and Communications hastily adopted a private member’s bill on...
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...
Facilities-based competition fuels Canadian telecom’s $77B contribution to GDP: CTA
telecom | 11/06/2023 2:15 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The Canadian...
OPINION: Declining prices and record levels of investment show competition is increasing in Canada’s telecom market
telecom | 07/14/2023 6:13 pm EDT
By Robert Ghiz, president and CEO, Canadian Telecommunications Association
With the dust having settled on Rogers Communications Inc.’ acquisition of Shaw Communications...
Encourage 5G network investment to fight climate change: CWTA
telecom | 10/07/2020 5:48 pm EDT
Telecom industry group Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) released a report Wednesday outlining how deployment of 5G will help Canada meet its climate goals, linking the issue...
Industry waiting on detail from gov’t on wireless price drop
telecom | 01/15/2020 6:14 pm EST
If Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains wants to see a 25-per-cent reduction...
CRTC broadband fund rollout criticized at industry committee
telecom | 06/07/2019 1:16 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Liberal MP William Amos, the MP who brought forward a motion compelling the House industry committee to study the issue of rural broadband, said Thursday that he's "very disappointed" with...
CWTA predicts ‘adversarial’ relationship if OPC power boosted
telecom | 05/11/2017 8:26 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy commissioner should not be vested with order-making and fining power because doing so would harm the collaborative...
Robert Ghiz to lead CWTA
telecom | 11/28/2016 6:18 pm EST
Robert Ghiz, the former premier of Prince Edward Island, has been named president and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the organization announced Monday. Ghiz will officially take the helm Jan. 1. He has nearly 20 years of experience in government...