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Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST

Major broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution regime for Canadian programming – just so long as they don’t have to pay into it. The CRTC is continuing its hearings into the ramifications of the Online Streaming Act. Tuesday’s session began...

Social media companies must be compelled to address safety concerns, research chair tells ethics committee

Internet and Governance | 11/28/2023 6:07 pm EST

The government needs to set clear standards of transparency and accountability that all social media platforms should be required to meet, if it hopes to address concerns...

Pending class action from prisoners’ families against Bell lands on CRTC desk

telecom | 11/28/2023 1:36 pm EST

On a day in July, 2016, a man received eight long-distance collect calls...

IATSE calls for variety of funds to promote Canadian broadcasting

Media | 11/28/2023 9:24 am EST

Renewal of the Canadian broadcasting system should not rely on one rigid...

APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters

Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:56 pm EST

The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) on Friday called for the...

INDU hears Canada must not surpass European or Quebec privacy laws

Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 5:06 pm EST

While the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and...

Community radio calls for new funding at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 7:56 am EST

Representatives from several community radio stations emphasized their role as a third-pillar of the Canadian broadcasting system during the CRTC’s hearings on Thursday, urging the regulator to develop a new funding model that supports them.  As the regulator works out...

Regulation of AI necessary, HUMA committee told

Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 12:50 pm EST

Canada will need to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to protect workers while at the same time...

BQ says media is in crisis and needs immediate action

Media | 11/23/2023 8:40 am EST

Canada’s news media are in crisis and the government is taking too long to respond, the House of...

Indigenous content is distinct from CanCon: Indigenous Screen Office

Media | 11/23/2023 8:29 am EST

The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), newly certified as an independent...

Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST

BCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...

Education key to combating foreign interference on social media, ETHI hears

Internet and Governance | 11/21/2023 5:12 pm EST

Canadians need to be educated about the dangers posed by foreign actors...

UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globally

Internet and Governance | 11/20/2023 3:17 pm EST

The United Nations (UN) has created an advisory body on artificial intelligence (AI). Even though Canada...

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...

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 Communications Inc. back in 2019, asking the regulator to make changes to BCE Inc.’s billed number...

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...

Network upgrades and standards are needed to support Canadian public safety: Ericsson

telecom | 11/16/2023 12:12 pm EST

Public safety networks in Canada need to be...

Quebecor begins beta launch of Fizz in western Canada

telecom | 11/15/2023 3:39 pm EST

Quebecor Inc.’s Fizz will be available outside of Quebec in the “coming weeks”, CEO Pierre Karl...

St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC

Internet and Governance | 11/14/2023 5:09 pm EST

Tuesday Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge issued the final policy direction to the CRTC that will implement the Online Streaming Act. The bill was passed last spring and the commission has been holding consultations on the policy directions this summer. Over 500...

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStar

telecom | 11/13/2023 5:11 pm EST

Earlier this month, TerreStar Solutions Inc. announced it successfully...

Quebec, E.U., provide templates for AI rules: INDU committee told

Internet and Governance | 11/10/2023 4:19 pm EST

Canada should look to other jurisdictions when it comes to regulating...

White to step down from CNOC

telecom | 11/10/2023 11:24 am EST

Geoff White of the Competitive Network Operators of Canada will be stepping down as executive director,...

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...

Connected For Success program reflects key values: Rogers

telecom | 11/07/2023 5:23 pm EST

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.--Programs to bridge the digital divide experienced in...

TekSavvy says it is not up for sale day after CRTC fibre wholesale access decision

telecom | 11/07/2023 4:05 pm EST

TekSavvy Solutions Inc.  is no longer up for sale, the independent telecom service provider confirmed to The Wire Report Tuesday. In June it was reported that the ISP...

Bell responds to CRTC decision by cutting fibre investment

telecom | 11/06/2023 8:34 pm EST

BCE Inc. has announced its decision to cut capital expenditures and reduce...

Telecoms must reach out to next generation of customers: CTS keynote

telecom | 11/06/2023 6:11 pm EST

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.--There is a disconnect between telecom providers and...

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...

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...

Facilities-based competition fuels Canadian telecom’s $77B contribution to GDP: CTA

telecom | 11/06/2023 2:15 pm EST

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The Canadian telecommunications sector has contributed nearly $77 billion in direct GDP and the support of 724,000 jobs in 2022, according to a report...

Telus posts record net customer growth, 75% decline in profits

telecom | 11/03/2023 6:23 pm EDT

Telus Corp. reported a 75 per cent drop in profits for the three months...

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...

Bill C-27 fails to protect rights of Canadians, say civil society groups

Internet and Governance | 11/02/2023 6:39 pm EDT

A coalition of civil society groups are calling on the government to make...

Cogeco MVNO operations still a ways away

telecom | 11/02/2023 5:54 pm EDT

Cogeco Inc. does not plan to roll out its Canadian MVNO operations anytime soon, president and CEO...

Bell fibre build progress threatened by regulatory uncertainty: Bibic

telecom | 11/02/2023 3:58 pm EDT

In a Thursday quarterly earnings conference call, BCE Inc.'s president and...

Bletchley Declaration signals international efforts to tame AI risks

Internet and Governance | 11/01/2023 5:45 pm EDT

Leading countries in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) –...

CRTC takes action to ensure sufficient phone numbers

telecom | 11/01/2023 4:53 pm EDT

In response to growing concerns over the exhaustion of telephone numbers in Canada, the CRTC has...

Northern communities are being ill-served by Meta blocking news: Sen. Klyne

Internet and Governance | 11/01/2023 3:46 pm EDT

Northern communities are being ill-served by Meta Platforms Inc.’s...

CRTC changes should help overcome disappointing FY, Corus says

Media | 10/31/2023 5:22 pm EDT

A host of problems led Corus Entertainment Inc. to post a difficult fourth quarter and year end results, the firm’s president and CEO told an analysts’ call. “I would use the term double whammy to describe the twofold blow we’ve been dealt in fiscal 2023,” Doug Murphy said Friday. “The first blow has been the meaningful decline in advertising revenues. The second has been the significant increase in required spending on Canadian programming.” The...

Rogers defends bulk MDU deals as competitive practice

telecom | 10/30/2023 4:24 pm EDT

In an answer submitted to the CRTC last Thursday, Rogers Communications Inc. defended its multiple...

Producers say French streaming regulations could serve as an example for Canada

Media | 10/26/2023 6:33 pm EDT

As the CRTC works out how it is going to wrangle streaming platforms and...

Bell, Northwestel, reach agreements with Iristel to suspend disconnection notices

telecom | 10/26/2023 1:26 pm EDT

Iristel Inc. and two BCE Inc. properties have reached separate agreements with Iristel to suspend disconnection notices in an ongoing dispute that is before the CRTC. In...

AI a potential foreign security threat, Ethics committee tells House

Internet and Governance | 10/25/2023 5:35 pm EDT

A Parliamentary committee is calling for checks of artificial intelligence...

WGC report finds gains in member diversity but stagnant work opportunities

Media | 10/25/2023 5:02 pm EDT

The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) published a comprehensive report on...

CRTC greenlights Northwestel Connecting Families packages 

Internet and Governance | 10/24/2023 2:54 pm EDT

The CRTC has given the green light to BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel Inc....

CRTC considers regulatory relief for Corus as profits decline

Media | 10/20/2023 12:46 pm EDT

The CRTC is proposing to loosen some of Corus Entertainment Inc.’s...

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)...

Tories continue attack on CBC over terrorism terminology

Media | 10/18/2023 5:06 pm EDT

The Conservative Party continued its attack on CBC/Radio-Canada Tuesday...

Downtown Ottawa pilot project for distress line to complement 988

telecom | 10/17/2023 5:13 pm EDT

A pilot project that will see community health workers dispatched to people...

Bell files leave to appeal over CRTC decision to renew its licence without hearing

Media | 10/16/2023 5:45 pm EDT

BCE Inc. filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal for leave to appeal a CRTC decision which renewed its television and specialty channel broadcast licences...

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....

Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTC

telecom | 10/11/2023 5:17 pm EDT

Both BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have reacted to the CRTC’s decision that Bell Mobility's offer on...

CRTC chooses Bell over Quebecor in MVNO decision

telecom | 10/10/2023 11:15 pm EDT

BCE Inc. came out the winner in a dispute with Quebecor Inc. over mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)...

Canada joins Global Coalition on Telecommunications

telecom | 10/05/2023 3:04 pm EDT

Canada is a founding member of the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT), it was announced Thursday. Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States are the other signatories to the agreement. The bloc has four key objectives: to increase cooperation...

CRTC must be flexible to deal with future landscape, Eatrides says

telecom | 10/04/2023 7:47 pm EDT

Those looking to predict the future of broadcasting and telecommunications...

Digital transformation and connectivity key to Canada’s climate goals: CTA

telecom | 10/03/2023 6:07 pm EDT

Digital transformation of Canadian businesses can play a fundamental role...

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...

OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence 

telecom | 09/29/2023 6:20 pm EDT

by Todd Hofley, vice-president, Policy and Communications,  Beanfield Like many industries,...

Dufresne recommends changes to Digital Charter Act

Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:45 pm EDT

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is happy the government is open to altering the Digital Charter...

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 ongoing review of the wholesale high-speed access framework, warning regulators of the delicate balance...

Big tech antitrust crusade continues as U.S. sues Amazon

Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 5:18 pm EDT

The United States has just chosen a new target in its ongoing campaign...

Champagne to introduce amendments to Digital Charter Act

Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 3:57 pm EDT

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...

Beanfield accuses Rogers of breaking MDU access rules with bulk agreements

telecom | 09/26/2023 7:11 pm EDT

Beanfield Technologies Inc. has called out Rogers Communications Inc. over...

Senators debate efficiency of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 09/22/2023 5:13 pm EDT

Even though the Online News Act has become law, it is still the subject of debate in Parliament. Thursday saw a back and forth between two Senators about the provisions of the legislation. Conservative senator Leo Housakos, a fierce opponent of the bill when it was before...

TekSavvy wants access to MDU building in Chatham-Kent

telecom | 09/21/2023 5:41 pm EDT

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC requesting that a real estate...

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 directs CBC to hold Indigenous consultation by March

Media | 09/20/2023 4:36 pm EDT

The CRTC denied an application by CBC/Radio-Canada to delay consultations...

Responsible AI regulation needs to come faster, says tech lobby group

Internet and Governance | 09/20/2023 2:53 pm EDT

The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is urging the federal government...

Dufresne releases annual privacy report to Parliament

Internet and Governance | 09/19/2023 2:21 pm EDT

The Privacy Commissioner is warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could have an impact on...

CRTC denies TekSavvy application alleging undue preference from Rogers-Quebecor OTAs

Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 5:20 pm EDT

The CRTC denied an application brought forward by TekSavvy Solutions Inc....

Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down

Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 4:48 pm EDT

Colin McKay, head of Canada public policy and government relations at...

Meta’s fight with feds impacts emergency info sharing for southwestern Ont. municipality

Internet and Governance | 09/13/2023 5:46 pm EDT

The Online News Act standoff between the federal government and tech-giant Meta Platforms Inc. is negatively impacting emergency communications in Chatham-Kent, Ont....

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...

Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised

telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT

BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC...

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...

WildBrain animators taking part in union drive

Media | 09/07/2023 4:48 pm EDT

Animators at WildBrain Ltd.’s Vancouver studios are attempting to unionize. A drive by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is currently underway. A union spokesman estimates that the company has anywhere from 600 to 1200 workers under contract,...

Tory convention takes aim at Streaming Act, CBC

Internet and Governance | 09/06/2023 4:29 pm EDT

Dissatisfaction with the Online Streaming Act and defunding the CBC are among the resolutions being...

Rogers countersues ex-CEO Joe Natale

telecom | 09/05/2023 6:37 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. is countersuing ex-CEO Joe Natale, arguing he should pay back the severance...

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...

CRTC changes ad rules for discretionary services

Media | 09/05/2023 3:34 pm EDT

The CRTC said Tuesday that it was altering the rules for commercials on discretionary services. The...

OPINION: Canada’s spectrum framework is failing Indigenous peoples

telecom | 09/01/2023 6:00 pm EDT

By Mark Buell and Phil Steinhauer-Mozejko, Connect Humanity Fund In its...

Canadian Heritage proposes Online News Act regulations, Meta’s not interested

Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:59 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage announced its proposed regulations to implement the...

ISED releases spectrum outlook until 2027

Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:44 pm EDT

The Department of Industry Science and Economic Development (ISED) released its Spectrum Outlook...

Class action suit against Facebook can proceed, SCC

Internet and Governance | 08/31/2023 5:03 pm EDT

A class action lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. over age discrimination can move forward, after the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear its leave to appeal Thursday. The motion to file the suit was initially dismissed in July 2021 but the Court of Appeal of Quebec...