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Federal Court grants blocking order targeting pirate site copycats

| 01/24/2025 5:42 pm EST

Federal Court grants blocking order targeting pirate site copycatsThe reasons behind a Federal Court justice’s December decision to grant a site-blocking order targeting potential “copycat” versions of a content pirating platform have...

Billing issues, wireless service complaints spike in CCTS annual report

| 01/15/2025 9:34 am EST

Wireless Code, home Internet, helping with data overage fees: ResearchThe Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television Services says the number of complaints it received about telecom and TV providers ahead of its latest annual report spiked...

Telus purchases Alberta fibre network O-Net

telecom | 01/07/2025 3:06 pm EST

Telus logo The Wire ReportTelus Corp. has bought O-Net, a community fibre network located in Olds, Alta. All of the current...

Telecoms testing their networks for the future of quantum connectivity

telecom | 12/27/2024 8:00 am EST

Telecoms testing their networks for the future of quantum connectivityThe concept of a “quantum internet” might feel far off and far-fetched...

Telus’ arguments for incumbent access to wholesale regime not supported by competitors

telecom | 12/20/2024 7:16 pm EST

Telus’ arguments for incumbent access to wholesale regime not supported by competitorsTelus Corp. appears to be fighting a solo battle...

Telecom industry players look to Senate for greater copper theft prevention 

telecom | 12/12/2024 4:44 pm EST

Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA) senior vice-president Eric Smith appears during the Senate standing committee on transport and communications meeting on Dec. 11, 2024 (screenshot via ParlVU).Representatives from the Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA), BCE Inc., and Telus Corp. are calling on lawmakers to tackle the growing issue of copper theft. The...

Xplore appoints Brent Johnston as new CEO

telecom | 12/02/2024 4:27 pm EST

Xplore Inc.'s logoXplore Inc. has hired Brent Johnston as its new CEO effective immediately, the company announced Monday....

INDU committee frustrated with Rogers CEO Staffieri, summons him to appear

telecom | 11/28/2024 4:57 pm EST

Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss Members of the federal standing committee on industry and technology (INDU)...

Bell, Telus oppose broadening roaming network access for smaller players 

telecom | 11/22/2024 4:21 pm EST

Popular Wire Report stories of 2025Stakeholders have responded to the CRTC’s call for comments on providing...

BDUs oppose OUTtv carriage application, while community supports it

telecom | 11/20/2024 5:37 pm EST

OUTtvSome major broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) are against an...

Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink ask CRTC to block Big Three from wholesale access

telecom | 11/14/2024 7:58 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportMultiple telecom companies -- including Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink, and...

Telus revenue, profits up as it realizes gains from job cuts

telecom | 11/08/2024 4:56 pm EST

Telus logo The Wire ReportTelus Corp. announced its third quarter results on Thursday, reporting an...

Telus requests four-month extension of fibre access deadline

telecom | 10/31/2024 4:49 pm EDT

Telus logo The Wire ReportTelus Corp. has asked for an additional four months until it has to provide competitors with wholesale access to its fibre networks in Alberta and British Columbia. Citing the “extensive development work” needed to set up a reliable, automated service, the company...

Competitors unhappy, incumbents closed-lipped about CRTC’s interim wholesale rates

telecom | 10/28/2024 5:27 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportThe CRTC’s recent decision on interim wholesale fibre rates is supposed...

CRTC sets interim rates for wholesale FTTP access

telecom | 10/25/2024 5:39 pm EDT

CRTC sets interim rates for wholesale FTTP accessThe CRTC has announced the interim rates competitors will pay three of Canada’s largest telephone...

CRTC keeping thousand-block pooling deadline in place

telecom | 10/10/2024 12:49 pm EDT

CRTC keeping thousand-block pooling deadline in placeThe CRTC is holding firm on its decision to implement thousand-block pooling to manage the growing demand...

CRTC changes terms of MVNO rules to include enterprise and IoT customers

telecom | 10/09/2024 5:14 pm EDT

Wireless Code, home Internet, helping with data overage fees: ResearchThe CRTC has expanded the terms of its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) regulations to include enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) clients. The commission issued the...

PIAC’s outgoing, incoming executive directors discuss advocacy group’s future

telecom | 10/07/2024 5:08 pm EDT

PIAC’s outgoing, incoming executive directors discuss advocacy group's futureThe Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s new...

CRTC looking at ‘inflexible’ international roaming fees, rates in Canada

telecom | 10/07/2024 4:51 pm EDT

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportThe CRTC is making moves to lower roaming rates, issuing two separate calls...

CRTC commissioner dissents on giving Bell out-of-footprint service

telecom | 09/20/2024 5:16 pm EDT

CRTC commissioner dissents on giving Bell out-of-footprint serviceThe CRTC has approved BCE Inc.’s application to provide local voice...

Telus launches smart energy app to serve home market

telecom | 09/18/2024 9:30 am EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOTelus Corp. is launching a new app which helps homeowners track their energy usage, the western telecom...

SaskTel seeks judicial review, appeal of CRTC wholesale fibre decision

telecom | 09/13/2024 5:48 pm EDT

SaskTel head office (screenshot via Google Maps).Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. is challenging the CRTC’s...

Government working with AI researcher Mila on governing use of cultural content

telecom | 09/13/2024 1:14 pm EDT

Government working with AI researcher Mila on governing use of cultural contentMila, an artificial intelligence research institute in Quebec, will be...

Telus seeks clarity on undue preference allegations against Rogers

Media | 09/12/2024 6:35 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitTelus Corp. wants to see an unredacted version of Corus Entertainment...

Cogeco promotes reorganization at BMO conference

Media | 09/10/2024 5:50 pm EDT

Cogeco promotes reorganization at BMO conferenceCogeco Inc. is running smoothly after a corporate reorganization, its CFO maintains. Patrice Ouimet was speaking at the 25th annual BMO Media and Telecom Conference Tuesday.  As part of the changes, Frédéric Perron was named as CEO of the company earlier this year....

SaskTel moving ahead on connectivity and sustainability, says CEO Charlene Gavel

telecom | 09/05/2024 4:51 pm EDT

SaskTel moving ahead on connectivity and sustainability, says CEO Charlene GavelCharlene Gavel could be considered a lifer at Saskatchewan...

Quebecor to operate as MVNO on Bell lines as of mid-September

Internet and Governance | 08/29/2024 5:25 pm EDT

Quebecor to operate as MVNO on Bell lines as of mid-SeptemberThe CRTC has denied a request from Quebecor Inc. for a mandated settlement...

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasible

Internet and Governance | 08/26/2024 4:50 pm EDT

Streamers tell CRTC closed captioning on all programming not feasibleWhile providing closed captioning on all programming for the deaf and hard...

Telus joins U.S.-led AI safety consortium

telecom | 08/22/2024 5:00 pm EDT

Telus joins U.S.-led AI safety consortiumTelus Corp. announced Thursday it is taking part in an effort, led by the United States, to look into safety standards for artificial intelligence. Telus said in a press release it is one of more than 280 companies and organizations to participate in the U.S. AI Safety...

Telecom association CEO wants more action, predictability from government

Internet and Governance | 08/21/2024 4:52 pm EDT

Robert GhizThe head of the Canadian Telecommunications Association wants more...

Federal appeals court dismisses TV patent disputes against Telus, Videotron

Internet and Governance | 08/19/2024 5:13 pm EDT

Judge gavel on computer.The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld two lower court rulings that found...

Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders say

Internet and Governance | 08/13/2024 9:43 am EDT

Effects of mandated wholesale fibre access depend on final rates, stakeholders sayWhile some companies praised the CRTC’s long-awaited decision to mandate...

Union gets injunction against Telus over back-to-office rules

Internet and Governance | 08/09/2024 12:13 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOThe United Steelworkers Union (USW) successfully petitioned a B.C. court to...

Telus reports mixed results overall in second quarter

telecom | 08/02/2024 4:49 pm EDT

Telus reports mixed results overall in second quarterTelus Corp. released its numbers for the second quarter of 2024 on Friday. Operating revenues arising...

Union seeks injunction over Telus back-to-office order

telecom | 07/31/2024 5:03 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOEditor's note: To read the Aug. 9, 2024 update on this news story, click...

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outage

Internet and Governance | 07/19/2024 12:04 pm EDT

Telecoms and broadcasters hit by CrowdStrike IT outageCanadian broadcasters and telecoms reported experiencing mixed effects from...

Union considering grievance after Telus shutters Ontario call centre

telecom | 07/11/2024 3:32 pm EDT

Union considering grievance after Telus shutters Ontario call centreTelus Corp. is reversing its policy of having call centre employees work...

European wireless outage had little effect on Canadian travellers, telcos say

telecom | 07/03/2024 5:09 pm EDT

CRTC seeks info on international roaming ratesA wireless outage across Europe seems to have had minimal impact on Canadian tourists, according to wireless providers in this country. The outage lasted for 24 hours last...

Rizwan Jamal leaves Xplore to become CEO of Beanfield

telecom | 07/02/2024 1:44 pm EDT

Rizwan Jamal leaves Xplore to become CEO of BeanfieldRizwan Jamal is the new CEO of Beanfield Technologies Inc. effective immediately, the company announced...

Satellite networks vital next step for Canada to reach connectivity goals: Terrestar

telecom | 06/24/2024 6:02 pm EDT

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStarRecent advancements in the satellite communications ecosystem have made...

Bell supports Telus in home phone connectivity dispute, PIAC opposes

telecom | 06/21/2024 2:02 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOInterventions have been filed with the CRTC over Telus Corp.’s desire to...

CTS panelists criticize asymmetrical fibre access regime, urge national approach

telecom | 06/20/2024 11:40 am EDT

CTS discusses road map to growth in telecom market despite challengesTORONTO—Industry experts on the Canadian Telecom Summit’s “regulatory...

CTS discusses road map to growth in telecom market despite challenges

telecom | 06/18/2024 5:52 pm EDT

CTS discusses road map to growth in telecom market despite challengesTORONTO – It is a tough picture for companies looking to grow in the Canadian telecom market but there are hopeful signs, a trio of experts told the Canadian Telecom Summit...

Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTS

telecom | 06/17/2024 9:58 pm EDT

Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTSTORONTO – The head of Quebecor Inc. came out swinging against the Big...

Doing good means doing well financially, Entwistle tells Canadian Club

telecom | 06/12/2024 7:10 pm EDT

‘Unlimited’ plans, financing options reducing need for regulation: Entwistle The longest-serving CEO of a Canadian telecom told the Canadian Club in...

Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau over Loblaw deal with Bell, Rogers

telecom | 06/12/2024 5:43 pm EDT

Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau over Loblaw deal with Bell, RogersQuebecor Inc. has lodged a complaint with the Competition Bureau over...

Bell postpones appeal against CRTC fibre access decision 

telecom | 06/11/2024 4:18 pm EDT

Bell postpones appeal against CRTC fibre access decision BCE Inc. is postponing its challenge against the CRTC’s temporary...

Telus invests $44 million in Montreal, Nanaimo network upgrades

telecom | 06/10/2024 4:09 pm EDT

Telus invests $44 million in Montreal, Nanaimo network upgradesTelus Corp. said on Monday that it will spend nearly $33 million this year...

Big telecoms oppose change to contribution regime threshold, CNOC supports

Internet and Governance | 06/03/2024 4:59 pm EDT

Big telecoms oppose change to contribution regime threshold, CNOC supportsThe Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA) is seeking...

Telus investing $24B in Ontario network upgrades

telecom | 05/21/2024 6:03 pm EDT

Telus investing $24B in Ontario network upgradesTelus Corp.’s spending spree continued on Tuesday as the company announced that it will be investing...

CCTS reports increasing compliance among service providers 

telecom | 05/16/2024 5:10 pm EDT

CCTS reports increasing compliance among service providers Compliance among telecom and TV service providers with the Commission for...

Google makes Android emergency location service available to all Canadian users

telecom | 05/13/2024 12:05 pm EDT

Google makes Android emergency location service available to all Canadian usersAlphabet Inc.’s Google has unveiled the widespread availability of Android emergency location service (ELS) for all android users across Canada in a bid to enhance emergency...

Telus announces $33B spend across B.C., Alberta for network upgrades

telecom | 05/13/2024 11:37 am EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOTelus Corp. announced Monday that it is investing more than $16 billion and...

Telus suggests connectivity options in three BC areas

telecom | 05/10/2024 5:43 pm EDT

Telus suggests connectivity options in three BC areasTelus Corp. has filed a Part 1 application which it hopes will resolve connectivity issues in three parts...

Entwistle to take salary in shares as Telus releases Q1 results

telecom | 05/09/2024 8:34 pm EDT

Entwistle to take salary in shares as Telus releases Q1 resultsTelus Corp. president and CEO Darren Entwistle said Thursday that he will...

CRTC denies expedited decision on Big Three’s FTTP wholesale access

telecom | 05/06/2024 7:28 pm EDT

CRTC denies expedited decision on Big Three's FTTP wholesale accessFriday the CRTC denied an application by several stakeholders for an...

Open telecom to foreign investment, former competition commissioner says

Internet and Governance | 04/26/2024 5:25 pm EDT

Open telecom to foreign investment, former competition commissioner saysA past Competition Bureau Commissioner is calling on the federal government to loosen the restrictions on foreign investment in telecommunications. Others say a fundamental...

CCTS reports surge in Rogers, Bell, and Telus complaints

telecom | 04/25/2024 9:38 am EDT

CCTS reports surge in Rogers, Bell, and Telus complaintsCustomer complaints against telecom and TV service providers surged by 43...

CRTC told not to grant FTTP access to big telecoms

telecom | 04/22/2024 6:25 pm EDT

Federal and territorial governments invest in NWT fibre linkA wealth of intervenors have told the CRTC that the large established telecoms should not be allowed to...

Updated: Quebecor scales back Manitoba expansion after CRTC access rate decision

Internet and Governance | 04/22/2024 6:16 pm EDT

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.Quebecor Inc. announced that it is suspending the launch of its "data-rich"...

Wireless networks withstand effects of solar eclipse

telecom | 04/09/2024 6:26 pm EDT

Telecoms prepare responses for solar eclipse Canada’s four major wireless carriers experienced major upticks in usage during Monday’s solar...

Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts

Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)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

Telecoms prepare responses for solar eclipse 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

Book cover of Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire by Alexandra Posadzki.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...

Champagne second-most lobbied minister, Hill Times finds

telecom | 03/12/2024 3:33 pm EDT

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyrightMinister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne was the second-most lobbied member of the Trudeau cabinet, a new survey by The Wire Report's affiliated publication The Hill Times has revealed. From January 2023 to March 6 of this year, there were...

Court authorizes class action lawsuit for phone unlocking fees

telecom | 03/05/2024 6:40 pm EST

CRTC seeks info on international roaming ratesThe 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

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rolloutMonday 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

CRTC defers radio filings for two years to focus on Online Streaming ActThe 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

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rulesThe 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

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOThe CRTC is upset with Telus Corp. over its proposal to eliminate home telephone service in three communities in the Kamloops, BC region. The commission sent a strongly worded letter to the telecom on Feb. 15 saying it was “concerned” about the move. “Disconnecting...

Telus announced partnership with Amazon, Samsung

telecom | 02/20/2024 10:54 am EST

Telus offering communication service for doctorsTelus 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

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRepresentatives 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

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEOTwo large incumbent telecoms told the CRTC that broadband resellers are not...

Cogeco defends infrastructure upgrade amid TekSavvy dispute

telecom | 02/13/2024 4:58 pm EST

Rogers-Quebecor TPIA arrangements in Shaw merger violate Telecom Act: TekSavvy to CRTCCogeco 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

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviewsIf 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 front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)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

CRTC expands forbearance on regulation of high-capacity digital data servicesThe CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating...

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

CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell's profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closuresBCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be restructuring by eliminating 4,800 positions, divesting more than 40 per cent of its radio stations, cutting CTV newscasts, and...

CRTC denies TerreStar’s bid for stay of contribution decision

telecom | 02/07/2024 3:41 pm EST

Deny TerreStar ask for more spectrum, telecoms tell ISEDThe 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 forced to explain BC service disconnection to CRTCTelus 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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysQuebecor Inc.'s Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions have been granted a...

CRTC releases consult over its jurisdiction on small cell pole attachments

telecom | 02/05/2024 5:54 pm EST

CRTC releases consult over its jurisdiction on small cell pole attachmentsThe CRTC has issued a call for comments on the attachment of wireless facilities to support structures owned or controlled by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) due to...

Ericsson and Telus extend 5G network nationally

telecom | 01/22/2024 12:42 pm EST

Jeanette Irekvist named president of Ericsson CanadaEricsson 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 aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers 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...

INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes

telecom | 01/15/2024 5:46 pm EST

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyrightAfter 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

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Revenue 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

Bletchley Declaration signals international efforts to tame AI risksThe 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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau saysThis 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...

Northwestel Successfully Transitions Services in Atlin, BC, Unveils Plans for Enhanced Connectivity

telecom | 12/19/2023 5:10 pm EST

CRTC denies Northwestel Wholesale Connect applicationBCE Inc.’s Northwestel announced to the CRTC that it has successfully transitioned telecommunications services in Atlin, B.C., from Telus Corp as of Nov. 23rd, following a...