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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...
Eastlink announces purchase of Northern Ontario ISP
telecom | 10/05/2023 11:18 am EDT
Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced the purchase of a Northern Ontario telecom service provider NeoTech in a Thursday press release.
"We are delighted to welcome NeoTech customers to the Eastlink family," said Eastlink CEO Jeff Gillham. "This purchase is a...
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...
Sean Cohan replaces Wade Oosterman as Bell Media president
telecom | 10/03/2023 6:19 pm EDT
Sean Cohan will take over as head of BCE Inc.’s Bell Media on Nov. 1, the...
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...
Telus says CRTC strayed from accounting principles in spectrum revenue and contribution decision
telecom | 10/02/2023 6:20 pm EDT
Telus Corp. says the CRTC should review its...
CIK resolves access issue at Richmond BC MDU
telecom | 10/02/2023 3:51 pm EDT
CIK Telecom Inc. has settled an outstanding Part 1 application regarding access to two multi dwelling units in Richmond BC. The company alleged that Rancho Management Services Ltd., acting on behalf of Strata Corp. BCS 1060, had denied entry to buildings on Katsura Street and Hemlock Drive since last October.
On Sept. 22 the telcom notified the CRTC that a resolution to the problem had been arrived at and that the matter is now closed. The commission acknowledged the...
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,...
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...
Kingston police want greater powers to combat copper wire theft
telecom | 09/27/2023 5:20 pm EDT
The police department of Kingston Ont. wants city council to pass a bylaw...
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...
Feds and BC roll out broadband, Videotron expands footprint
telecom | 09/26/2023 4:12 pm EDT
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have joined together to...
Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections
telecom | 09/25/2023 8:08 pm EDT
As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund...
Bell suffers more copper thefts in Kingston
telecom | 09/22/2023 3:20 pm EDT
BCE Inc. continues to be plagued by thefts of copper wiring from its telephone structures. The most...
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...
Rogers partners with SpaceX to detect wildfires
telecom | 09/21/2023 1:47 pm EDT
As the wildfire season continues to spread, Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday it has joined up with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to use satellites to locate fires.
The company will deploy satellite-connected sensors using SpaceX’s Swarm...
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...
SaskTel rolls out 5G to Saskatoon arena
telecom | 09/19/2023 2:23 pm EDT
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has rolled out its 5G network to the SaskTel Centre in...
Trudeau announces parliamentary secretaries
Media | 09/18/2023 4:14 pm EDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a new list of parliamentary secretaries as Parliament returns for its fall session.
Taleeb Noormohamed will serve as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage,...
Newfoundland finally gets new area code after six years’ delay
telecom | 09/15/2023 4:49 pm EDT
Newfoundland and Labrador will finally be rolling out the 879 numbering...
Cogeco announces new senior executive
telecom | 09/15/2023 4:26 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. announced Valéry Zamuner will be taking over as senior vice-president and chief corporate affairs and legal officer, effective this coming Monday.
“Zamuner is a seasoned executive with outstanding experience in sectors ranging from financial and professional services to media and retail. During her career, she has held positions with ever-increasing responsibility, led key legal functions, piloted landmark mergers and acquisitions, and helped shape the...
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...
Telesat inks deal to use SpaceX rockets for LEO satellite launch
telecom | 09/11/2023 3:29 pm EDT
Telesat Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a deal with Space...
TekSavvy resolves access problem in Chatham Ont.
telecom | 09/11/2023 3:26 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has settled a dispute over access to a building in Chatham Ont. The company filed...
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...
CRTC approves more funding for infrastructure projects
telecom | 09/08/2023 5:35 pm EDT
The CRTC announced Friday it will be granting additional funds to ATG Arrow...
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...
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...
Federal government rolls out broadband in Cape Breton
telecom | 09/05/2023 3:38 pm EDT
The federal government is spending $1.2 million for high-speed internet service in Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, it was announced Tuesday. The money, from the Universal Broadband Fund, will see 1,600 households in 16 communities receiving service. Indigenous households account...
Xplore appoints Rizwan Jamal as CEO
telecom | 09/05/2023 3:35 pm EDT
Xplore Inc. is promoting its president and chief commercial officer, Rizwan Jamal, to president and chief...
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...
Eastlink expands service into Acadian Peninsula, N.B.
telecom | 08/31/2023 5:01 pm EDT
In a press release on Thursday, Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced the launch of mobile...
ICA Microsystems back in CCTS fold
telecom | 08/31/2023 4:18 pm EDT
ICA Microsystems Inc. is once again a participant in the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television...
TerreStar challenges CRTC decision that spectrum sale is part of telecom service
telecom | 08/30/2023 5:38 pm EDT
TerreStar Solutions Inc. is challenging a CRTC decision which denied the company’s request to deduct spectrum sale and subordination revenues from its Canadian operating...
Telus receives more infrastructure funding
telecom | 08/30/2023 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC’s Broadband Fund has granted $1.42 million in additional funding towards Telus Corp.’s...
Rogers awarded $13 million from Competition Bureau in Shaw deal
telecom | 08/30/2023 5:29 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has been awarded nearly $13 million in costs...
Rogers asks CRTC to dismiss discrimination claims from Telus in TTC dispute
telecom | 08/30/2023 3:34 pm EDT
As the Toronto subway network access dispute continues, Rogers...
ISED rolls out broadband across southern Ontario
telecom | 08/28/2023 3:21 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is partnering with the government...
Northwestel outages increase as fires return
telecom | 08/25/2023 4:28 pm EDT
Returning wildfires have once again knocked out service to BCE Inc. customers in the Northwest...
Xplore’s FTTP network 95% complete in Quebec
telecom | 08/24/2023 5:22 pm EDT
In a press release Thursday, Xplore Inc. announced that over 27,000 Quebec homes and businesses are now...
Quebec court denies Videotron’s appeal in Bell lawsuit
telecom | 08/23/2023 6:14 pm EDT
The Quebec Court of Appeal has denied an application for leave to appeal...
Rogers unveils 5G service on Toronto subway
telecom | 08/23/2023 2:39 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out its 5G wireless service on some stations on the Toronto Transit...
Longtime Rogers executive Philip Lind dies at 80
Media | 08/21/2023 2:10 pm EDT
Philip Lind, one of the earliest hires at Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 80, the company announced Sunday. He joined the fledgling firm in 1969 when he was hired by founder Ted Rogers.
“Phil worked for Rogers for 54 years, nearly 40 of them with my...
Ex-Rogers CEO Joe Natale sues company for alleged wrongful dismissal
telecom | 08/18/2023 5:01 pm EDT
The former CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. Joe Natale is suing the...
Eastlink and Nokia announce partnership
telecom | 08/18/2023 4:31 pm EDT
Bragg Communication Inc.'s Eastlink and Nokia Corp. announced "a multi-year strategic, access network...
Northwestel experiences outages in NWT due to wildfires
telecom | 08/17/2023 5:11 pm EDT
BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel is warning residents of the Northwest...
ISED tops up Universal Broadband Fund in Labrador Indigenous project
telecom | 08/15/2023 4:46 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has added a...
Telesat announces “game-changing” supply deal with MDA, releases Q2 results
telecom | 08/14/2023 5:35 pm EDT
Satellite communications company Telesat Corp. has struck a deal with aerospace manufacturer MDA Ltd. to supply satellites for its planned Lightspeed constellation, it announced last Friday, shortly after releasing its second-quarter results.
Switching from its previous supplier Thales Alenia Space, the low earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet program is now projected...
OPINION: Cute critters obscure Telus’ ruthless job cuts in Canada
telecom | 08/11/2023 5:00 pm EDT
By Donna Hokiro, president, Local 1944, United Steelworkers Union
By now,...
TekSavvy files Part 1 application over property in Chatham Ont.
telecom | 08/11/2023 4:59 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has become the latest CLEC calling on the CRTC to...
“Different world, different landscape” says PKP in first earnings report since Freedom buy
telecom | 08/10/2023 5:27 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl...
CRTC denies request from Rogers-owned radio station to lower CanCon requirement
telecom | 08/10/2023 4:32 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied a request from Rogers Communications Inc. to delete the...
Lead-lined copper wiring too small part of network to be concern, telecoms say
telecom | 08/08/2023 5:46 pm EDT
Incumbent Canadian telecoms say there is no cause for alarm that...
Telus announces 6,000 layoffs and 61% net income decline for Q2
telecom | 08/04/2023 6:08 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is cutting 6,000 jobs, the company announced Friday.
Telus...
SaskTel announces new president and CEO
telecom | 08/03/2023 5:19 pm EDT
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Charlene Gavel as its new president and CEO who...
Federal and territorial governments invest in NWT fibre link
telecom | 08/03/2023 5:05 pm EDT
The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories have earmarked $19.7 million for a fibre optic line between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. This will be the start of high-speed internet service in the...
Vandals destroy Cogeco equipment in North Bay Ont.
telecom | 07/31/2023 4:45 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. had its fibre network in North Bay Ont, attacked by vandals Friday. The service outage affected only a small number of customers and was restored by day’s end, the telecom reports.
A similar outage occurred last May on the Cogeco network in Chatham-Kent in southwest Ontario. Service was back up within six hours of that attack.
A spokeswoman for the Quebec-based company would not speculate if it would launch legal proceedings against the vandals...
Xplore launches Jupiter 3 satellite
telecom | 07/31/2023 12:13 pm EDT
Xplore Inc. anticipates connecting consumers to high-speed internet as early as this fall after...
Rogers reviewing CRTC decision to choose Quebecor MVNO rates
telecom | 07/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. will be reviewing the impact of the CRTC’s...
CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates comes as no surprise: Analysts
telecom | 07/25/2023 4:51 pm EDT
Industry analysts said it is no surprise that the CRTC selected Quebecor...
Privacy commission, CRTC among best PS workplaces, survey finds
Media | 07/25/2023 4:42 pm EDT
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is the third best workplace in the...
Champagne orders ISED to start expedited consult over TTC access rights
telecom | 07/24/2023 5:53 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that he is directing his department to launch an expedited consultation process regarding network access to the...
CRTC urged to put a moratorium on broadband fund contributions
telecom | 07/24/2023 5:37 pm EDT
Telecoms and other stakeholders have had their say on proposed changes to...
Feds grant $177M to combat suicide through 988 number
telecom | 07/24/2023 4:07 pm EDT
The Canadian government is giving the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) $156 million over...
Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC
Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 3:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...
Telus backs Bell request on TTC; Quebecor does not
telecom | 07/19/2023 4:31 pm EDT
Telus Inc. has lent its support to BCE Inc.’s complaint about Rogers Communications Inc.’s handling of connectivity in the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system, calling for the commission to approve Bell’s...
Rogers and TVA secure site-blocking order against illegal baseball live streams
telecom | 07/19/2023 4:26 pm EDT
The Federal Court has issued a site-blocking order against several alleged...
Applications to reduce CPE, PNI, requirements will lower the bar for streamers’ contributions: Friends
telecom | 07/18/2023 5:56 pm EDT
The public broadcasting advocacy group Friends...
TTC wants CRTC to let Bell and Rogers work it out; PIAC says CRTC should use interconnection powers
telecom | 07/18/2023 5:21 pm EDT
The CRTC should not intervene in an ongoing...
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...
Telecoms work to restore service after tornado; 27% of Canadians experience major outage due to weather, report finds
telecom | 07/14/2023 5:06 pm EDT
Major telecommunications service providers were working to restore service to their customers following a tornado that blew through the Ottawa area and into Quebec.
BCE...
Proposed rates for wholesale HSA over FTTP are inflated: CNOC
telecom | 07/14/2023 5:00 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) told the CRTC that...
Telus says Rogers using pole access request to divert attention from TTC dispute
telecom | 07/14/2023 4:56 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. have been hurling verbal bombs...
Bell says Rogers is the unresponsive one in pole negotiations
telecom | 07/13/2023 3:28 pm EDT
BCE Inc. told the CRTC that it is prepared to allow Rogers Communications...
Rogers request CRTC expeditiously order Bell and Telus to give it access to poles
telecom | 07/12/2023 5:22 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is asking the CRTC to mandate Telus Corp., BCE...
Bell MTS defends service in Manitoba after CCPA study
telecom | 07/12/2023 5:20 pm EDT
BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell MTS has responded to a report criticizing how the telecom has operated since it was privatized in 1996. The initial study came from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Bell bought the independent MTS six years ago.
“Since 2017, Bell MTS...
Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rollout
telecom | 07/12/2023 5:18 pm EDT
The federal and Ontario governments are together investing $54 million to roll out high-speed internet in the province. The project was announced Wednesday.
“Today’s announcement is a significant milestone for internet...
Canadian, Alberta governments invest $96M in high-speed internet
telecom | 07/11/2023 3:28 pm EDT
The federal and Alberta governments announced a $96 million plan to roll...
CRTC keeps Phase II wholesale rates approach with enhancements
telecom | 07/07/2023 6:11 pm EDT
The CRTC has opted to keep its cost-based rate setting approach for...
ISED issues regulations on airport 5G interference
telecom | 07/06/2023 4:07 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has set up rules around fixed and...
Bell takeover of MTS didn’t produce expected benefits, CCPA says
telecom | 07/05/2023 4:24 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s takeover of MTS six years ago has not proved beneficial to the prairie province, a new study concludes. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued For Whom the Bell Tolls: The...
CRTC won’t expedite Bell complaint over TTC access, says stakeholders should avoid intervention
telecom | 06/29/2023 12:08 pm EDT
The CRTC rejected a request by BCE Inc. to...
Bell files suit against copper thief who left 1,000 customers without service
telecom | 06/28/2023 5:54 pm EDT
Once again BCE Inc. has filed suit against a copper thief who vandalized...
Canada and Ontario invest $4 million towards Internet rollout
telecom | 06/27/2023 4:32 pm EDT
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced another shared...
OpenMedia hopeful ahead of meeting with CRTC chair
Internet and Governance | 06/26/2023 2:11 pm EDT
Lobby group OpenMedia has been polling the public about what the major issues in broadcasting and telecom are. It wants to use that information when it sits down with CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides on Tuesday.
The campaigns director for the organization is excited for the...
Bell asks CRTC to eliminate local news requirements and reduce CPE, PNI expenditures
Internet and Governance | 06/23/2023 6:26 pm EDT
BCE Inc. says in order for it to be competitive the CRTC must amend its...
TekSavvy going up for sale “no surprise” as independent ISPs wrestle with wholesale model: CNOC
telecom | 06/23/2023 6:24 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada...
UPDATED: Several stakeholders tell CRTC about MLTS systems for 911/988
telecom | 06/23/2023 6:19 pm EDT
The CRTC received a raft of responses on its notice of consultation on 911...
CIK Telecom files series of new MDU access applications
telecom | 06/22/2023 6:41 pm EDT
CIK Telecom Inc. has filed five new Part 1 applications with the CRTC...
Ex-minister Bains’ appointment to Rogers reflects problems with lobbying rules: commissioner
telecom | 06/21/2023 2:18 pm EDT
Lobbying commissioner Nancy Bélanger called for changes to Canada’s lobbying rules during a House of Commons ethics committee meeting discussing the appointment of...
Telecom sector seeing revenue increase: CRTC telecom report
telecom | 06/20/2023 5:24 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued its annual telecommunications survey for 2021. Coming out of the pandemic shutdown, the numbers are generally good.
The sector experienced a 3.4 per cent jump in total revenues...
Telus abandons credit card surcharge
telecom | 06/20/2023 5:13 pm EDT
After months of controversy, Telus Corp. has cancelled its plans to implement a 1.5 per cent surcharge on clients who pay with a credit card. The western telecom announced Tuesday it was discontinuing the practice.
“After...
Rogers says Bell access to Toronto subway network not an urgent public safety concern
telecom | 06/20/2023 1:28 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. says giving BCE Inc....
Bell says Rogers purposely delaying network access to Toronto subway, asks CRTC to intervene
telecom | 06/19/2023 4:52 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is asking the CRTC to prohibit Rogers...
CRTC seeks information on Bell’s NG911 embargo
telecom | 06/19/2023 4:35 pm EDT
The CRTC has sent a letter to BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada demanding to know why the telecom imposed an...
Technology changes to be studied by all-party caucus in Parliament
Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 5:05 pm EDT
The rapid pace of change in the technology sector has led a group of Parliamentarians to form an emerging technology caucus where members of all parties can learn about the brave new world.
The...
CNOC disputes ILECs’ claims over high speed access proceeding
Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:21 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) is fighting with two...
CRTC denies TerreStar’s request to deduct spectrum sale and subordination revenues from contributions
Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied TerreStar Solutions Inc.’s...
Telus’ claim about Huawei equipment met with scorn in St. Albert, Alta.
telecom | 06/15/2023 4:03 pm EDT
A town in Alberta is condemning Telus Corp. for slowing down the rollout of broadband in the community. But the telecom denies that St. Albert is suffering any such pause....