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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 CEO

Two large incumbent telecoms told the CRTC that broadband resellers are not in a threatened position. BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. appeared at the commission’s proceedings into...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH TPIA

Providers debate wholesale fibre access in rural areas at CRTC hearing

telecom | 02/14/2024 4:24 pm EST

Providers debate wholesale fibre access in rural areas at CRTC hearing

To bring affordable internet and consumer choice to rural communities, the CRTC must mandate aggregated wholesale fibre access to incumbents’ networks, stated several...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH Internet

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 CRTC

Cogeco Inc. is adamantly defending its right to upgrade infrastructure for...

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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 reviews

If Canada is to have a viable wholesale market, high speed access needs to...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH TPIA

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...

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CRTC denies Distributel’s request for revised access rates for disaggregated HSA services

telecom | 02/12/2024 4:25 pm EST

CRTC denies Distributel's request for revised access rates for disaggregated HSA services

The CRTC has declined an application from BCE...

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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 services

The CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating high-capacity digital data services interexchange private line (IXPL) services on additional routes. ...

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Proposed AI law risks “chilling” innovation, out of step with global standards, Big Tech tells MPs

telecom | 02/09/2024 6:37 pm EST

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois info

Representatives from major tech companies warned...

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Telus reports quarterly growth thanks to record additions, cost efficiency, and restructuring

telecom | 02/09/2024 6:24 pm EST

Telus reports quarterly growth thanks to record additions, cost efficiency, and restructuring

Telus Corp. reported a 17 per cent increase in...

Quarterly Reports

Trudeau says Bell decision to cut jobs is “garbage”; CNOC not surprised

telecom | 02/09/2024 5:07 pm EST

Committee’s ISP tax proposal a non-starter: PM

Reaction has been swift and condemnatory to the announcement Thursday by...

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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 closures

BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...

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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 ISED

The CRTC has denied an application by TerreStar Solutions Inc. for a stay...

CRTC Spectrum

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 CRTC

Telus Corp. is being called upon by the CRTC to justify its proposal to...

CRTC Landline phones

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 says

Quebecor Inc.'s Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions have been granted a...

CRTC MVNO wholesale rates

Canadian telecom provider challenges CRTC’s decision in face of dominant carriers’ access to last mile fibre

telecom | 02/07/2024 2:01 pm EST

Canadian telecom provider challenges CRTC's decision in face of dominant carriers' access to last mile fibre

CIK Telecom is arguing to the CRTC that the...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH

Bell asks cabinet to overturn CRTC decision on fibre network access

telecom | 02/06/2024 5:48 pm EST

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEO

BCE Inc., filed a petition to cabinet Friday urging it to reverse a ruling by the CRTC which mandated Bell to grant independent competitors access to its fibre network at...

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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 attachments

The CRTC has issued a call for comments on the attachment of wireless...

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Galaxy Broadband providing Eutelsat OneWeb satellite service to Shared Services Canada

telecom | 02/05/2024 4:57 pm EST

Galaxy Broadband providing Eutelsat OneWeb satellite service to Shared Services Canada

Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc., a subsidiary...

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CRTC implements thousand-block pooling to address telephone number exhaustion

telecom | 02/05/2024 12:32 pm EST

Western Quebec to get new area code overlay

The CRTC is implementing thousand-block pooling (TBP) as a proactive...

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Rogers announces Q4 results and completion of network slicing trial

telecom | 02/01/2024 3:49 pm EST

Rogers appoints new CTO weeks after national outage

Rogers Communications Inc., in partnership with Ericsson AB, announced it...

Quarterly Reports Rogers Wireless

Bell and Rogers accuse Quebecor of abusing procedure in disaggregated FTTP rates application

telecom | 01/31/2024 4:38 pm EST

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEO

Quebecor Inc.’s request for the CRTC to set new interim disaggregated high-speed access (HSA) rates equal to the interim aggregated rates is out of line, according to BCE...

FTTP/FTTH wholesale rates

New “use it or lose it” policy helps Indigenous spectrum connectivity

telecom | 01/31/2024 3:42 pm EST

Spectrum Unceded: How Indigenous people are Fighting for Digital Sovereignty in a Wireless World

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

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Calgary 911 operator charged with leaking information

telecom | 01/26/2024 4:44 pm EST

Federal government bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps from devices

A 911 operator in Calgary has had three charges laid against her in a corruption investigation, local...

911

Eatrides pledges to support minority language 911 services

telecom | 01/26/2024 12:23 pm EST

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting

CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides has promised to look into recent problems with...

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CRTC receives final replies on service to Far North

telecom | 01/25/2024 3:26 pm EST

CRTC receives final replies on service to Far North

Stakeholders have sent their final replies on telecom service in the Far North to the CRTC. The incumbent telecoms are at odds with most other applicants when it comes to the remedy for competition in the region. BCE Inc....

Bell still not allowed to repair and restore services in Kitchener MDU

telecom | 01/24/2024 5:27 pm EST

The access dispute between BCE Inc. and the owner of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Kitchener, Ontario continues as Bell stands by its claims that it is blocking the company from accessing its facilities. Bell’s response in the Part 1 proceeding, filed last Friday, said that although the MDU owner claims to acknowledge...

Bell tells CRTC to dismiss Quebecor complaint due to lack of legal grounds and unjustified demands

telecom | 01/23/2024 5:32 pm EST

Bell tells CRTC to dismiss Quebecor complaint due to lack of legal grounds and unjustified demands

Quebecor Inc.'s Part 1 application to the CRTC for...

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CRTC to investigate lack of French 911 service

telecom | 01/23/2024 5:30 pm EST

CRTC to investigate lack of French 911 service

The CRTC has sent letters on Jan. 22 to interested parties to try to get to the bottom of two incidents...

911

Ericsson and Telus extend 5G network nationally

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

Jeanette Irekvist named president of Ericsson Canada

Ericsson AB and Telus Corp. have linked up to roll out a 5G standalone network, it was announced Monday....

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Best Buy, Bell, announce partnership to rebrand The Source

telecom | 01/19/2024 4:53 pm EST

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

Best Buy Canada Ltd. and BCE Inc. have joined forces to rebrand 165 small-format consumer electronics stores under the banner "Best Buy Express." The Source (formerly Radio Shack), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell, will undergo a transformation to Best Buy Express, with the remaining stores to shut down. According to a Thursday press release, Bell and Best Buy will update the 165 to become a one-stop destination, offering consumer electronics from Best Buy but...

Massie new residential services SVP at Beanfield

telecom | 01/18/2024 2:14 pm EST

Massie new residential services SVP at Beanfield

Beanfield Technologies Inc. has named Michael Massie as its new SVP, residential services, the firm announced Thursday. Massie is a veteran telecom executive, having done stints with BCE Inc. Cincinnati Bell Inc. (now known as...

SaskTel brings hyper-fast connectivity to Saskatchewan’s rural heartland

telecom | 01/17/2024 3:53 pm EST

SaskTel head office (screenshot via Google Maps).

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Wednesday the...

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Rogers sisters leave board of directors in private settlement

telecom | 01/17/2024 3:07 pm EST

Melinda and Edward Rogers (photos via Rogers).

Melinda Rogers-Hixon and Martha Rogers are retiring from the telecom...

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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 division

Rogers 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...

Federal and provincial governments bring more broadband to BC

telecom | 01/16/2024 6:28 pm EST

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rollout

The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced a joint outlay of $600,000 to roll out high-speed internet in that province. The move is part of a previously-announced agreement to invest $830 million to bring broadband to all parts of the province....

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CCTS says complaints on Bell prison call rates fall outside its scope; Telus advocates for CRTC jurisdiction in dispute

telecom | 01/16/2024 7:00 am EST

CCTS says complaints on Bell prison call rates fall outside its scope; Telus advocates for CRTC jurisdiction in dispute

The Commission for Complaints for...

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INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes

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

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyright

After almost two hours of deliberation last Thursday, the House industry and technology committee failed...

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Bell seeks CRTC clarity amid class action alleging unreasonable prison call rates

telecom | 01/15/2024 4:56 pm EST

Nova Scotia Department of Justice failed privacy obligations: watchdog

BCE Inc. filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC seeking clarity on three...

Bell CRTC Data charges

Kitchener MDU pushes for upgrades to Bell’s legacy facilities in access dispute

telecom | 01/12/2024 1:17 pm EST

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

The owner of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Kitchener, Ontario denies BCE...

CRTC MDU Wireless

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 Q3

Revenue and profits declined at Cogeco Inc. as the Quebec firm released...

MVNO Quarterly Reports

TekSavvy challenges Cogeco’s network changes

telecom | 01/10/2024 4:57 pm EST

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

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. lodged a formal Part 1 complaint with the CRTC against Cogeco Inc., to address...

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Nuisance calls still plaguing 911 system, fining abusers proposed

telecom | 01/10/2024 4:46 pm EST

Nuisance calls still plaguing 911 system, fining abusers proposed

Misuse of 911 continues to be a problem for emergency service providers...

911

Consortium seeks contingency for NG911 rollout in B.C. amid tight timelines

telecom | 01/09/2024 5:46 pm EST

Consortium seeks contingency for NG911 rollout in B.C. amid tight timelines

A consortium working toward the successful implementation of...

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ISED establishes fee structure for non-competitive local spectrum licences

telecom | 01/08/2024 12:59 pm EST

ISED establishes fee structure for non-competitive local spectrum licences

The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) has introduced a fee order for all spectrum licences issued through a non-competitive local licensing...

ISED Spectrum

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 risks

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry is calling on Canadian...

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Terago appoints new CFO

telecom | 01/04/2024 5:05 pm EST

TeraGo divestiture positive for company: Analyst

Terago Inc. announced the appointment of Jason Toledano as its new CFO, effective last Tuesday. The telecommunications industry veteran succeeds Phil Jones, who is...

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SpaceX launches satellites for international coverage

telecom | 01/03/2024 4:21 pm EST

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStar

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has launched a group of satellites which will facilitate...

Satellite

Canadian Telecommunications Contribution Consortium seeks approval to renew Welch as administration of NCF

telecom | 12/22/2023 5:29 pm EST

Canadian Telecommunications Contribution Consortium seeks approval to renew Welch as administration of NCF

The Canadian Telecommunications Contribution...

CRTC Funding

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 says

This 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 anti-competitive manoeuvres by Bell in relation to access to its wireless network The dispute centres around the agreed-upon launch date of Oct. 11 for the use of Bell's wholesale...

Eastlink says competitors’ claims of reputational and economic harm caused by service outage response are unfounded

telecom | 12/21/2023 2:18 pm EST

Eastlink store on South Park St., Halifax, N.S.

Bragg Communications Inc.'s Eastlink is...

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CRTC announces funds for Nunavut and rejects Bell’s bid to amend Broadband Fund contributions

telecom | 12/20/2023 4:47 pm EST

Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting

The CRTC has denied a BCE Inc. application to...

Broadband Fund CRTC Funding

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 application

BCE Inc.’s Northwestel announced to the CRTC...

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CRTC advises telecoms it will not meet deadlines for TPIA action

telecom | 12/19/2023 4:47 pm EST

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviews

The CRTC has told several telecommunications providers it will not be able...

TPIA

Bell Aliant customers in New Brunswick experience storm outage

telecom | 12/19/2023 4:44 pm EST

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

BCE Inc. customers in New Brunswick have been without telephone and...

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PIAC says administrative monetary penalties appropriate in City Wide dispute over Eastlink service outage response

telecom | 12/18/2023 3:11 pm EST

Frontier-Eastlink tariff tiff could affect other ISPs, CNOC warns

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the...

CRTC Internet Landline phones

Rogers activates three new cell towers along B.C.’s Highway 16

telecom | 12/15/2023 2:49 pm EST

Rogers activates three new cell towers along B.C.'s Highway 16

Rogers Communications Inc. has activated three...

Rogers completes Canada’s first satellite-to-mobile call

telecom | 12/14/2023 7:00 am EST

Rogers completes Canada’s first satellite-to-mobile call

Rogers Communications Inc. and satellite-to-phone telecom provider Lynk...

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Rogers sells all Cogeco shares to CDPQ to reduce Shaw debt

telecom | 12/12/2023 1:10 pm EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

Rogers Communications Inc. has divested itself of all of its shares in Cogeco Inc. and its subsidiary Cogeco Communications Inc. The deal was announced Monday evening after the markets closed. The buyer is the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). The...

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Quebecor asks CRTC to impose new interim disaggregated FTTP rates for Bell equivalent to aggregated rates

telecom | 12/11/2023 3:43 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

Quebecor Inc. submitted an application to the CRTC...

FTTP/FTTH wholesale rates

SaskTel rolls out next-gen WiFi across province

telecom | 12/11/2023 3:42 pm EST

SaskTel head office (screenshot via Google Maps).

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Monday that it was providing state of the art WiFi across the prairie province. SaskTel is joining forces with Eero, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to deliver...

Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision

telecom | 12/07/2023 6:16 pm EST

Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Telus...

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Big Three respond to deaf and hard of hearing groups calls for better accessibility in network outage reporting

telecom | 12/06/2023 6:29 pm EST

Big Three respond to deaf and hard of hearing groups calls for better accessibility in network outage reporting

Several proposals from deaf and hard of...

CRTC outages

Rogers fires back at Competition Bureau over wireless plan investigation

telecom | 12/05/2023 5:47 pm EST

Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit

Rogers Communications Inc. is responding vehemently to the Competition Bureau’s investigation into the Toronto telecom’s Infinite wireless plan. The bureau announced...

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Bell still opposed to Rogers’ application seeking changes to BNS services

telecom | 12/01/2023 4:58 pm EST

Regional players shouldn’t qualify for spectrum set asides: Bell, Rogers

BCE Inc. has responded to a commission staff letter regarding Rogers...

CRTC Wireless

3,800 MHz auction nets $2.2B in preliminary results

telecom | 11/30/2023 6:14 pm EST

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.

Canada’s telecom industry have spent some $2.16 billion on the 3,800 MHz band of spectrum, according to...

3800 MHz Spectrum

Telecom workers union and NDP call for anti-scab legislation

telecom | 11/30/2023 6:00 pm EST

NDP to lobby government on foreign digital sales, ad taxes

Members of the NDP and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1944 union, representing over 225,000 Canadian workers, held a joint news conference on Wednesday urging the government to improve...

988 crisis line now available to all Canadians

telecom | 11/30/2023 5:31 pm EST

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois info

The federal government made its three-digit suicide crisis helpline, 988, officially available across Canada on Thursday. According to a press release, the helpline, is now available to call or text, in English and French, 24...

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

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

Nova Scotia Department of Justice failed privacy obligations: watchdog

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

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CRTC issues new deadlines for Far North proceedings

telecom | 11/24/2023 5:16 pm EST

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

The deadline for interventions and replies to the CRTC proceedings into service in the Far North has been...

CRTC

Bell being denied MDU access in Kitchener, company complains to CRTC

telecom | 11/24/2023 1:53 pm EST

Bell being denied MDU access in Kitchener, company complains to CRTC

BCE Inc. has asked the CRTC for urgent relief in a dispute with a building...

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Fall economic statement directs CRTC investigation of international roaming

Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 1:40 pm EST

Fall economic statement directs CRTC investigation of international roaming

As part of what it says is an effort to reduce the cost of living for...

CRTC Roaming

Freedom launches new roaming plan covering 73 destinations

telecom | 11/21/2023 5:27 pm EST

Freedom launches new roaming plan covering 73 destinations

Quebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile announced its new roaming plan, Roam Beyond, Tuesday, which offers 60 GB of data for $65 per month after digital discount. Freedom customers will be able to connect with 73 destinations around the world with data, unlimited texting,...

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FCC to boost internet connection speeds, CRTC non-committal

telecom | 11/20/2023 3:37 pm EST

FCC to boost internet connection speeds, CRTC non-committal

As the Federal Communications Commission in the United States announced it...

CRTC Internet Rural broadband

Fizz offering $4/month plans in western Canada while in beta testing

telecom | 11/20/2023 3:04 pm EST

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice

Quebecor Inc.'s Fizz went live in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, the...

CRTC Fizz

SaskTel rolls out 5G coverage in Lloydminster and Meadow Lake

telecom | 11/17/2023 4:45 pm EST

SaskTel head office (screenshot via Google Maps).

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. continues to roll out its 5G...

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Rogers announces 5G connectivity in all TTC subway stations

telecom | 11/17/2023 4:33 pm EST

Rogers announces 5G connectivity in all TTC subway stations

Rogers Communication Inc.’s 5G network is now available in all remaining...

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Bell appeals CRTC last mile fibre access decision, saying it will face irreparable harm

telecom | 11/17/2023 10:18 am EST

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEO

BCE Inc. is asking the Federal Court of Appeal for a stay on the CRTC’s interim decision mandating large incumbent telephone companies to provide wholesale access to...

Bell fibre TPIA

CRTC reopens Rogers application seeking changes to Bell’s BNS services

Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:47 pm EST

Regional players shouldn’t qualify for spectrum set asides: Bell, Rogers

The CRTC has reopened a Part 1 application originally submitted by Rogers...

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Eastlink competitors seeking compensation for “negligence” during outage, ask for investigation similar to Rogers outage

Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:39 pm EST

Frontier-Eastlink tariff tiff could affect other ISPs, CNOC warns

City Wide Communications Inc., Frontier Networks...

CRTC Internet Landline phones

Telecoms oppose remedies in NG911 Part 1 applications

telecom | 11/16/2023 2:37 pm EST

Telecoms oppose remedies in NG911 Part 1 applications

The major telecommunications companies in Canada oppose suggestions that they pay for pre-production...

911

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

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

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

Public safety networks in Canada need to be...

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Quebecor begins beta launch of Fizz in western Canada

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

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

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

Fizz MVNO Wireless

Bell and FirstLight announce new wavelength data routes between Canada and U.S.

telecom | 11/14/2023 5:07 pm EST

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

BCE Inc. announced Tuesday that in Q1 of 2024 it will be launching new data...

Bell

Telesat signs deal with Aalyria to use network orchestration tech on LEO satellites

telecom | 11/14/2023 5:04 pm EST

Telesat signs deal with Aalyria to use network orchestration tech on LEO satellites

Telesat Corp. announced Tuesday that it has entered into a 10-plus-year...

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Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStar

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

Satellite ready to integrate with cellular communications: TerreStar

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

Cts Satellite

Northwestel service restored after six-hour outage

telecom | 11/13/2023 4:43 pm EST

CRTC denies Northwestel Wholesale Connect application

Service was restored Friday to customers of Northwestel following a six-hour outage. The BCE Inc. company said a third-party doing construction in Yellowknife accidentally cut a fibre optic line. Phone and internet services were affected by the mishap. It began around 1...

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OPINION: CRTC must stay vigilant against potential appeals or delays by incumbent network operators

telecom | 11/10/2023 5:08 pm EST

OPINION: CRTC must stay vigilant against potential appeals or delays by incumbent network operators

by Paul Andersen, president and chair, The...

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CTA, Unifor, on opposite sides of anti-scab legislation

telecom | 11/10/2023 11:47 am EST

CTA, Unifor, on opposite sides of anti-scab legislation

The largest telecom lobby group and the union that represents most telecom...

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White to step down from CNOC

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

Geoff White appears at CRTC hearing.

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

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PKP says CRTC interim FTTP access rates need to be reflective of Bell’s true costs; Freedom lifts Quebecor to profitable Q3

telecom | 11/09/2023 4:48 pm EST

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH MVNO

Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss

telecom | 11/09/2023 4:40 pm EST

Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss

Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri said, during the company’s third quarter conference call on Thursday, that he supports the CRTC’s decision to “level the...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH Quarterly Reports

CTS 2023 regulatory panel react to CRTC mandated FTTP wholesale access

telecom | 11/08/2023 1:10 pm EST

CTS 2023 regulatory panel react to CRTC mandated FTTP wholesale access

UPDATED: CTS regulatory blockbuster react to CRTC FTTP decision...

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Connected For Success program reflects key values: Rogers

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

Connected For Success program reflects key values: Rogers

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

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

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

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

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is no longer up for sale, the independent telecom...

FTTP/FTTH TPIA Unlock

Bell responds to CRTC decision by cutting fibre investment

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

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEO

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

FTTP/FTTH TPIA

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

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

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

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

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BREAKING: CRTC mandates wholesale access to FTTP networks in Quebec, Ontario

telecom | 11/06/2023 4:45 pm EST

Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wireless

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The CRTC is mandating large incumbent telephone...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH

Don’t underestimate telecom in fighting climate change: CTS panel

telecom | 11/06/2023 4:29 pm EST

Don’t underestimate telecom in fighting climate change: CTS panel

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.--Although media articles of sustainability tend to focus...

Cts

Telesat reports Q3 2023 results

telecom | 11/06/2023 3:26 pm EST

Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg

Telesat Corp. announced its financial performance for the three month period ended Sept. 30, posting a...

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

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

OPINION: Declining prices and record levels of investment show competition is increasing in Canada’s telecom market

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...

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