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

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

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFO

Telus Corp. reported a 75 per cent drop in profits for the three months ended Sept. 30 while also recording a record-breaking net customer additions. Friday, the Vancouver-based company posted its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2023. Net income fell to $137...

Quarterly Reports

Cormier calls for more francophones on CRTC panel

telecom | 11/03/2023 5:11 pm EDT

Throne speech reiterates rural broadband, web giant promises

A New Brunswick senator is alarmed by the lack of francophone presence among CRTC commissioners. René Cormier raised the issue during Question Period in the Upper Chamber Thursday. None of the current commissioners use French as their main language, he alleged. The...

CRTC

Cogeco MVNO operations still a ways away

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

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

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

Cable Cogeco Wireless

Bell fibre build progress threatened by regulatory uncertainty: Bibic

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

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

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

CRTC fibre FTTP/FTTH

Bell, SaskTel, expand high-speed internet in prairie provinces

telecom | 11/01/2023 4:59 pm EDT

Bell, SaskTel, expand high-speed internet in prairie provinces

BCE Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. have enhanced...

Wireless

CRTC takes action to ensure sufficient phone numbers

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

CRTC takes action to ensure sufficient phone numbers

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

CRTC

Bell, Northwestel tell CRTC to leave billing dispute with Iristel in hands of the court

Internet and Governance | 10/30/2023 4:49 pm EDT

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

BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Northwestel have responded to Iristel Inc.'s application to suspend disconnection notices sent by the incumbents in a dispute over unpaid bills....

Bell CRTC Data charges

Federal government bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps from devices

telecom | 10/30/2023 4:36 pm EDT

Federal government bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps from devices

Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced Monday that the federal government is banning WeChat and Kaspersky apps from government-issued mobile devices. The ban begins immediately. Chief...

CRTC levies $40K fine for phishing violations

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

CRTC levies $40K fine for phishing violations

The CRTC has fined a Quebec man $40,000 for sending unwanted emails to thousands of phone numbers, it was...

spam

Rogers defends bulk MDU deals as competitive practice

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

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

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

CRTC MDU

Competitors rally behind Beanfield in fight against Rogers’ exclusive MDU agreements

telecom | 10/27/2023 6:46 pm EDT

Commercial MDU exclusivity deals, high riser management fees re-monopolizing telecom sector: Beanfield founder

Interventions coming in from the CRTC show...

CRTC MDU Rogers

Videotron locks out workers in Gatineau, Que

telecom | 10/27/2023 4:36 pm EDT

Videotron locks out workers in Gatineau, Que

Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron will be locking out its unionized workers in Gatineau, Que., the...

labour Videotron

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

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

Freedom cites ‘suspicious patterns’ in Iristel traffic pumping case

Iristel Inc. and two BCE Inc. properties have reached separate agreements...

Bell CRTC Data charges

CRTC addresses internet installation dispute between eastern Ontario township and small ISP

Internet and Governance | 10/26/2023 11:38 am EDT

Telecoms work to restore service after tornado; 27% of Canadians experience major outage due to weather, report finds

The CRTC has denied an application brought forward...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH Internet

CRTC greenlights Northwestel Connecting Families packages

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

CRTC denies Northwestel Wholesale Connect application

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

Data charges FTTP/FTTH Internet

Feds and Quebec invest $10M toward quantum communication test bed

telecom | 10/23/2023 7:15 pm EDT

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois info

The governments of Quebec and Canada are contributing more than $10 million in funding toward setting up non-profit organization Numana’s quantum communication test bed, which businesses and organizations will be able to start using as soon as this month. According to a press release from Numana on Monday, the quantum communication test bed will be available to...

Bell expands outdoor ad presence with Outfront purchase

telecom | 10/23/2023 2:02 pm EDT

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

BCE Inc. is increasing its footprint in outdoor advertising by buying the...

Advertising Bell

Nokia to cut thousands of jobs worldwide, Canadian outcome uncertain

telecom | 10/19/2023 5:22 pm EDT

Canada investing $40M in Nokia partnership

Nokia Corp. has announced a series of layoffs to return it to profitability. The telecom equipment manufacturer said anywhere from 9,000 to 14,000 positions will be affected. “Nokia targets to...

Competitors oppose incumbents’ stance in second phase of FTTP access review

telecom | 10/19/2023 5:15 pm EDT

Competitors oppose incumbents’ stance in second phase of FTTP access review

The debate over what the future of the wholesale high-speed-access (HSA)...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH TPIA

Downtown Ottawa pilot project for distress line to complement 988

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

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois info

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

988

CRTC boosts Iristel case in Bell disconnection dispute

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

MVNO access proposal ‘burst of oxygen’ to some potential entrants

The CRTC has extended an olive branch to Iristel Inc. in its current dispute with BCE Inc. over disconnection. Bell and Northwestel had threatened to cut off service to Iristel customers in a few weeks over non-payment of fees. The competitive carrier filed a Part 1...

Bell CRTC Iristel

Iristel seeks quick resolution to Bell disconnection threat

telecom | 10/12/2023 3:59 pm EDT

MVNO access proposal ‘burst of oxygen’ to some potential entrants

Iristel Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC against BCE Inc....

Bell CRTC Iristel

Calgary leads PSAP fight for N911 testing

telecom | 10/12/2023 3:43 pm EDT

Calgary leads PSAP fight for N911 testing

The City of Calgary, on behalf of other stakeholders across the nation, is seeking a CRTC decision in...

911 CRTC

Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTC

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

Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTC

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

CRTC FTTP/FTTH MVNO

CRTC chooses Bell over Quebecor in MVNO decision

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

CRTC chooses Bell over Quebecor in MVNO decision

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

Bell MVNO

CRTC investigating CIK Telecom Part 1s on MDU access

telecom | 10/06/2023 2:37 pm EDT

The CRTC is sending out requests for information on a pair of Part 1 applications brought to it by CIK Telecom Inc. The competitive carrier alleges it has been shut out of multi dwelling units (MDUs) in Richmond B.C. The company claims that Strata Corp., through its property management firm Rancho Management Services Ltd., has denied it access to...

Canada joins Global Coalition on Telecommunications

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

BREAKING: Feds ban Huawei from 5G networks

Canada is a founding member of the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT), it was announced...

ISED

Eastlink announces purchase of Northern Ontario ISP

telecom | 10/05/2023 11:18 am EDT

City Wide wants GiC to force relocation of Eastlink’s TPIA point of interconnection

Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced the purchase of a Northern Ontario telecom service...

Eastlink Internet Rural broadband

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

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

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

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

CRTC

Sean Cohan replaces Wade Oosterman as Bell Media president

telecom | 10/03/2023 6:19 pm EDT

Sean Cohan replaces Wade Oosterman as Bell Media president

Sean Cohan will take over as head of BCE Inc.’s Bell Media on Nov. 1, the corporation announced Tuesday. He replaces Wade Oosterman, who is retiring. Oosterman will remain as vice chair of BCE and Bell Canada until January 2024 to ensure a smooth transition. "On behalf...

Bell

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

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

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

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

5g Wireless

Telus says CRTC strayed from accounting principles in spectrum revenue and contribution decision

telecom | 10/02/2023 6:20 pm EDT

Telus says CRTC strayed from accounting principles in spectrum revenue and contribution decision

Telus Corp. says the CRTC should review its...

CRTC ISED Spectrum

CIK resolves access issue at Richmond BC MDU

telecom | 10/02/2023 3:51 pm EDT

CIK Telecom files series of new MDU access applications

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...

OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence

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

OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence

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

CRTC MDU opinion

Infrastructure investments could see cuts due to wholesale rates: Bibic, French

telecom | 09/28/2023 6:54 pm EDT

Infrastructure investments could see cuts due to wholesale rates: Bibic, French

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...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH TPIA

Kingston police want greater powers to combat copper wire theft

telecom | 09/27/2023 5:20 pm EDT

Lead-lined copper wiring too small part of network to be concern, telecoms say

The police department of Kingston Ont. wants city council to pass a bylaw...

Copper

Beanfield accuses Rogers of breaking MDU access rules with bulk agreements

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

Commercial MDU exclusivity deals, high riser management fees re-monopolizing telecom sector: Beanfield founder

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

CRTC MDU

Feds and BC roll out broadband, Videotron expands footprint

telecom | 09/26/2023 4:12 pm EDT

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rollout

The governments of Canada and British Columbia have joined together to...

5g Rural broadband Universal Broadband Fund

Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections

telecom | 09/25/2023 8:08 pm EDT

Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections

As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund...

Broadband Fund Funding Rural broadband

Bell suffers more copper thefts in Kingston

telecom | 09/22/2023 3:20 pm EDT

Bell suffers more copper thefts in Kingston

BCE Inc. continues to be plagued by thefts of copper wiring from its telephone structures. The most...

Copper

TekSavvy wants access to MDU building in Chatham-Kent

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

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

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

CRTC MDU

Rogers partners with SpaceX to detect wildfires

telecom | 09/21/2023 1:47 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

As the wildfire season continues to spread, Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday it has joined...

Rogers Satellite

BC government seeks higher standards for NG911 deployment

telecom | 09/21/2023 1:41 pm EDT

BC government seeks higher standards for NG911 deployment

The province of British Columbia has filed a Part 1 application with the...

911 CRTC

SaskTel rolls out 5G to Saskatoon arena

telecom | 09/19/2023 2:23 pm EDT

SaskTel rolls out 5G to Saskatoon arena

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has rolled out its 5G network to the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, the company announced Tuesday. “At SaskTel, we are committed to keeping our customers connected,” Charlene Gavel, president and CEO of the prairie telecom...

Trudeau announces parliamentary secretaries

Media | 09/18/2023 4:14 pm EDT

Trudeau announces parliamentary secretaries

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 finally gets new area code after six years’ delay

Newfoundland and Labrador will finally be rolling out the 879 numbering...

CRTC Landline phones Smartphones

Cogeco announces new senior executive

telecom | 09/15/2023 4:26 pm EDT

Cogeco announces new senior executive

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...

CRTC orders Videotron to pay Bell 911 service fees despite protest over duplicative costs

telecom | 09/11/2023 4:50 pm EDT

CRTC orders Videotron to pay Bell 911 service fees despite protest over duplicative costs

The CRTC denied Quebecor Inc.’s request for...

911 CRTC

Telesat inks deal to use SpaceX rockets for LEO satellite launch

telecom | 09/11/2023 3:29 pm EDT

Telesat inks deal to use SpaceX rockets for LEO satellite launch

Telesat Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a deal with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for multiple launches of satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The Canadian carrier will send up to 18 satellites per launch, over a total of 14 launches....

leos Satellite

TekSavvy resolves access problem in Chatham Ont.

telecom | 09/11/2023 3:26 pm EDT

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

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has settled a dispute over access to a building in Chatham Ont. The company filed...

CRTC MDU

All carriers to provide TTC services by October 3: ISED

telecom | 09/11/2023 1:07 pm EDT

All carriers to provide TTC services by October 3: ISED

All passengers on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system...

ISED Wireless

CRTC approves more funding for infrastructure projects

telecom | 09/08/2023 5:35 pm EDT

CRTC approves more funding for infrastructure projects

The CRTC announced Friday it will be granting additional funds to ATG Arrow...

CRTC

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

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

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice

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

Court CRTC MVNO

Cogeco appoints Tim Dinesen as CTO

telecom | 09/07/2023 4:50 pm EDT

Cogeco appoints Tim Dinesen as CTO

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

Competition Bureau MVNO proposal ‘punts the problem’: Natale

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

Court Rogers

Federal government rolls out broadband in Cape Breton

telecom | 09/05/2023 3:38 pm EDT

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rollout

The federal government is spending $1.2 million for high-speed internet service in Cape Breton in Nova...

Funding Rural broadband Universal Broadband Fund

Xplore appoints Rizwan Jamal as CEO

telecom | 09/05/2023 3:35 pm EDT

Xplore appoints Rizwan Jamal as CEO

Xplore Inc. is promoting its president and chief commercial officer, Rizwan Jamal, to president and chief...

Satellite

OPINION: Canada’s spectrum framework is failing Indigenous peoples

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

OPINION: Canada’s spectrum framework is failing Indigenous peoples

By Mark Buell and Phil Steinhauer-Mozejko, Connect Humanity Fund In its recently released five-year Spectrum Outlook 2023 to 2027, the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and...

Indigenous opinion Spectrum

Eastlink expands service into Acadian Peninsula, N.B.

telecom | 08/31/2023 5:01 pm EDT

City Wide wants GiC to force relocation of Eastlink’s TPIA point of interconnection

In a press release on Thursday, Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced the launch of mobile...

mobile

ICA Microsystems back in CCTS fold

telecom | 08/31/2023 4:18 pm EDT

ICA Microsystems back in CCTS fold

ICA Microsystems Inc. is once again a participant in the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television...

CRTC Internet Landline phones

TerreStar challenges CRTC decision that spectrum sale is part of telecom service

telecom | 08/30/2023 5:38 pm EDT

Deny TerreStar ask for more spectrum, telecoms tell ISED

TerreStar Solutions Inc. is challenging a CRTC decision which denied the...

CRTC Spectrum

Telus receives more infrastructure funding

telecom | 08/30/2023 5:30 pm EDT

Telus receives more infrastructure funding

The CRTC’s Broadband Fund has granted $1.42 million in additional funding towards Telus Corp.’s...

Funding

Rogers awarded $13 million from Competition Bureau in Shaw deal

telecom | 08/30/2023 5:29 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

Rogers Communications Inc. has been awarded nearly $13 million in costs from the Competition Bureau over the bureau’s losing case against the takeover of Shaw Communications. The money reflects legal costs and reasonable disbursements from the two corporations, now merged....

Competition bureau Rogers

Rogers asks CRTC to dismiss discrimination claims from Telus in TTC dispute

telecom | 08/30/2023 3:34 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFO

As the Toronto subway network access dispute continues, Rogers...

Rogers Wireless

ISED rolls out broadband across southern Ontario

telecom | 08/28/2023 3:21 pm EDT

BREAKING: Feds ban Huawei from 5G networks

The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is partnering with the government...

Funding

Northwestel outages increase as fires return

telecom | 08/25/2023 4:28 pm EDT

CRTC denies Northwestel Wholesale Connect application

Returning wildfires have once again knocked out service to BCE Inc. customers in the Northwest...

outages

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...

fibre

Quebec court denies Videotron’s appeal in Bell lawsuit

telecom | 08/23/2023 6:14 pm EDT

Quebec court denies Videotron's appeal in Bell lawsuit

The Quebec Court of Appeal has denied an application for leave to appeal...

Court Roaming

Rogers unveils 5G service on Toronto subway

telecom | 08/23/2023 2:39 pm EDT

Telecoms added over 1.4 million new wireless subs in 2018

Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out its 5G wireless service on some stations on the Toronto Transit...

Rogers Wireless

Longtime Rogers executive Philip Lind dies at 80

Media | 08/21/2023 2:10 pm EDT

Longtime Rogers executive Philip Lind dies at 80

Philip Lind, one of the earliest hires at Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 80, the...

Rogers

Ex-Rogers CEO Joe Natale sues company for alleged wrongful dismissal

telecom | 08/18/2023 5:01 pm EDT

Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee

The former CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. Joe Natale is suing the...

Rogers Shaw

Eastlink and Nokia announce partnership

telecom | 08/18/2023 4:31 pm EDT

Canada investing $40M in Nokia partnership

Bragg Communication Inc.'s Eastlink and Nokia Corp. announced "a multi-year strategic, access network partnership that will further modernize Eastlink’s mobile network." According to the Wednesday announcement, the first site to use Nokia technology will go live later...

Northwestel experiences outages in NWT due to wildfires

telecom | 08/17/2023 5:11 pm EDT

CRTC denies Northwestel Wholesale Connect application

BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel is warning residents of the Northwest...

outages

ISED tops up Universal Broadband Fund in Labrador Indigenous project

telecom | 08/15/2023 4:46 pm EDT

ISED tops up Universal Broadband Fund in Labrador Indigenous project

The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has added a...

Rural broadband Universal Broadband Fund

Telesat announces “game-changing” supply deal with MDA, releases Q2 results

telecom | 08/14/2023 5:35 pm EDT

Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg

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...

OPINION: Cute critters obscure Telus’ ruthless job cuts in Canada

telecom | 08/11/2023 5:00 pm EDT

OPINION: Cute critters obscure Telus’ ruthless job cuts in Canada

By Donna Hokiro, president, Local 1944, United Steelworkers Union By now,...

opinion Telus

TekSavvy files Part 1 application over property in Chatham Ont.

telecom | 08/11/2023 4:59 pm EDT

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

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has become the latest CLEC calling on the CRTC to help it negotiate timely access to a property. In this case, the building is at 175 Churchill Park Road in the southwestern Ontario city of Chatham. TekSavvy first approached 2767456 Ontario Inc. in...

MDU

“Different world, different landscape” says PKP in first earnings report since Freedom buy

telecom | 08/10/2023 5:27 pm EDT

Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says

Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl...

Freedom mobile Quarterly Reports Wireless

CRTC denies request from Rogers-owned radio station to lower CanCon requirement

telecom | 08/10/2023 4:32 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

The CRTC has denied a request from Rogers Communications Inc. to delete the...

Cancon CRTC Radio

Lead-lined copper wiring too small part of network to be concern, telecoms say

telecom | 08/08/2023 5:46 pm EDT

Lead-lined copper wiring too small part of network to be concern, telecoms say

Incumbent Canadian telecoms say there is no cause for alarm that...

fibre wireline

Telus announces 6,000 layoffs and 61% net income decline for Q2

telecom | 08/04/2023 6:08 pm EDT

Telus announces 6,000 layoffs and 61% net income decline for Q2

Telus Corp. is cutting 6,000 jobs, the company announced Friday. Telus...

Bell Quarterly Reports Telus

SaskTel announces new president and CEO

telecom | 08/03/2023 5:19 pm EDT

SaskTel announces new president and CEO

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Charlene Gavel as its new president and CEO who...

Sasktel

Federal and territorial governments invest in NWT fibre link

telecom | 08/03/2023 5:05 pm EDT

Federal and territorial governments invest in NWT fibre link

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 reports higher revenues and profit in Q3

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...

Xplore launches Jupiter 3 satellite

telecom | 07/31/2023 12:13 pm EDT

Xplore launches Jupiter 3 satellite

Xplore Inc. anticipates connecting consumers to high-speed internet as early as this fall after...

Satellite xplornet

Rogers reviewing CRTC decision to choose Quebecor MVNO rates

telecom | 07/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT

Rogers requests extension for Wireless Code changes

Rogers Communications Inc. will be reviewing the impact of the CRTC’s decision to choose Quebecor Inc.’s offer for a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access agreement, and may even go so far as to appeal the decision, according to its CEO Tony Staffieri....

CRTC MVNO Quarterly Reports

CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates comes as no surprise: Analysts

telecom | 07/25/2023 4:51 pm EDT

CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates comes as no surprise: Analysts

Industry analysts said it is no surprise that the CRTC selected Quebecor...

CRTC Quebecor Rogers

Privacy commission, CRTC among best PS workplaces, survey finds

Media | 07/25/2023 4:42 pm EDT

Privacy commission, CRTC among best PS workplaces, survey finds

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is the third best workplace in the...

CRTC OPC

Champagne orders ISED to start expedited consult over TTC access rights

telecom | 07/24/2023 5:53 pm EDT

BREAKING: Feds ban Huawei from 5G networks

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that he is...

ISED Rogers Wireless

CRTC urged to put a moratorium on broadband fund contributions

telecom | 07/24/2023 5:37 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPs

Telecoms and other stakeholders have had their say on proposed changes to...

CRTC Funding

Feds grant $177M to combat suicide through 988 number

telecom | 07/24/2023 4:07 pm EDT

Feds grant $177M to combat suicide through 988 number

The Canadian government is giving the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) $156 million over three years to set up operations of the 988 suicide hotline. The emergency number will be available on Nov. 30 of this year. An additional $21.4 million is being allocated...

988 Wireless

Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC

Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 3:48 pm EDT

Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC

The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...

CRTC Internet Rural broadband

Telus backs Bell request on TTC; Quebecor does not

telecom | 07/19/2023 4:31 pm EDT

Telecoms added over 1.4 million new wireless subs in 2018

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

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

The Federal Court has issued a site-blocking order against several alleged...

Court Internet Piracy

Applications to reduce CPE, PNI, requirements will lower the bar for streamers’ contributions: Friends

telecom | 07/18/2023 5:56 pm EDT

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviews

The public broadcasting advocacy group Friends...

Broadcast Cancon Online streaming act

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

Telecoms added over 1.4 million new wireless subs in 2018

The CRTC should not intervene in an ongoing...

Bell Rogers Wireless

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

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

By Robert Ghiz, president and CEO, Canadian...

opinion

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

Telecoms work to restore service after tornado; 27% of Canadians experience major outage due to weather, report finds

Major telecommunications service providers were...

CRTC outage

Proposed rates for wholesale HSA over FTTP are inflated: CNOC

telecom | 07/14/2023 5:00 pm EDT

CNOC petitions gov on wholesale rates

The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) told the CRTC that...

CRTC FTTP/FTTH Internet

Telus says Rogers using pole access request to divert attention from TTC dispute

telecom | 07/14/2023 4:56 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFO

Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. have been hurling verbal bombs at one another over access to poles. Rogers is seeking an expedited hearing into pole access from...

5g CRTC