In response to growing concerns over the exhaustion of telephone numbers in Canada, the CRTC has introduced interim measures aimed at preventing the premature depletion of numbering resources.
This move follows a recent call for comments regarding the implementation of...
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....
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...
The CRTC has fined a Quebec man $40,000 for sending unwanted emails to thousands of phone numbers, it was...
In an answer submitted to the CRTC last Thursday, Rogers Communications Inc. defended its multiple...
Interventions coming in from the CRTC show...
Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron will be locking out its unionized workers in Gatineau, Que., the company announced Friday. The action will begin Monday.
“Given the union's intransigence, Videotron management had no choice but to serve a lock‑out notice,” the firm...
Iristel Inc. and two BCE Inc. properties have reached separate agreements...
The CRTC has denied an application brought forward...
The CRTC has given the green light to BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel Inc....
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...
BCE Inc. is increasing its footprint in outdoor advertising by buying the...
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...
The debate over what the future of the wholesale high-speed-access (HSA)...
A pilot project that will see community health workers dispatched to people...
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...
Iristel Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC against BCE Inc....
The City of Calgary, on behalf of other stakeholders across the nation, is seeking a CRTC decision in...
Both BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have reacted to the CRTC’s decision that Bell Mobility's offer on...
BCE Inc. came out the winner in a dispute with Quebecor Inc. over mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)...
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 several buildings on Eckersley Road, Odlin Road, Park Road and Tomicki Avenue. The commission is asking Strata for a list of all telecommunications service providers (TSPs) in the buildings, a copy of all agreements between those TSPs and Strata, and the number of units in the MDUs. CIK is being asked for the names of any TSPs it knows are operating in the buildings. The TSPs are being asked to confirm they have equipment in the MDUs, to...
Canada is a founding member of the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT), it was announced...
Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced the purchase of a Northern Ontario telecom service...
Those looking to predict the future of broadcasting and telecommunications...
Sean Cohan will take over as head of BCE Inc.’s Bell Media on Nov. 1, the...
Digital transformation of Canadian businesses can play a fundamental role...
Telus Corp. says the CRTC should review its...
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...
by Todd Hofley, vice-president, Policy and Communications, Beanfield
Like many industries,...
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...
The police department of Kingston Ont. wants city council to pass a bylaw...
Beanfield Technologies Inc. has called out Rogers Communications Inc. over...
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have joined together to...
As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund...
BCE Inc. continues to be plagued by thefts of copper wiring from its telephone structures. The most recent reports come from Kingston, Ont.
“Kingston police have been aware of a high volume of thefts and mischief to Bell Canada property, specifically copper internet cable...
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC requesting that a real estate...
As the wildfire season continues to spread, Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday it has joined...
The province of British Columbia has filed a Part 1 application with the...
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has rolled out its 5G network to the SaskTel Centre in...
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 and Labrador will finally be rolling out the 879 numbering...
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...
The CRTC denied Quebecor Inc.’s request for...
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....
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has settled a dispute over access to a building in Chatham Ont. The company filed...
All passengers on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system...
The CRTC announced Friday it will be granting additional funds to ATG Arrow...
BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC...
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 its head office in Montreal on Sept. 11.
"Tim's impressive track record, extensive experience in telecommunications, and passion for technology make him the ideal candidate for this highly strategic position at Cogeco as our business...
Rogers Communications Inc. is countersuing ex-CEO Joe Natale, arguing he should pay back the severance...
The federal government is spending $1.2 million for high-speed internet service in Cape Breton in Nova...
Xplore Inc. is promoting its president and chief commercial officer, Rizwan Jamal, to president and chief...
By Mark Buell and Phil Steinhauer-Mozejko, Connect Humanity Fund
In its...
In a press release on Thursday, Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced the launch of mobile...
ICA Microsystems Inc. is once again a participant in the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television...
TerreStar Solutions Inc. is challenging a CRTC decision which denied the...
The CRTC’s Broadband Fund has granted $1.42 million in additional funding towards Telus Corp.’s...
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....
As the Toronto subway network access dispute continues, Rogers...
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is partnering with the government...
Returning wildfires have once again knocked out service to BCE Inc. customers in the Northwest...
In a press release Thursday, Xplore Inc. announced that over 27,000 Quebec homes and businesses are now...
The Quebec Court of Appeal has denied an application for leave to appeal from Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron regarding its ongoing $50 million lawsuit from BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility.
In a June 29 decision Justice Robert Mainville rejected the telco’s request to appeal...
Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out its 5G wireless service on some stations on the Toronto Transit...
Philip Lind, one of the earliest hires at Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 80, the...
The former CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. Joe Natale is suing the...
Bragg Communication Inc.'s Eastlink and Nokia Corp. announced "a multi-year strategic, access network...
BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel is warning residents of the Northwest...
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has added a...
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...
By Donna Hokiro, president, Local 1944, United Steelworkers Union
By now,...
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...
Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl...
The CRTC has denied a request from Rogers Communications Inc. to delete the...
Incumbent Canadian telecoms say there is no cause for alarm that...
Telus Corp. is cutting 6,000 jobs, the company announced Friday.
Telus...
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Charlene Gavel as its new president and CEO who will be taking over the role effective immediately.
Gavel served as the company's chief financial officer for nine years and was CFO for SaskTel International. She is...
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...
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 Inc. anticipates connecting consumers to high-speed internet as early as this fall after...
Rogers Communications Inc. will be reviewing the impact of the CRTC’s...
Industry analysts said it is no surprise that the CRTC selected Quebecor...
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is the third best workplace in the...
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that he is...
Telecoms and other stakeholders have had their say on proposed changes to...
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...
The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...
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...
The Federal Court has issued a site-blocking order against several alleged...
The public broadcasting advocacy group Friends...
The CRTC should not intervene in an ongoing dispute between Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. over wireless network access in the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), and...
By Robert Ghiz, president and CEO, Canadian...
Major telecommunications service providers were...
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) told the CRTC that...
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. have been hurling verbal bombs...
BCE Inc. told the CRTC that it is prepared to allow Rogers Communications...
Rogers Communications Inc. is asking the CRTC to mandate Telus Corp., BCE...
BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell MTS has responded to a report criticizing how the telecom has operated since it...
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...
The federal and Alberta governments announced a $96 million plan to roll out high-speed broadband in the province Tuesday. Each government will invest $48 million. This is the latest in a series of funding announcements across the nation.
“Today’s announcement in...
