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 expeditiously rule on whether it should prohibit Rogers Communications Inc. from providing access to its customers on the Toronto...

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...

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...

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 that year, as opposed to the 1.4 per cent decline posted in 2020. That 2020 fall was the largest ever recorded in the Communications Market Reports (CMR). The only other decrease was in 2002 when the dot-com bubble burst.  The chief factor in the 2021 increase was the...

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 caucus was the brainchild of Alberta Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner who tweeted out the idea and was flooded with responses. Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was...

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...

Bell blames advertising, challenging regulatory environment, for its 1,300 layoffs and closed radio stations

Media | 06/14/2023 2:17 pm EDT

Approximately 1,300 BCE Inc. employees will be...

Up to aviation industry to protect airports from 5G interference, telecoms say

telecom | 06/12/2023 4:55 pm EDT

The airline industry must do more to protect its flights from 5G...

Incumbents oppose CRTC’s expedited review of FTTP access

telecom | 06/09/2023 9:55 am EDT

Incumbent carriers are opposed to the expedited review of the CRTC’s...

Spam complaints to CRTC on the increase from six months ago

telecom | 06/05/2023 3:18 pm EDT

The CRTC released its biannual report on Canada’s anti-spam legislation...

CRTC seeks info on international roaming rates

telecom | 06/05/2023 2:30 pm EDT

The CRTC has issued a request for information on the rates Canadian wireless carriers charge as roaming...

Cogeco 2023 wireless launch debatable: Analyst

telecom | 06/02/2023 3:44 pm EDT

It remains unclear if Cogeco Inc. will debut an MVNO offering in its Canadian cable footprint by the end of the year or if the company will have to put it off until 2024, according to a National Bank of Canada analyst. “Management has always been clear that it will take...

CRTC missed opportunity to hold NorthwesTel accountable to consumer concerns in Far North: PIAC

telecom | 06/01/2023 5:18 pm EDT

The CRTC presented its public opinion research...

Northern Ontario faces digital divide, study finds

telecom | 06/01/2023 5:08 pm EDT

Residents of northern Ontario are still underserved when it comes to internet rollout, a new study...

Telecoms file interventions on thousand block pooling

telecom | 05/31/2023 6:04 pm EDT

Wednesday was the deadline for interested intervenors to file their comments on the CRTC’s...

ATG Arrow Technology Group gets more money from Broadband Fund

telecom | 05/29/2023 2:22 pm EDT

Monday the CRTC approved a request by ATG Arrow Technology Group Ltd....

Vandalism causes Cogeco outage in southwestern Ontario

telecom | 05/26/2023 4:29 pm EDT

Vandals attacked the network of Cogeco Communications Inc. in the southwestern Ontario area of Chatham-Kent. On May 25 the perpetrators destroyed the grid around 4:30 a.m., according to a Cogeco spokeswoman. The internet, IPTV and home phone services of the company were all...

Quebecor launches Freedom’s first nationwide plan

telecom | 05/25/2023 4:05 pm EDT

In its first major promotion since acquiring Freedom Mobile from Shaw Communications, Quebecor Inc. has...

CRTC opens proceeding into 911 and 988 calls from MLTS

Internet and Governance | 05/23/2023 3:00 pm EDT

Tuesday the CRTC announced it was beginning a proceeding into emergency...

Ontario telecom files Part 1 over delayed access to Toronto condos

telecom | 05/23/2023 11:37 am EDT

An Ontario-based carrier has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC after...

Incumbents don’t want IoT, machine-to-machine market segments included in MVNO regime

Internet and Governance | 05/19/2023 4:07 pm EDT

The commission should not regulate the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M)  markets in the same...

Broadband use lowers harmful emissions, think tank finds

Internet and Governance | 05/18/2023 4:24 pm EDT

The Montreal Economic Institute has released a paper finding that adoption...

Xplore reaches 16,000 Quebec premises to connect to its FTTP network

telecom | 05/17/2023 5:54 pm EDT

In a press release Tuesday Xplore Inc.  said it reached 16,000 premises to...

China Mobile makes its appeal for Gov. evidence in banning order

telecom | 05/16/2023 4:42 pm EDT

When the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered China Mobile...

Federal Court and Competition Tribunal didn’t understand Rogers-Shaw merger: Prof

Internet and Governance | 05/16/2023 4:33 pm EDT

OTTAWA–The Federal Court of Appeal and the Competition Tribunal did not...

CRTC becoming more accommodating to stakeholders: Eatrides

Internet and Governance | 05/15/2023 2:34 pm EDT

OTTAWA–The CRTC is improving its process to be more responsive to its various stakeholders, the commission chair said Monday. Vicky Eatrides was the opening speaker at the annual conference of the International Institute of Communications Canadian Chapter. “A key...

OPC calls for changes to Bill C-27

Internet and Governance | 05/12/2023 12:27 pm EDT

While calling it an "improvement" over both the current existing private-sector privacy law and a "step...

CRTC must implement a reasonable test for FTTP rates: Péladeau

telecom | 05/11/2023 5:44 pm EDT

The CRTC “must implement a reasonable test” for fibre-to-the-premise...

CRTC sets out MVNO timelines, negotiations to be concluded by Aug. 7

telecom | 05/09/2023 2:49 pm EDT

The CRTC has announced that it expects incumbents to have their mobile...

CRTC approves claims for broadband rollout

telecom | 05/05/2023 1:40 pm EDT

Friday the CRTC issued approvals for several claims under the Broadband Fund. Three companies will receive money to roll out infrastructure across the country. ATG Arrow...

Telus Q1 profit down from last year

telecom | 05/04/2023 5:40 pm EDT

Telus Corp. reported profits of $224 million for the three months ending March 31, a 45 per cent dip compared to last year’s $404 million due to “higher interest, depreciation and amortization, and restructuring and other costs.”  The company reported its Q1 2023...

Ericsson and Eastlink extend 5G deal while Rogers slashes prices

telecom | 05/04/2023 5:16 pm EDT

Swedish telecom manufacturer Ericsson AB and Bragg Communications Inc.’s...

Bibic says Canada has “unsophisticated” discourse on pricing, gov. reached wireless goals

telecom | 05/04/2023 4:16 pm EDT

BCE Inc.’s CEO said that the government’s job...

Young Liberals call for telecom reform including foreign investment rules

Media | 05/04/2023 2:23 pm EDT

OTTAWA–As the Liberal Party of Canada gathers in the capital for its...

CWTA rebrands as Canadian Telecommunications Association

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

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association is dropping the “wireless” from its name and will henceforth be known as the Canadian...

Government announces new licencing policy for 5G

Internet and Governance | 05/03/2023 5:03 pm EDT

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Wednesday that the...

‘Expedited’ FTTP proceeding delayed as incumbents file last-minute extension requests; strike keeps proceeding behind closed doors 

Internet and Governance | 05/01/2023 12:21 pm EDT

Less than two months after the launch of an...

Mazier’s telecom bill passes unanimously through the House of Commons

telecom | 04/27/2023 2:59 pm EDT

Conservative MP Dan Mazier’s private member’s bill that requires...

Parliamentarians decry lack of French 911 service

telecom | 04/26/2023 5:16 pm EDT

MPs from both sides of the House of Commons were upset that 911 service was not available to a...

Rogers reports strong first quarter of 2023

Media | 04/26/2023 5:02 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. released its first quarterly report since it was granted approval to take over Shaw Communications Inc.  The numbers, presented Wednesday, were robust and delighted market analysts. Later during the day, the company announced it would enter the...

Xplore announced Rizwan Jamal as president

telecom | 04/25/2023 4:54 pm EDT

Xplore Inc. Tuesday announced the appointment of Rizwan Jamal as president and chief commercial officer starting on May 1.  Jamal will be responsible for sales, marketing, and product development functions, according to a...

Ex-minister Navdeep Bains joins Rogers c-suite

Media | 04/20/2023 5:14 pm EDT

Former Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has been appointed Rogers Communications Inc.'s chief corporate...

Federal court rejects OPC complaint that Facebook violated Canadian privacy law

Internet and Governance | 04/19/2023 3:50 pm EDT

In a decision several years in the making, a Federal Court judge has rejected an application from Canada's federal privacy watchdog, which alleged that the social media giant had violated the Personal...

CRTC further extends deadline for block pooling comments

telecom | 04/18/2023 5:08 pm EDT

The CRTC has again extended its deadline for comments and replies on a...

Federal government invests $470M in Ericsson facilities in Ontario and Quebec

telecom | 04/17/2023 3:20 pm EDT

The government of Canada announced Monday it was investing $470 million in research and development (R&D) facilities of Ericsson AB. The money will be used to expand...

Public safety authorities want lower thresholds for network outage reporting requirements

telecom | 04/14/2023 5:15 pm EDT

Provincial public safety agencies are requesting...

Rogers needs to work with competitors on TTC network expansion: Experts

telecom | 04/14/2023 5:04 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc.'s announcement to extend cell service to Toronto’s entire subway system is getting universal praise from experts, activists and elected officials – but they want to see...

Court rejects Telus challenge to CRTC’s wholesale roaming, municipal infrastructure decisions

telecom | 04/14/2023 4:55 pm EDT

The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a Telus...

Cogeco releases Q2 numbers, plans to enter MVNO market

telecom | 04/14/2023 4:50 pm EDT

Cogeco Communications Inc. plans to aggressively enter the mobile virtual...

Ottawa police caution about misusing 911 calls

telecom | 04/14/2023 1:14 pm EDT

To mark National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the Ottawa Police Service issued a news release...

Bell and Telus fastest fibre providers: Opensignal report

telecom | 04/13/2023 12:33 pm EDT

According to the analytics firm Opensignal, when it comes to fixed...

Bell catches copper thief red-handed, sues for damages

telecom | 04/12/2023 4:09 pm EDT

Three BCE Inc. subsidiaries are suing a man and his co-conspirators for...

Nearly one million dormant phone lines under government review

telecom | 04/11/2023 3:40 pm EDT

The government is in the process of checking into how many phone numbers in...

Thomson to retire from CCSA

telecom | 04/06/2023 1:37 pm EDT

Jay Thomson will be stepping down as CEO of the Canadian Communications Systems Alliance (CCSA) following the group’s annual conference in September.  Thomson, who has led the CCSA since 2017, is a lawyer with past experience at the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB), Telus Corp., the Canadian Cable Television Association (CCTA) and the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP). Thomson tells Wire Report he plans to spend more time on his hobbies in retirement and looks forward to a life of less pressure after a long career. He remains proud of the work he has done at the CCSA. “I think I’ve solidified the organization and put it on a good...

Wholesale-based ISPs back Quebecor’s fibre complaint against Bell

Internet and Governance | 04/05/2023 3:48 pm EDT

The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and TekSavvy Solutions...

CCTS complaints up for Rogers and Telus, down for Bell

telecom | 04/04/2023 1:48 pm EDT

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) found...

CRTC grants Telus partial delay for MVNO-IoT proceeding

Internet and Governance | 04/03/2023 4:57 pm EDT

Telus Corp. has gotten an extension -- though not as long as the company...

Rogers-Shaw, Freedom-Quebecor deals finally closed

telecom | 04/03/2023 3:56 pm EDT

After a two-year struggle, Rogers Communications Inc. has successfully completed its takeover of Shaw...

Globalive calls for CRTC investigation into Rogers-Quebecor Freedom roaming rates deal

telecom | 03/31/2023 5:00 pm EDT

On the same day the Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne approved the transfer of Freedom Mobile's spectrum assets from Shaw Communications Inc. to Quebecor Inc.,...

Quebec court will hear Quebecor’s case for damages in pole access fight with Bell

telecom | 03/31/2023 4:54 pm EDT

The Quebec Superior Court has rejected a request...

UPDATED: Champagne blesses Rogers-Shaw wedding; critics bemoan ‘dark day’

telecom | 03/31/2023 9:11 am EDT

OTTAWA–Innovation, Science and Industry Minister...

Small player groups like direction of CRTC under Eatrides

Internet and Governance | 03/30/2023 4:27 pm EDT

The new regime at the CRTC met with general approval Wednesday from...

INDU committee unanimously supports Mazier’s bill requiring carriers to provide accurate service quality metrics

Internet and Governance | 03/29/2023 6:00 pm EDT

Canadian carriers that offer fixed broadband...

CBC funding absent in budget 2023; gov. cracking down on telecom fees

Internet and Governance | 03/28/2023 6:44 pm EDT

Public broadcasting advocacy group Friends is “frustrated” that the...

CRTC rejects incumbent delay requests for FTTP and HSA proceedings 

telecom | 03/28/2023 5:10 pm EDT

The CRTC has denied a request from a number of incumbents, chief among them...

Execulink solves access problem with Williams & McDaniel

Internet and Governance | 03/28/2023 3:40 pm EDT

Execulink Telecom Inc. has withdrawn a Part 1 application before the CRTC...

Auditor General finds internet connectivity lags in rural and Indigenous areas

Internet and Governance | 03/27/2023 5:20 pm EDT

Auditor General Karen Hogan released a quartet of reports on the...

Bell seeks to align 911 fees in CLEC territory with incumbent charges

telecom | 03/24/2023 2:45 pm EDT

BCE Inc. division Bell Canada is filing a Part 1 application with the CRTC seeking to align 911 fees in territories serviced by Bell affiliates that are not the dominant carrier. The three carriers are DMTS, KMTS and Télébec. Bell is planning to construct fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) facilities in its non-incumbent regions. Currently 911 fees in those areas fluctuate...

CRTC opening up Indigenous Broadband Funding stream in policy review

telecom | 03/23/2023 6:57 pm EDT

The CRTC is looking for feedback on how it can improve its Broadband Fund,...

CRTC to review roaming charges after Champagne request

telecom | 03/23/2023 5:58 pm EDT

The CRTC said Thursday it was going to look into recently-announced hikes...

CRTC to look at limiting number pools to 1000

telecom | 03/23/2023 5:52 pm EDT

The CRTC is worried about telephone number depletion and is suggesting that number pools be reduced to...

CRTC finds Rogers in the wrong in OneSoccer carriage dispute

telecom | 03/23/2023 5:27 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. has given an undue preference to itself by...

Network resiliency working group wants to expand CRTC authority over municipal infrastructure, provincially-regulated utilities

telecom | 03/22/2023 5:07 pm EDT

A working group composed of Canadian telecommunication service providers (CTSPs) and experts from the department of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is asking the government to expand the CRTC’s authority over passive infrastructure and provincially regulated support structures.  Earlier this month the Canadian Telecommunications Network...

TBayTel granted delay in rollout of 10-digit dialing

telecom | 03/22/2023 3:41 pm EDT

The CRTC Wednesday approved a proposal by TBayTel Inc. that it be permitted to delay the implementation...

All sides endorse Mazier’s internet bill in committee

telecom | 03/21/2023 3:59 pm EDT

Conservative MP Dan Mazier’s private member’s bill on internet service...

Supreme Court grants Iristel leave to appeal

telecom | 03/20/2023 6:31 pm EDT

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Iristel Inc.’s appeal over millions of dollars in denied tax credits the company wants restored. Last Thursday the SCC accepted Iristel’s application for leave to appeal over...

Feds spend $37 million for broadband rollout in Saskatchewan

telecom | 03/17/2023 4:46 pm EDT

The government of Canada announced Friday that it is spending $37 million to roll out broadband service in Saskatchewan. Over 5,000 homes will see their internet service improve in areas like Prince...

Canadian and Ontario governments invest $15 million in broadband rollout

telecom | 03/16/2023 2:09 pm EDT

The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced two projects that will...

Broadband, mobile prices drop slightly; still high internationally in 2022: Wall report

telecom | 03/14/2023 4:38 pm EDT

The 2022 edition of the department of Innovation,...

ISED releases consult on WCS band licence renewal

telecom | 03/14/2023 4:26 pm EDT

The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is seeking comments on the...

SSi Micro given extension on filing for broadband funding

telecom | 03/13/2023 3:41 pm EDT

Monday the CRTC granted SSi Micro Ltd. an extension of the deadline for...

CRTC changes costs awards for Rogers

telecom | 03/13/2023 1:03 pm EDT

Monday the CRTC approved a review and vary application from Rogers Communications Inc. over a series of costs awards to various interest groups. The telecom will see its contributions decline under the new regime. In February 2022, the commission issued a costs awards...