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CMPA enters fight for passage of Online Streaming Act

Media | 05/10/2022 3:13 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statisticsThe Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has entered the battle to pass Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act currently before Parliament. The group is operating a website, running an advertising campaign and employing social media to get its message out that the...

Telus’s application to reclassify small ILECs for NG911 service 5 years too late, harms public: ITPA 

telecom | 05/10/2022 2:48 pm EDT

Bell offers to reveal AI call blocking system to criticsThe Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA) is arguing to the CRTC that an application by Telus Corp.  to reclassify small incumbent local exchange...

ISED unveils spectrum licensing and fee updates

telecom | 05/09/2022 4:57 pm EDT

ISED unveils spectrum licensing and fee updatesThe Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) will replace radio licences with...

Telus sees strong quarterly results for subscribers, says smarter spectrum policies needed

telecom | 05/06/2022 5:16 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOAccording to Telus Corp. executive vice-president...

CRTC approves Telus NG911 Local Government Service Agreement

telecom | 05/05/2022 5:43 pm EDT

CRTC approves Telus NG911 Local Government Service AgreementThe CRTC has approved Telus Corp.’s revisions to next-generation 911...

Distributel’s claims for revised interim rates for disagg regime are unfounded: Rogers, Quebecor

telecom | 05/05/2022 5:35 pm EDT

Distributel’s claims for revised interim rates for disagg regime are unfounded: Rogers, QuebecorDistributel Ltd.’s request to revise interim access rates for disaggregated wholesale high-speed access (HSA) services “is another piecemeal attempt by resellers to upend...

CRTC issues accessibility reporting timetables

Media | 05/05/2022 4:57 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThursday the CRTC released the schedule for broadcasters and telecommunications companies to report under...

Rogers-Shaw merger benefiting wireless industry as a whole in 2022: Bell CEO

Media | 05/05/2022 4:35 pm EDT

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEOWhen it comes to Canada's wireless market this year, there are a number of...

Integrity Commissioner refers TekSavvy’s Scott complaint to Ethics Commissioner 

Media | 05/05/2022 3:20 pm EDT

TekSavvy seeks permission to appeal CRTC rates decision, CNOC asks for public support Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Joe Friday...

Liberal, Conservative MPs call for 988 service

telecom | 05/04/2022 4:10 pm EDT

Liberal, Conservative MPs call for 988 serviceThe fight for a dedicated three-digit emergency number for suicide prevention continued to gather steam...

Bill S-7 would “weaponize the Customs Act”: Senator

telecom | 05/04/2022 4:06 pm EDT

Bill S-7 would "weaponize the Customs Act": SenatorA Government bill in the Senate that seeks to codify the legal threshold...

Therrien endorses Ethics report on data dive, makes further recommendations

telecom | 05/04/2022 3:58 pm EDT

OPC will ask court to force changes to Facebook privacy practicesPrivacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has welcomed the report on collection...

TekSavvy calls for TPIA tariff changes to stop delayed access to new offerings

telecom | 05/03/2022 5:13 pm EDT

TekSavvy releases quarterly transparency reportTekSavvy Solutions Inc. is asking the CRTC to speed up the regulatory...

Quebec union 911 committee request CRTC suspend NG911 funding consultation

telecom | 05/03/2022 5:05 pm EDT

Quebec union 911 committee request CRTC suspend NG911 funding consultationThe 911 committee for the Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique au...

Iristel petitions cabinet to overturn CRTC traffic simulation findings

telecom | 05/02/2022 4:47 pm EDT

CRTC calls out Iristel, but says no new regs in traffic stimulation caseIristel Inc. filed a petition to the governor in council to vary a decision by the CRTC in which it found that the commission did not err in fact or law by slashing the...

Privacy watchdogs call for legal framework governing facial recognition

telecom | 05/02/2022 4:24 pm EDT

Experts say there is no road map for a Facebook-OPC court fightAlong with counterparts from the provinces, the federal privacy watchdog...

Telus hasn’t completely lived up to its broadcast license obligations: CRTC 

Media | 04/29/2022 4:19 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOThe CRTC has admonished Telus Corp. for not entirely fulfilling its...

Senator calls for greater broadband access to First Nations

Media | 04/29/2022 3:29 pm EDT

Throne speech reiterates rural broadband, web giant promisesA Saskatchewan senator called on the government to do more to ensure...

Toronto Police Service, RCMP disagree with moratorium on facial recognition technology

telecom | 04/28/2022 8:00 pm EDT

Toronto Police Service, RCMP disagree with moratorium on facial recognition technologyThe Toronto Police Service’s chief information officer said the department is not planning to put a moratorium on its use of facial recognition technology despite calls by...

Hydro Ottawa reenters telecom market with Hiboo Networks

telecom | 04/28/2022 6:11 pm EDT

Hydro Ottawa reenters telecom market with Hiboo NetworksHydro Ottawa is returning to the telecom market with the launch of Hiboo Networks, a telecom that will offer service to businesses and eventually residents of the national capital.The company is expecting to roll out service as of next January. Hiboo will be controlled by...

Telus wants CRTC to reclassify small ILECs for NG911 service, asks for suspension of funding consult

telecom | 04/28/2022 5:16 pm EDT

Price most critical factor when choosing telecom services: reportTelus Corp. is asking the CRTC to reclassify small incumbent local exchange carriers (SILECs)  as originating...

CanOps argues for broader standard adoption for NG911

telecom | 04/28/2022 5:07 pm EDT

Bell offers to reveal AI call blocking system to criticsAs the CRTC is considering the funding structures for the planned rollout of so-called next generation...

Singh calls for halt of Rogers-Shaw merger, PIAC appeals to cabinet

Media | 04/27/2022 4:38 pm EDT

Singh calls for halt of Rogers-Shaw merger, PIAC appeals to cabinetNDP leader Jagmeet Singh called once again for the government to disallow...

Doherty introduces private member’s bill on suicide helpline

telecom | 04/26/2022 4:47 pm EDT

Doherty introduces private member’s bill on suicide helplineConservative MP Todd Doherty carried on the fight for implementation of a...

Bell, Amazon announce launch of mobile edge computing retail business 

telecom | 04/26/2022 1:14 pm EDT

Bell, Amazon announce launch of mobile edge computing retail business BCE Inc. announced the launch of its partnership with Amazon Inc. to deploy...

Doherty renews calls for 988 suicide helpline, Bennett say urban may be served first

telecom | 04/25/2022 3:46 pm EDT

Doherty renews calls for 988 suicide helpline, Bennett say urban may be served firstConservative MP Todd Doherty issued a news release on Monday marking the...

Government announces more internet connectivity projects funded in Ontario

telecom | 04/22/2022 5:14 pm EDT

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rulesFriday, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced which projects will...

Rogers boss won’t confirm Xplornet ‘rumours’

Media | 04/20/2022 4:59 pm EDT

Rogers requests extension for Wireless Code changesRogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri declined to comment on what he called "rumours" that the company – alongside Shaw Communication Inc. – have presented a plan to the federal government that would see Xplornet Communications Inc. take over Shaw's Freedom...

Beanfield wants CRTC to expand scope in Toronto MDU proceeding

telecom | 04/19/2022 4:41 pm EDT

Rogers files another MDU access complaintIn replies to one of a number of disputes before the CRTC about access to...

Canada and Ontario governments pledge $56 million for broadband rollout

telecom | 04/19/2022 3:29 pm EDT

Canada and Ontario governments pledge $56 million for broadband rolloutThe governments of Canada and Ontario are jointly investing $56 million for...

Cogeco still waiting on MVNO terms and conditions, reports increase in Q2 revenue and profits

Media | 04/14/2022 4:45 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. is preparing its entry into Canada’s mobile wireless market but has no definitive timeframe, as it is still contingent on the approval by the CRTC for the terms...

OPC not consulted, privacy experts concerned on cell phone border search bill

telecom | 04/13/2022 5:44 pm EDT

Telecoms added over 1.4 million new wireless subs in 2018A new Government-backed Senate bill now seeks to establish a new framework for the search of digital devices like phones and laptops by Canada's border agents, 1.5 years after...

SaskTel announces $337M investment in province

telecom | 04/13/2022 4:29 pm EDT

$1.7B broadband fund to launch in 2020, no formal consultation: ISEDSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. is investing approximately $337 million of capital in...

Shaw revenues dip in second quarter results

telecom | 04/13/2022 12:39 pm EDT

Plan comes together for TV subs boost in Shaw Q3: MehrShaw Communications Inc. announced a fall in revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2022, the...

Little support for CRTC forbearance policy review following Part 1 application

telecom | 04/12/2022 3:53 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) is the only...

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service

telecom | 04/12/2022 3:19 pm EDT

CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite serviceThe Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) is calling on the CRTC to reverse a planned service...

CRTC wants info on Yorkville MDU

telecom | 04/11/2022 4:05 pm EDT

Rogers files another MDU access complaintThe CRTC is asking a number of internet service providers (ISPs) to confirm whether or not they are...

CRTC to hear Northwestel’s application for 10-digit dialing alongside 988 proceeding

telecom | 04/08/2022 11:44 am EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe CRTC is ready to expedite a proceeding on...

Budget devotes new funding to CRTC and to journalism initiatives

Media | 04/07/2022 4:07 pm EDT

Budget devotes new funding to CRTC and to journalism initiativesIn a federal government that is mostly targeted towards new spending on...

CRTC sides with regional wireless carriers in roaming decision

telecom | 04/06/2022 6:24 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe CRTC mostly accepted the arguments of small wireless carriers against the big three in a ruling on seamless handoff and 5G roaming. In a lengthy decision issued Wednesday, the commission sought to make life easier for the regional players by finding in their favour in...

Bell announces 3 Gbps service

telecom | 04/06/2022 5:47 pm EDT

Wireless Code, home Internet, helping with data overage fees: ResearchBCE Inc. Wednesday announced the launch of a new three gigabit service. The service boasts both download...

Telecom complaints down by 26 per cent according to CCTS report

telecom | 04/05/2022 4:50 pm EDT

Telecom complaints down by 26 per cent according to CCTS reportTelecom complaints fell by 26 percent in six months while disclosure issues...

CRTC approves, with changes, Shaw’s 1500 wholesale service

telecom | 04/05/2022 4:47 pm EDT

CRTC approves, with changes, Shaw’s 1500 wholesale serviceTuesday the CRTC approved an application by Shaw Communications Inc. to...

CRTC approves aggregated and disaggregated Giga service from Quebecor

telecom | 04/05/2022 4:42 pm EDT

CRTC approves aggregated and disaggregated Giga service from QuebecorTuesday Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron was granted approval by the CRTC for reintroduction of aggregated and disaggregated Giga service and introduction of aggregated and...

Xplornet buys internet business of Full Throttle Networks

telecom | 04/04/2022 3:14 pm EDT

Xplornet turns on LTE in Newfoundland communitiesXplornet Communications Inc. purchased the high-speed internet business of...

Feds rollout $20 a month internet for low-income families and seniors

telecom | 04/04/2022 1:22 pm EDT

ISED’s low-income internet program launchesThe federal government is providing low-income families and seniors with...

NWT Gov. made party to three-digital mental health, suicide, crisis line proceeding

telecom | 04/01/2022 5:08 pm EDT

Western Quebec to get new area code overlayThe CRTC is allowing the Government of the Northwest Territories to file...

Device search bill will safeguard traveller rights: Gov.

telecom | 03/31/2022 6:15 pm EDT

Telecoms added over 1.4 million new wireless subs in 2018In what it says is an effort to safeguard travellers' rights when entering...

Panelists tell government to reform the CRTC

Media | 03/30/2022 7:14 pm EDT

50/10 Mbps standard just fine, CanWISP members sayGATINEAU, Que.--The CRTC came in for a drubbing at two panels Wednesday at the annual conference of the...

Distributel seeks revised interim rates for disagg regime

telecom | 03/30/2022 6:57 pm EDT

Distributel seeks revised interim rates for disagg regimeDistributel Ltd. is asking the CRTC to revise the interim rates for...

CRTC allocates $19m for broadband rollout in Alberta and B.C.

telecom | 03/29/2022 4:25 pm EDT

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe CRTC has issued $19.5 million from the regulator's Broadband Fund for seven projects that will bring internet connectivity to 10 communities in Alberta and British Columbia. In a series of decisions released Tuesday, the commission said the plan would bring service to...

CBC license administratively renewed, full decision to come by late June 

Media | 03/29/2022 3:56 pm EDT

CBC, CRTC still viewed as keepers of Canadian identity: studyThe CRTC has issued an administrative renewal of CBC/Radio-Canada's...

50/10 Mbps standard just fine, CanWISP members say

telecom | 03/28/2022 6:31 pm EDT

50/10 Mbps standard just fine, CanWISP members sayGATINEAU, Que. – The federal government's stated objective to reach connectivity speeds of 50 Mbps for downloads and 10 Mbps for uploads is good enough and does need to be increased by much, according to members of the Canadian...

Rogers and Ericsson combine for standalone 5G network

telecom | 03/28/2022 5:02 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionMonday Rogers Communications Inc. announced it was partnering with Ericsson AB on rolling out Canada’s first standalone 5G network. The Toronto-based telecom had earlier deployed the country’s first standalone 5G core and...

CRTC amends deadlines for NG911 comments

telecom | 03/25/2022 4:41 pm EDT

As CRTC rejects FairPlay, proposal could move to legislative reviewsThe CRTC has pushed back deadlines for comments on next generation 911 (NG911) service following a...

CRTC to forbear from regulating IXPL services on 12 additional routes

telecom | 03/25/2022 4:32 pm EDT

STB data measurement complex task, group saysThe CRTC has added a dozen additional routes to its list of interexchange private line (IXPL) services that it is forbearing from regulation. In a decision released Friday,...

CRTC won’t order Bragg to relocate its TPIA point of interconnection

telecom | 03/25/2022 4:17 pm EDT

Frontier-Eastlink tariff tiff could affect other ISPs, CNOC warnsThe commission denied an application by City Wide Communications Inc....

UPDATED: CRTC approves Rogers-Shaw broadcasting acquisition

Media | 03/24/2022 4:33 pm EDT

Rogers needs Shaw to sell CanCon alongside OTT services The CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.'s acquisition of Shaw...

CRTC acknowledges, shares CNOC concerns about delays

telecom | 03/23/2022 5:35 pm EDT

CNOC petitions gov on wholesale ratesThe CRTC has acknowledged the concern of certain stakeholders about the regulator's delay in resolving a...

TeraGo launches mmWave service in Ontario MDUs

telecom | 03/22/2022 5:02 pm EDT

TeraGo divestiture positive for company: AnalystTeraGo Inc. announced Tuesday that it is launching 5G millimeter wave service in connected multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in the province of Ontario.  "We are excited to partner with and empower companies to provide high-speed...

Union files for mediation in talks with Cogeco

Media | 03/21/2022 5:44 pm EDT

Cogeco reports higher revenues and profit in Q3Cogeco Inc. has two different labour disputes brewing, according to the union representing two different...

Put national moratorium on facial recognition for law enforcement, lawyer tells HoC committee

Media | 03/21/2022 5:01 pm EDT

Shaw poised for boost from new iPhonesThe Canadian government should place a national...

CNOC makes appeal to CRTC chair personally

Media | 03/18/2022 3:36 pm EDT

Bell, Rogers defend sales practices to CRTCThe industry group Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) has sent a letter personally addressed...

MVNO terms will determine our participation in 3800 NHz auction: Cogeco’s Jetté

telecom | 03/17/2022 5:19 pm EDT

New CEO announced for Cogeco, Audet vows family to retain controlCogeco Inc.'s ability to participate in the upcoming 3800 MHz auction will depend on what terms and conditions the CRTC eventually approves for negotiations between incumbents...

Bell subsidiary given 5 months to implement local competition plan in Upton, Que.

telecom | 03/17/2022 5:08 pm EDT

CoopTel says Bell subsidiary doesn’t need 5 months to implement competition changesThe CRTC approved a BCE Inc. subsidiary’s request to implement its plan...

Quebecor cautions regulators on Globalive bid for Freedom

telecom | 03/16/2022 4:55 pm EDT

Quebecor cautions regulators on Globalive bid for FreedomAsked if the odds of Quebecor Inc. purchasing Shaw Communications Inc.'s...

Feds announce $41M in funding for rural Alberta broadband

telecom | 03/15/2022 4:57 pm EDT

Feds announce $41M in funding for rural Alberta broadbandThe federal government is investing $41 million to deliver high-speed...

CRTC issues notice of consultation on video relay service

telecom | 03/14/2022 3:11 pm EDT

CRTC issues notice of consultation on video relay serviceThe CRTC issued an updated notice of consultation on video relay service...

ISED consults on requirements for spectrum licensees to submit technical info about sites

telecom | 03/11/2022 5:45 pm EST

ISED consults on requirements for spectrum licensees to submit technical info about sitesInnovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) initiated a consultation on proposed amendments to the requirements for spectrum licensees to upload associated technical...

Consortium to run fibre network from Europe to Asia through Northwest Passage

telecom | 03/11/2022 4:51 pm EST

Consortium to run fibre network from Europe to Asia through Northwest PassageAn Alaskan company has unveiled a billion-dollar project to run fibre from...

ISED approves spectrum licence transfer in Northern Ontario

telecom | 03/11/2022 4:17 pm EST

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has approved a transfer...

SaskTel rolling out 5G in Saskatoon, expanding in Regina

telecom | 03/10/2022 5:06 pm EST

SaskTel to boost Internet speeds in indigenous communitiesSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. is rolling out 5G in the City...

Tory MP James Bezan seeks inquiry into data leak of Freedom Convoy

telecom | 03/10/2022 4:01 pm EST

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rulesConservative MP James Bezan has written to Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien asking for a probe into the breach of data of those who participated in or financially supported the recent “Freedom...

Federal government matches provincial funds for Alberta broadband

telecom | 03/09/2022 2:14 pm EST

Federal government matches provincial funds for Alberta broadbandThe federal government is earmarking $240 million in matching funds to...

Rogers still expects Shaw deal to close in Q2

Media | 03/08/2022 5:44 pm EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri has said that last week's announcement from Innovation...

Court rejects Iristel attempt to overturn CRTC decision in traffic stimulation case

telecom | 03/08/2022 4:06 pm EST

CRTC calls out Iristel, but says no new regs in traffic stimulation caseThe Federal Court of Appeal rejected an application by Iristel Inc. to...

CRTC seeks comments on next-gen 911 deployment

telecom | 03/08/2022 3:32 pm EST

CRTC seeks comments on next-gen 911 deploymentThe CRTC is seeking comments on funding for the rollout of next-generation 911 (NG911) service, according...

Canadian, BC governments invest $830M in high-speed internet

telecom | 03/08/2022 12:01 pm EST

Resistance to tower builds shows need to ‘rethink’ consultations: MPThe federal government has partnered with the government of British Columbia on the rollout of high-speed internet in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. The announcement was made Tuesday in Mission, British Columbia by Gudie Hutchings, federal Minister of Rural...

CRTC asks for comments on TSP failing to join Complaints for Telecom-television Services 

telecom | 03/07/2022 3:42 pm EST

STB data measurement complex task, group saysThe CRTC has issued a call for comments and a show...

ISED releases consultations on licence-exempt spectrum in 95 GHz and 5.9 GHz bands

telecom | 03/04/2022 7:11 pm EST

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)...

UPDATED: Champagne to deny ‘wholesale’ transfer of spectrum from Shaw to Rogers

telecom | 03/03/2022 5:10 pm EST

UPDATED: Champagne to deny 'wholesale' transfer of spectrum from Shaw to RogersUpdated on March 3 at 5:46 p.m. Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne has indicated that his department will not allow the "wholesale transfer" of spectrum owned...

Appeal court dismisses Iristel application to release $21.85m in tax refunds

telecom | 03/03/2022 5:09 pm EST

Freedom cites ‘suspicious patterns’ in Iristel traffic pumping caseThe Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an application by Iristel Inc. to...

Public and private sector privacy laws need an update: Therrien to Ethics committee 

telecom | 03/03/2022 4:31 pm EST

Experts say there is no road map for a Facebook-OPC court fightPrivacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has followed...

Delay 3,800 Mhz auction until altimeter issues resolved, Sasktel tells ISED

telecom | 03/03/2022 9:52 am EST

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has a “simple”...

Net neutrality prevents CRTC from ordering ISPs verify age online: CRTC to Senate

Media | 03/03/2022 9:10 am EST

Net neutrality prevents CRTC from ordering ISPs verify age online: CRTC to SenateThe CRTC cannot direct internet service providers (ISPs) to implement age...

Rogers “not putting a dime” in middle tier news market: Conservative MP

Media | 03/02/2022 7:16 pm EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionCommunity-owned television outlets “are not producing local news that...

TekSavvy asks for investigation by Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of CRTC comish

telecom | 03/02/2022 6:09 pm EST

TekSavvy asks for investigation by Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of CRTC comishTekSavvy Solutions Inc. has asked the Office of...

Alberta invests nearly $400 million in rural broadband rollout

telecom | 03/02/2022 4:31 pm EST

Resistance to tower builds shows need to ‘rethink’ consultations: MPThe province of Alberta will spend $390 million over four years to provide...

PHAC data dive legal but not necessarily ethical, Parliamentarians told

telecom | 02/28/2022 5:38 pm EST

BTLR recs could see U.S. tariff levies under USMCA: GeistThe gathering of mobility cellphone data by the Public Health Agency of...

Telecom companies waive fees for calls to the Ukraine

telecom | 02/25/2022 5:29 pm EST

Western Quebec to get new area code overlaySeveral Canadian telecom companies have responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by temporarily waiving long distance calling fees to Ukraine. On Friday, Distributel Inc. and its Primus subsidiary announced the companies would waive long distance fees for home phone...