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INDU committee passes motion to call on Big 3 telecom CEOs to testify

telecom | 02/29/2024 4:26 pm EST

The House of Commons committee on Industry met Wednesday to discuss affordability and accessibility in wireless and internet service. BCE Inc. Rogers Communications Inc. and...

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

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

Quebecor Inc.'s Part 1 application to the CRTC for retroactive roaming rates on BCE Inc.’s network has been met with staunch opposition from Bell, as the telecommunications...

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

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

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

Champagne says planned telecom price hikes go against policy direction

telecom | 01/05/2024 5:26 pm EST

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

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

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

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

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

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

​​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...

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

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

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

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 and Fox forge alliance to boost original CanCon

Media | 10/27/2023 3:51 pm EDT

BCE Inc. and Fox Entertainment Global have unveiled a strategic licensing and distribution partnership,...

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

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

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

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...

CRTC boosts Iristel case in Bell disconnection dispute

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

The CRTC has extended an olive branch to Iristel Inc. in its current...

Iristel seeks quick resolution to Bell disconnection threat

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

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

CRTC chooses Bell over Quebecor in MVNO decision

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

BCE Inc. came out the winner in a dispute with Quebecor Inc. over mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access. In a decision released late Tuesday afternoon, the CRTC said it is adopting Bell Mobility’s offer in a final offer arbitration (FOA) ruling. “Offers were...

Sean Cohan replaces Wade Oosterman as Bell Media president

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

Sean Cohan will take over as head of BCE Inc.’s Bell Media on Nov. 1, the...

Bell blames Videotron for shuttering of Vrak channel

Media | 08/18/2023 4:14 pm EDT

BCE Inc. has announced it is closing its Vrak Channel and is laying the blame squarely at the feet of...

WildBrain says Bell is giving one up to its competitor Corus 

Media | 08/09/2023 5:33 pm EDT

WildBrain Ltd. is accusing BCE Inc. of breaching its regulatory obligations...

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

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

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

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

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...

Bell says Rogers is the unresponsive one in pole negotiations

telecom | 07/13/2023 3:28 pm EDT

BCE Inc. told the CRTC that it is prepared to allow Rogers Communications...

Bell MTS defends service in Manitoba after CCPA study

telecom | 07/12/2023 5:20 pm EDT

BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell MTS has responded to a report criticizing how the telecom has operated since it...

CRTC entertaining idea of consolidating multiple broadcasting COL requests

Media | 07/10/2023 4:15 pm EDT

The CRTC is seeking comments on whether it should consolidate several...

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...

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....

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...

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 incumbent carriers over filings on the high speed access framework currently before the CRTC. BCE Inc. is asking for an extension to file case studies to the commission. The current deadline is June...

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...

Judge rejects broadcasters’ request for increased fine in set-top box case

Media | 05/19/2023 2:05 pm EDT

A Federal Court of Appeal judge has dismissed an attempt by BCE Inc.,...

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 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 Technology Group is receiving $15.7 million for four projects in Alberta. BCE Inc. property Bell Canada will get $1.51 million to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Champagne most lobbied minister in Canadian government, survey finds

telecom | 03/22/2023 12:56 pm EDT

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most-lobbied minister in cabinet last year, a survey has discovered. Reporters for the Wire Report’s affiliated...

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...

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...

Télébec restructuring its residential customer service charges

telecom | 03/06/2023 2:54 pm EST

BCE Inc. subsidiary Télébec is asking the CRTC  for permission to...

Roaming rate charge increase ‘unacceptable’: Champagne

telecom | 03/02/2023 3:09 pm EST

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s...

Bell presses pause on NG911 onboarding

telecom | 02/24/2023 5:04 pm EST

BCE Inc. is implementing a temporary embargo for next-generation 911 (NG911) onboarding and go-live activities for all originating network providers. A Bell technical network specialist notified approximately 35 telecom companies and organizations of the embargo early...

CRTC reopens basic television price hike proceeding

Media | 02/21/2023 5:25 pm EST

 The CRTC is reopening its proceeding into whether or not BCE Inc., Cogeco Inc., Bragg Communications...

CRTC denies Videotron application for arbitration with Bell

telecom | 02/21/2023 2:16 pm EST

The CRTC has denied an application by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron unit...

Canadian telecoms waive fees to Turkey and Syria following earthquake

telecom | 02/09/2023 3:16 pm EST

Telecommunications companies across Canada are waiving fees for texts and...

Wireless, internet and media lead to strong Bell fourth quarter

telecom | 02/02/2023 4:09 pm EST

BCE Inc. released its fourth quarter results Thursday, reporting 330,743...

Maritime provinces experience brief 911 outage

telecom | 01/31/2023 4:28 pm EST

The provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island were briefly without 911 service...

Globalive seeks to become national carrier by buying Manitoba spectrum

telecom | 01/23/2023 2:59 pm EST

Frustrated in its attempt to buy Freedom Mobile back from Shaw...

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

telecom | 01/20/2023 5:34 pm EST

The CRTC is starting a fresh chapter with new chair Vicky Eatrides who will be making it her top priority to modernize the commission’s internet framework as it has not...

Telecoms file briefs on service fees for radio equipment

telecom | 01/20/2023 4:26 pm EST

Rogers Communications Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding...

Telecoms file arguments in Competition Bureau appeal of Rogers-Shaw merger

telecom | 01/18/2023 7:31 pm EST

All eyes in the telecom world will be focused on the Federal Court of...

CRTC has collected more money than it can distribute for Broadband Fund: Bell

telecom | 01/09/2023 5:03 pm EST

BCE Inc. filed an application with the commission to review and vary its...

Bell and Snapchat launch Raptors immersive experience 

Media | 01/06/2023 2:59 pm EST

BCE Inc. announced Friday that the company was partnering with Snap Inc....

Quebec hotel company keeps exempt BDU status, despite protests of Quebecor and Bell

Media | 01/04/2023 4:47 pm EST

The CRTC has denied Quebecor Inc.’s request to sanction Coopérative de câblodistribution Hill Valley, and to remove it from the list of exempted broadcasting distribution...

Far North does not need special consideration, Telus tells CRTC

telecom | 12/13/2022 6:15 pm EST

Telus Corp. told the CRTC that it is not charging more for the services it...

Heritage committee finishes clause-by-clause study of C-18

telecom | 12/09/2022 5:03 pm EST

The House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage finished...

CBC to stay in Bill C-18

telecom | 12/06/2022 6:29 pm EST

Despite concerns about CBC/Radio-Canada muscling private media out of competition for advertising dollars in the news sector, the House of Commons Heritage committee defeated...

Bell accuses Videotron of not paying 911 fees

telecom | 12/01/2022 4:55 pm EST

BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Canada is accusing Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron division of reneging on its...

Hockey broadcasters win fresh site-blocking order

telecom | 11/23/2022 7:43 am EST

The start of another hockey season brings another federal court site-blocking order for a trio of telecom...

Supreme Court declines to hear three telecom appeals

telecom | 11/10/2022 4:17 pm EST

In a series of rulings issued on Thursday morning, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed appeals in three...

Bell mopped up customers switching from Rogers in Q3

Media | 11/03/2022 6:15 pm EDT

BCE Inc. reported what it said were record subscriber additions in the third quarter of 2022, according to executives speaking to analysts on an earnings call Thursday morning.  Bell CEO Mirko Bibic told analysts the gains were partially – though not entirely –...

Facebook threatens to leave Canada, MP wants it to testify on C-18

Media | 10/25/2022 4:08 pm EDT

OTTAWA–Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook, is so upset that...

PIAC and Telus support Bell’s review and vary over wholesale roaming services, Videotron disagrees

telecom | 10/07/2022 3:32 pm EDT

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre and Telus Corp. are calling on the CRTC to accept BCE Inc.’s request for a Part 1 review and vary on a May 22 letter over wholesale...

Feds meet with telecoms over Hurricane Fiona, NS premier unimpressed

telecom | 09/30/2022 12:58 pm EDT

Heads of Canada's major telecommunications companies met with federal...

Bell files review and vary over Videotron pole access decision

telecom | 09/23/2022 5:45 pm EDT

BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada has filed a Part 1 review and vary application...

Bell introduces gigabit 8.0 in areas of Toronto

telecom | 09/20/2022 3:02 pm EDT

BCE Inc. is introducing a new speed tier to its North American customers and subsequently filed a new...

Bell will fold EBox into Distributel: Bell CFO

telecom | 09/13/2022 6:15 pm EDT

BCE Inc. is planning to maintain recently acquired Distributel Ltd. as a standalone company, but will...

BREAKING: Bell to acquire Distributel

telecom | 09/02/2022 4:00 pm EDT

In the latest in a series of acquisitions in the ISP sector this year, BCE Inc. is seeking to acquire one...

Bell tries again to stop Videotron’s ‘permanent roaming’

telecom | 08/30/2022 4:56 pm EDT

BCE Inc. has filed a review and vary application seeking to overturn a May...

Federal government increases connectivity in Quebec and Ontario 

telecom | 08/26/2022 5:06 pm EDT

The federal government announced two projects on Friday that will increase connectivity for rural residents in Quebec and Ontario. In the morning, Innovation Minister...

CRTC puts out request for information on wholesale wireless 

telecom | 08/24/2022 5:30 pm EDT

The CRTC has issued a request for information from the incumbent wireless...

CRTC investigating Northwestel outage in Nunavut

telecom | 08/22/2022 2:52 pm EDT

The CRTC is once again dealing with a service outage from a major carrier, in this case BCE Inc. property...

OUTtv licence renewed, becomes must-offer in English Canada

Media | 08/18/2022 5:05 pm EDT

Thursday the CRTC renewed the licence of OUTtv Network Inc. for five years...

Britain and Australia provide example for internet ads, PIAC says

Media | 08/17/2022 6:52 pm EDT

Canada should look to Britain and Australia for lessons on how to regulate internet advertising, a new study by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre maintains. The consumer...

Bell MTS continues to experience outages in Manitoba

telecom | 08/16/2022 4:59 pm EDT

BCE Inc. property Bell MTS had an outage on Monday that cut off internet and television services to...

Big 3 fight back against ISED’s efforts to protect wholesale regime

telecom | 08/11/2022 5:50 pm EDT

Submissions to the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic...

Bell revenues up, profits down as company releases Q2 numbers

telecom | 08/04/2022 3:51 pm EDT

BCE Inc. announced revenues of $5.86 billion for the second quarter of 2022...

Champagne demands mutual assistance agreement from telecom companies after Rogers outage

telecom | 07/11/2022 5:55 pm EDT

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne...

Quebec hotel company asks CRTC to mandate negotiations with Bell

Media | 07/11/2022 5:43 pm EDT

A Quebec-based hotel accused of copyright infringement is asking the CRTC...

In-footprint seamless handoffs hurt competition: Bell to CRTC

telecom | 07/06/2022 5:36 pm EDT

BCE Inc. is asking the CRTC to rescind its order to make seamless handoffs...

Rovi Guides infringement case against Bell, Ericsson companies will move ahead

Media | 07/05/2022 5:23 pm EDT

A Federal Court judge has dismissed an attempt by BCE Inc. and Ericsson AB to have a patent infringement case against them thrown out.  In a decision released last...