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Coordinated effort is ‘essential’ in tackling AI policy issues, says Canadian Digital Regulators Forum
| 09/18/2024 1:38 pm EDT
Members of the Canadian Digital Regulators Forum are emphasizing the importance of cross-agency collaboration when dealing with issues that overlap each other’s mandates,...
Competition summit hears regulation, keeping talent at home are key to Canada’s standing on artificial intelligence
Internet and Governance | 09/16/2024 5:43 pm EDT
Regulation and creating space for innovation in Canada were repeated themes at the Competition Bureau’s summit on market dynamics and artificial intelligence Monday.
The...
Copyright Board joins Canadian Digital Regulators Forum
Internet and Governance | 09/10/2024 5:02 pm EDT
The Copyright Board of Canada announced Tuesday it is signing on to the...
Bell files for injunction over Rogers, Warner Bros. deal
Media | 06/28/2024 4:19 pm EDT
BCE Inc. has filed for an injunction to stop the launch of Discovery...
CTS discusses road map to growth in telecom market despite challenges
telecom | 06/18/2024 5:52 pm EDT
TORONTO – It is a tough picture for companies looking to grow in the...
Freedom Mobile serious in its intention to be fourth player, Péladeau tells CTS
telecom | 06/17/2024 9:58 pm EDT
TORONTO – The head of Quebecor Inc. came out swinging against the Big...
UPDATED: Rogers snatches content from Corus and Bell
Media | 06/10/2024 11:37 am EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Monday that it had signed deals to bring programming from Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. and Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal to Canadian screens. Corus Entertainment Inc. issued a news release late Friday stating it had lost the contract with...
TekSavvy urges CRTC to block Rogers service cutoff
telecom | 05/30/2024 6:43 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is urgently asking the CRTC to block Rogers Communications Inc. from...
Open telecom to foreign investment, former competition commissioner says
Internet and Governance | 04/26/2024 5:25 pm EDT
A past Competition Bureau Commissioner is calling on the federal government...
CRTC responding to industry concerns, commissioner tells BC telecoms
telecom | 04/24/2024 6:03 pm EDT
The CRTC is making headway in improving the telecommunications landscape, a...
Aggregated access to FTTP needed for independent ISPs, CRTC told
telecom | 02/20/2024 10:24 am EST
The crisis in competition when it comes to internet connectivity is...
Cogeco defends infrastructure upgrade amid TekSavvy dispute
telecom | 02/13/2024 4:58 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. is adamantly defending its right to upgrade infrastructure for...
CRTC denies Distributel’s request for revised access rates for disaggregated HSA services
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:25 pm EST
The CRTC has declined an application from BCE...
CRTC expands forbearance on regulation of high-capacity digital data services
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:13 pm EST
The CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating...
TekSavvy challenges Cogeco’s network changes
telecom | 01/10/2024 4:57 pm EST
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. lodged a formal Part 1 complaint with the CRTC against Cogeco Inc., to address...
Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit
Internet and Governance | 10/13/2023 5:30 pm EDT
Sentiment among speakers at the 2023 Canada Competition Summit last Thursday was clear, a whole-of-government approach is needed to address Canada’s struggling competitive...
Big tech antitrust crusade continues as U.S. sues Amazon
Internet and Governance | 09/27/2023 5:18 pm EDT
The United States has just chosen a new target in its ongoing campaign...
Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down
Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 4:48 pm EDT
Colin McKay, head of Canada public policy and government relations at...
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...
Stakeholders call for a “whole-of-government” approach to competition reform
Internet and Governance | 04/24/2023 5:19 pm EDT
Stakeholders who submitted responses to the federal government’s...
Champagne plays coy on Rogers-Shaw announcement, vows lower prices
Media | 02/14/2023 12:29 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he will not be forced into a decision on the takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers...
While more involved, Rodriguez’s CRTC letter doesn’t go far enough: consumer advocates
Internet and Governance | 02/08/2023 4:02 pm EST
While the letter from Heritage Minister Pablo...
On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice
Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST
All eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...
Updated: Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Competition Bureau case
Media | 01/24/2023 3:08 pm EST
Tuesday afternoon the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed with costs the...
UPDATED: Rogers comes out victorious in competition challenge over Shaw buyout
Media | 12/30/2022 12:34 am EST
Canada’s Competition Tribunal is dismissing the Commissioner of...
CRTC’s regulatory policy plays central role in Rogers-Shaw closing arguments
Media | 12/16/2022 9:47 am EST
In the drama that has unfolded in front of the Competition Tribunal over...
Rogers-Shaw Tribunal hearings reveal the extent of Telus efforts to block merger
Media | 11/14/2022 5:59 pm EST
The second week of the Competition Tribunal's hearing into whether or not...
Freedom Mobile sales hurt by merger uncertainty, dealer says
Media | 11/09/2022 10:52 am EST
Service and sales improved when Shaw Communications Inc. bought Wind Mobile...
Champagne announcement may signal eagerness to approve Rogers-Shaw deal: analysts
Media | 10/26/2022 2:56 pm EDT
Financial analysts reacting to Tuesday's announcement from Innovation...
Rogers gets details on how Quebecor-Freedom deal harms competition
telecom | 09/13/2022 4:44 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau responded Monday to Rogers Communications Inc.’s request for more information on why divesting Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile is not...
Rogers wants more details on how Québecor-Freedom deal allegedly harms competition
Media | 09/09/2022 5:02 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. wants competition commissioner Matthew Boswell...
After Rogers outage, Interac failure highlights need for more risk oversight, competition in payments space, observers say
telecom | 07/21/2022 4:03 pm EDT
On July 8, when Rogers Communications Inc.'s...