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Rogers defends bulk MDU deals as competitive practice
telecom | 10/30/2023 4:24 pm EDT
In an answer submitted to the CRTC last Thursday, Rogers Communications Inc. defended its multiple dwelling unit (MDU) bulk agreement practices, under fire by Beanfield Technologies Inc., saying it is good for competition and any changes should require broader...
Competitors rally behind Beanfield in fight against Rogers’ exclusive MDU agreements
telecom | 10/27/2023 6:46 pm EDT
Interventions coming in from the CRTC show competitor internet service providers (ISPs) and other independents backing up Beanfield Technologies Inc. in its claims against...
Producers say French streaming regulations could serve as an example for Canada
Media | 10/26/2023 6:33 pm EDT
As the CRTC works out how it is going to wrangle streaming platforms and...
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...
CRTC addresses internet installation dispute between eastern Ontario township and small ISP
Internet and Governance | 10/26/2023 11:38 am EDT
The CRTC has denied an application brought forward...
CRTC considers regulatory relief for Corus as profits decline
Media | 10/20/2023 12:46 pm EDT
The CRTC is proposing to loosen some of Corus Entertainment Inc.’s...
Competitors oppose incumbents’ stance in second phase of FTTP access review
telecom | 10/19/2023 5:15 pm EDT
The debate over what the future of the wholesale high-speed-access (HSA) framework should look like continues, after conflicting interventions from incumbent carriers and...
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...
Bell files leave to appeal over CRTC decision to renew its licence without hearing
Media | 10/16/2023 5:45 pm EDT
BCE Inc. filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal for leave to...
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....
Calgary leads PSAP fight for N911 testing
telecom | 10/12/2023 3:43 pm EDT
The City of Calgary, on behalf of other stakeholders across the nation, is seeking a CRTC decision in...
Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTC
telecom | 10/11/2023 5:17 pm EDT
Both BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have reacted to the CRTC’s decision that Bell Mobility's offer on...
CRTC must be flexible to deal with future landscape, Eatrides says
telecom | 10/04/2023 7:47 pm EDT
Those looking to predict the future of broadcasting and telecommunications...
Communication association proposes ‘safe harbor’ provision to retain tech giants in Canadian news market
Internet and Governance | 10/03/2023 6:18 pm EDT
International communications trade association,...
APTN defends new structure proposal from broadcaster criticism
Media | 10/03/2023 4:29 pm EDT
APTN says its proposal to shift the terms of its licence will be good for...
Telus says CRTC strayed from accounting principles in spectrum revenue and contribution decision
telecom | 10/02/2023 6:20 pm EDT
Telus Corp. says the CRTC should review its decision to include revenues from the sale and subordination of spectrum in its contribution regime because it did not take into...
OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence
telecom | 09/29/2023 6:20 pm EDT
by Todd Hofley, vice-president, Policy and Communications, Beanfield
Like many industries,...
Social media and podcast services must register with CRTC, not users, under new regime
Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has determined that online services that...
Infrastructure investments could see cuts due to wholesale rates: Bibic, French
telecom | 09/28/2023 6:54 pm EDT
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. reiterated their concerns around the CRTC’s...
Beanfield accuses Rogers of breaking MDU access rules with bulk agreements
telecom | 09/26/2023 7:11 pm EDT
Beanfield Technologies Inc. has called out Rogers Communications Inc. over...
TekSavvy wants access to MDU building in Chatham-Kent
telecom | 09/21/2023 5:41 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC requesting that a real estate development and management company give it timely access to a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Chatham, Ont.
In a Sept. 15 application, posted to the commission website Thursday,...
BC government seeks higher standards for NG911 deployment
telecom | 09/21/2023 1:41 pm EDT
The province of British Columbia has filed a Part 1 application with the...
CRTC directs CBC to hold Indigenous consultation by March
Media | 09/20/2023 4:36 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application by CBC/Radio-Canada to delay consultations...
CRTC to hold proceedings on Fox News carriage in Canada
Media | 09/20/2023 4:19 pm EDT
The CRTC will review the carriage of Fox News as a non-Canadian programming...
CRTC denies TekSavvy application alleging undue preference from Rogers-Quebecor OTAs
Media | 09/15/2023 5:20 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application brought forward by TekSavvy Solutions Inc....
Newfoundland finally gets new area code after six years’ delay
telecom | 09/15/2023 4:49 pm EDT
Newfoundland and Labrador will finally be rolling out the 879 numbering...
“WildBrain can’t have their cake and eat it to,” Bell tells CRTC in undue preference dispute
Media | 09/14/2023 6:10 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that WildBrain...
CRTC orders Videotron to pay Bell 911 service fees despite protest over duplicative costs
telecom | 09/11/2023 4:50 pm EDT
The CRTC denied Quebecor Inc.’s request for...
TekSavvy resolves access problem in Chatham Ont.
telecom | 09/11/2023 3:26 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has settled a dispute over access to a building in Chatham Ont. The company filed...
Squamish BC gets new FM station to compete with Rogers
Media | 09/08/2023 5:41 pm EDT
The CRTC Friday granted an FM licence to Four Senses Entertainment Inc. to operate an FM radio station in Squamish British Columbia. It will be an Adult Album Alternative station located at 99.7 on the dial.
The area is currently served only by Rogers Communications...
CRTC approves more funding for infrastructure projects
telecom | 09/08/2023 5:35 pm EDT
The CRTC announced Friday it will be granting additional funds to ATG Arrow...
Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised
telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC...
No financial justification to increase skinny basic rate from $25 to $28: CRTC
Media | 09/05/2023 3:40 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application by BCE Inc., Bragg Communication Inc.’s...
CRTC changes ad rules for discretionary services
Media | 09/05/2023 3:34 pm EDT
The CRTC said Tuesday that it was altering the rules for commercials on discretionary services. The...
Former CRTC chair von Finckenstein interim ethics commissioner
Media | 09/01/2023 12:59 pm EDT
The government has named Konrad von Finckenstein as the interim commissioner for conflict of interest and ethics. The appointment is for a six-month term.
Von Finckenstein has a long career in the public service. He has been chair of the CRTC, commissioner of the...
ICA Microsystems back in CCTS fold
telecom | 08/31/2023 4:18 pm EDT
ICA Microsystems Inc. is once again a participant in the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television...
TerreStar challenges CRTC decision that spectrum sale is part of telecom service
telecom | 08/30/2023 5:38 pm EDT
TerreStar Solutions Inc. is challenging a CRTC decision which denied the...
Another FM station gets short-term renewal for non-compliance
Media | 08/29/2023 4:50 pm EDT
The CRTC issued another short-term broadcasting licence renewal after it...
CRTC renews Cogeco On Demand’s licence, announces upcoming described video proceedings
Media | 08/25/2023 4:31 pm EDT
The broadcasting licence for Cogeco Inc.’s...
CRTC releases Online News Act plan, mandatory bargaining may begin by end of 2024
Internet and Governance | 08/24/2023 5:26 pm EDT
The CRTC announced its action plan to implement the Online News Act which...
CRTC proposes $10M exemption threshold for broadcasting groups, 35% upper-fee limit, for broadcasting fee regime
Internet and Governance | 08/23/2023 6:19 pm EDT
The CRTC has launched a consultation for its...
CRTC defers radio filings for two years to focus on Online Streaming Act
Media | 08/22/2023 4:39 pm EDT
The CRTC will defer new applications and complaints relating to radio as it...
Small-town N.S. radio station has licence renewed for another short term following continued non-compliance
Media | 08/21/2023 4:39 pm EDT
A community radio station in Parrsboro, Nova...
CRTC directed to include modified U.S. home shopping programs as authorized foreign programming services
Media | 08/16/2023 6:03 pm EDT
The CRTC is being directed to include modified American home shopping television programming services based in the U.S. on its list of non-Canadian programming services...
Montreal radio station gets short term renewal over non-compliance
Media | 08/15/2023 4:42 pm EDT
Once again the CRTC has decided to issue a short term renewal licence to a...
Two BC radio stations have hands slapped by CRTC over non-compliance
Media | 08/14/2023 5:32 pm EDT
Two radio stations in British Columbia have been granted short-term...
CRTC denies request from Rogers-owned radio station to lower CanCon requirement
telecom | 08/10/2023 4:32 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied a request from Rogers Communications Inc. to delete the...
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...
CBC request to alter CPE, PNI, expenditures is result of licence renewal flaw: Friends
Media | 08/01/2023 6:35 pm EDT
Canadian public broadcasting advocacy group Friends says CBC/Radio-Canada’s request that the CRTC amend its conditions of licence (COL) to exclude Olympic and Paralympic...
ICA Microsystems terminated by CCTS for non-compliance
Media | 07/27/2023 4:55 pm EDT
The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television Service (CCTS) was...
Rogers reviewing CRTC decision to choose Quebecor MVNO rates
telecom | 07/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. will be reviewing the impact of the CRTC’s...
CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates comes as no surprise: Analysts
telecom | 07/25/2023 4:51 pm EDT
Industry analysts said it is no surprise that the CRTC selected Quebecor...
Privacy commission, CRTC among best PS workplaces, survey finds
Media | 07/25/2023 4:42 pm EDT
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is the third best workplace in the...
CRTC urged to put a moratorium on broadband fund contributions
telecom | 07/24/2023 5:37 pm EDT
Telecoms and other stakeholders have had their say on proposed changes to...
Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC
Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 3:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...
Rogers’s proposal to expand PNI categories requires larger public consultation: CMPA
Media | 07/20/2023 4:36 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposal to change...
Streamers tell CRTC to “take pause” before regulating CanCon contributions
Internet and Governance | 07/18/2023 3:04 pm EDT
Streaming platforms are saying it is too early to be discussing...
Telecoms work to restore service after tornado; 27% of Canadians experience major outage due to weather, report finds
telecom | 07/14/2023 5:06 pm EDT
Major telecommunications service providers were working to restore service to their customers following a tornado that blew through the Ottawa area and into Quebec.
BCE...
Proposed rates for wholesale HSA over FTTP are inflated: CNOC
telecom | 07/14/2023 5:00 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) told the CRTC that...
Telus says Rogers using pole access request to divert attention from TTC dispute
telecom | 07/14/2023 4:56 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. have been hurling verbal bombs...
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...
Rogers request CRTC expeditiously order Bell and Telus to give it access to poles
telecom | 07/12/2023 5:22 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is asking the CRTC to mandate Telus Corp., BCE...
FRPC, PIAC, demand CRTC handle consolidated broadcasting proceeding request as Part 1
Media | 07/11/2023 3:35 pm EDT
The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) are not happy with how the CRTC is handling their request to hold one...
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...
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...
APTN to increase Indigenous-language programming with new ‘Languages’ channel
Media | 07/04/2023 2:35 pm EDT
APTN has applied to the CRTC to consolidate its four channels into two, one...
ILNF recipients want Corus excluded from the pot until CRTC conducts wider policy review
Media | 06/29/2023 4:27 pm EDT
Local independent news stations want to exclude...
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...
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 and 988 calls from multiline telephone systems (MLTS). The systems, found in such institutions as...
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...
TVA changes mind about cutting weekend newscasts
Media | 06/21/2023 8:54 am EDT
Quebecor Inc. has reversed itself and will not be suspending TVA’s newscasts in Quebec City on weekends...
SiriusXM latest broadcaster denied relief from the CRTC
Media | 06/20/2023 5:37 pm EDT
The CRTC denied SiriusXM Canada Inc.’s request for relief from its...
Condo managers says Ontario carrier is being denied MDU access due to space constraints
Internet and Governance | 06/20/2023 5:26 pm EDT
A Toronto condominium manager is arguing to the...
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. access to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) network is not an urgent matter because critical 911 services continue to be...
Quebecor and CRTC clash over “regulatory straitjacket”
Media | 06/19/2023 5:36 pm EDT
Quebecor Media Inc. is asking the CRTC to remove some of the conditions of...
Unions opposed to broadcasters’ calls to lighten regulatory load until C-11 is fully implemented
Media | 06/16/2023 4:35 pm EDT
Several trade unions representing Canadian media...
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...
Social media platforms want total exclusion from new broadcasting regime
Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:17 pm EDT
Social media companies are asking the CRTC to be added to the list of...
Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told
Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT
The proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming...
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...
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...
CRTC encourages radio stakeholders to participate in contribution consults
Internet and Governance | 06/12/2023 2:35 pm EDT
CRTC Commissioner Nirmala Naidoo urged members of the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) to participate in consultations...
Deadline extended for Indigenous and CanCon framework
Internet and Governance | 06/09/2023 2:21 pm EDT
Friday the CRTC extended the deadlines for interventions on its consultation on a modernized framework for Canadian and Indigenous content.
A dozen groups had filed applications asking the commission to move the deadlines back. They said there was not enough time to...
Court of Appeal directs CRTC to reconsider Radio-Canada N-word decision
Media | 06/09/2023 1:47 pm EDT
In a Thursday ruling, the Federal Court of Appeal sided with Société...
Canadian Digital Regulators Forum established to address digital policy
Internet and Governance | 06/09/2023 12:25 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau, CRTC, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner...
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...
Government explicitly exempts content creators in Online Streaming Act policy direction
Internet and Governance | 06/08/2023 4:24 pm EDT
The federal government is directing the CRTC to...
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 Monday. It found complaints had jumped from the numbers featured in last fall’s update.
Between October 2022 and March 2023, there were over 176,706 filings with the commission’s spam reporting...
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...
Facebook blocking threat “unacceptable”, Rodriguez states
Internet and Governance | 06/02/2023 2:17 pm EDT
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is not impressed by Meta...
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...
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...
Call for broadcast participation fund cash injection gets support at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 05/31/2023 3:06 pm EDT
A group of consumer advocacy organizations have received some support for...
Newspaper men call for C-18 amendments; advocate passage of the bill
Internet and Governance | 05/30/2023 1:49 pm EDT
The editors and executives of Canada's largest newspapers were on...
Federal Court dings hotel rebroadcasters for copyright infringement against Quebecor
Media | 05/30/2023 7:38 am EDT
Quebecor Inc. has won a copyright infringement case against a trio of...
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...