TAGGED AS MVNO
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 decision which chose Quebecor Inc.’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access agreement over...
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 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...
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...
CRTC releases long-awaited MVNO terms and conditions
telecom | 10/19/2022 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC has unveiled its long-awaited terms and conditions of service allowing mobile virtual network...
TekSavvy wants concrete actions in CRTC policy direction, PIAC argues for directive language
telecom | 07/20/2022 5:13 pm EDT
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) says...
Gov. issues new CRTC policy direction with guidance for wholesale regime
telecom | 05/26/2022 4:02 pm EDT
The federal government is seeking to issue a new policy direction to the CRTC, ordering the regulator to promote, encourage, and foster competition, affordability, consumer...
UPDATED: Cabinet upholds CRTC MVNO decision; petitioner calls it an “easter egg” for Big Three
Media | 04/14/2022 3:03 pm EDT
The cabinet has declined to overturn or send back...
Petitions to overturn recent CRTC decisions gaining steam
telecom | 09/23/2021 7:09 pm EDT
Days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won another minority government...
Iristel asks CRTC for incumbents’ MVNO template agreements
telecom | 08/24/2021 5:55 pm EDT
The CRTC has said it will consider a procedural request from Iristel Inc....
Court to hear Telus challenge to CRTC wireless review decision
telecom | 08/12/2021 1:13 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal will take up a Telus Corp. challenge to two...
Telus appeals seamless roaming in CRTC’s wireless review decision
telecom | 05/14/2021 6:54 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is seeking permission to appeal two provisions of the CRTC's April decision flowing from the commission's wireless review. While Telus is not seeking to appeal the central decision of...
Quebecor “pleased” with CRTC MVNO decision
telecom | 05/13/2021 6:10 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau added his voice to a chorus of...
CRTC’s MVNO decision reflects ‘right mentality’ on facilities-based competition and rates: Telus CEO
telecom | 05/07/2021 5:36 pm EDT
Echoing his counterparts at BCE Inc. and Rogers...
Data on Tap asks Trudeau gov. to review MVNO decision
telecom | 05/04/2021 6:14 pm EDT
Data on Tap Inc., one of the country's hopeful mobile virtual network operators, has filed a petition to the governor in council, asking the government of Justin Trudeau to review the April decision of the CRTC to only mandate...
ISED rejects request to delay 3500 MHz auction following MVNO decision
telecom | 04/29/2021 6:31 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne has rejected a call by the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and its member company Distributel Communications...
MVNO decision consistent with traditional facilities-based policy: Bell’s Bibic
telecom | 04/29/2021 5:41 pm EDT
BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic told shareholders...
UPDATED – CRTC rejects broad MVNO model, will mandate limited access for regional players
telecom | 04/15/2021 4:01 pm EDT
Incumbent telecom companies will be required to...
Cogeco revenue up, profit dips
Media | 04/14/2021 5:36 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. announced another increase in revenue with its second-quarter results Tuesday as it awaits...
New urgency for MVNO hopefuls following Rogers-Shaw deal
telecom | 03/18/2021 12:09 pm EDT
Monday’s announcement of a deal for Rogers Communications Inc. to acquire...
Bell calls for Competition Bureau report to be struck from wireless review
telecom | 08/06/2020 7:15 pm EDT
BCE Inc. has asked the CRTC to strike a Competition Bureau report advocating a limited mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) model from the record of the regulator’s...
Either disclose or withdraw MVNO layoff threat, CRTC tells Telus
telecom | 06/22/2020 6:10 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking Telus Corp. to publicly release a resolution from the...
Competition Bureau, telecoms MVNO stance unchanged by COVID-19
telecom | 06/03/2020 6:00 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau says its advocacy for a temporary hybrid mobile...
Rogers says further regulation could lead to capex cuts
telecom | 01/22/2020 6:09 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has warned that, depending on what regulatory...
Telecom in the spotlight in new Bains mandate letter
Media | 12/13/2019 9:25 pm EST
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has delivered a greatly expanded set of telecom and internet-related...
Comp. Bureau, telecoms, have until Dec. 18 to defend report confidentiality
telecom | 12/13/2019 2:01 pm EST
The CRTC has responded to requests to divulge the methodology and confidential data in the Competition Bureau’s report on mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), giving the bureau and telecoms who...
Competition Bureau endorses limited MVNO model
telecom | 11/25/2019 10:12 am EST
The Competition Bureau is officially endorsing a policy that would temporarily mandate access to the incumbents’ network infrastructure by mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), the watchdog said Monday. The recommendation...
Cogeco ‘very optimistic on wireless’: CEO
telecom | 10/31/2019 5:54 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. is looking forward to the upcoming spectrum auctions in 2020, especially since Innovation, Science, and Economic Development put in place new tier 5 spectrum licensing rules this past summer. The new licenses,...
CRTC delays MVNO hearing to Feb. 18
telecom | 10/28/2019 4:10 pm EDT
The CRTC’s public hearing in its review of mobile wireless services, which was originally scheduled to be held in January, has now been pushed back to Feb. 18. The regulator said in a notice Monday that the Competition Bureau...
Liberals, Conservatives promise new rules for Netflix
Media | 09/30/2019 5:27 pm EDT
The Liberal Party platform, released Sunday, includes promises of new regulations for Canadian content on streaming services — while the Conservatives gear up to announce new taxes affecting foreign digital giants, the specifics of which are still unclear.
As Heritage...
Shaw’s McAleese says no ‘use case’ for MVNOs in Canada
telecom | 06/04/2019 3:42 pm EDT
TORONTO — Paul McAleese, president of wireless at Shaw Communications...