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Singh says he’ll oppose Rogers-Shaw merger
Media | 09/10/2021 2:46 pm EDT
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is the first party leader to explicitly oppose the proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc., saying that telecommunication giants are already “exploiting people.”
His comments came at a Friday morning...
Lower your prices or else, Trudeau tells big telecom at debate
Media | 09/09/2021 11:22 am EDT
GATINEAU, Que. -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving Canada’s telecommunications companies an ultimatum: drive down your prices or face much more competition in the marketplace.
His comments come after the second French-language leader’s debate held Wednesday,...
Conservatives would reject mergers impacting competition: O’Toole
telecom | 09/07/2021 5:14 pm EDT
Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole said during a press conference on...
Broadband blues: the UBF and its discontents
telecom | 09/03/2021 5:50 pm EDT
With a federal election called for Sept. 20, parties have pledged to make Canadians’ lives better in a...
Bell seeks to block Quebecor set-aside 3,500 MHz purchases
telecom | 08/27/2021 2:26 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is going to court to stop Quebecor Inc. from purchasing valuable...
The Wire Report’s guide to the 2021 federal election
Media | 08/17/2021 2:35 pm EDT
After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally called Sunday for a...
CRTC’s fibre wire access decision ‘nail after nail after nail in the coffin of competition’: CNOC
telecom | 07/28/2021 7:42 pm EDT
The CRTC’s decision against mandating access to fibre in-building wire (IBW) in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) -- on the basis that wire inside apartment buildings can easily...
CNOC petitions gov on wholesale rates
telecom | 07/15/2021 5:42 pm EDT
Fed up with the CRTC's May decision to overturn its 2019 decision on wholesale internet access rates, the...
Bell, Rogers, and Quebecor seek first-ever ‘dynamic’ site-blocking order
Media | 07/08/2021 6:22 pm EDT
Nearly six weeks after a Federal Court of Appeal upheld Canada's first-ever...
TekSavvy seeks permission to appeal CRTC rates decision, CNOC asks for public support
telecom | 06/29/2021 7:06 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is asking the Federal...
TekSavvy adds evidence of ‘bias’ to its petition to cabinet
telecom | 06/24/2021 5:16 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has provided the Liberal Government with what it...
3500 MHz auction finally launches; valuable mid-band spectrum to come with new deployment requirements
Media | 06/15/2021 6:30 pm EDT
Bidding opened Tuesday morning in what will be a...
Conservative MP introduces bill compelling ISPs to publicize service quality metrics
Media | 06/03/2021 5:37 pm EDT
Conservative MP Dan Mazier has introduced a private member’s bill that...
Wholesale rates decision signals shift at CRTC: wholesale ISPs, analysts
Media | 05/28/2021 6:11 pm EDT
As reaction continues to pour in following the CRTC's Thursday decision to...
UPDATED: CRTC reverts wholesale access rates to interim 2016 levels
telecom | 05/27/2021 4:00 pm EDT
The CRTC Thursday announced that it is setting permanent rates for...
GoldTV blocking order survives TekSavvy appeal
Media | 05/26/2021 6:41 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed Canada's first-ever site-blocking court order to stand, dismissing an appeal of the order from TekSavvy Solutions Inc.
In a Wednesday decision, Justice George Locke, writing on behalf of the three-judge panel, said that he was not...
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...
Rogers finds MVNO decision “helpful”, reports slight increase in profits
telecom | 04/21/2021 5:05 pm EDT
For Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale, last week's CRTC decision on mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) will provide certainty for the industry “and Rogers...
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...
Efficiencies defense is a ‘serious’ exercise of discretion: competition comish
telecom | 04/07/2021 7:28 pm EDT
Allowing a merger to proceed on the basis of the...
Without an MVNO mandate, Shaw must divest its spectrum: CNOC
telecom | 04/06/2021 6:07 pm EDT
Without a regime for mandated access for mobile virtual network operators...
Quebecor would buy Freedom, but only with spectrum: PKP
telecom | 03/31/2021 6:21 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. has indicated that, should the Competition Bureau force...
Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee
telecom | 03/29/2021 7:40 pm EDT
On the opening day Monday of hearings into Roger's proposed acquisition of...
Regulatory approval of Rogers-Shaw deal will hinge on wireless: Execs, analysts
Media | 03/15/2021 8:30 am EDT
From the perspective of Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale,...
Focus turns back to CRTC as SCC rejects incumbent wholesale challenge
telecom | 02/25/2021 5:46 pm EST
As the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an incumbent challenge to an...