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Telecommunications sector sees strong revenue growth in 2022: CRTC report

telecom | 02/27/2024 4:51 pm EST

Revenues were robust in the telecommunications sector, a new CRTC study has found.  Tuesday the commission released its annual report on the telecom market for 2022....

Telus announced partnership with Amazon, Samsung

telecom | 02/20/2024 10:54 am EST

Telus Corp. announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Samsung Electronics Co. to create a virtual roaming gateway, promising enhanced reliability, speed, and latency for customers. Traditionally, roaming traffic, including voice, data,...

CRTC releases consult over its jurisdiction on small cell pole attachments

telecom | 02/05/2024 5:54 pm EST

The CRTC has issued a call for comments on the attachment of wireless...

CRTC implements thousand-block pooling to address telephone number exhaustion

telecom | 02/05/2024 12:32 pm EST

The CRTC is implementing thousand-block pooling (TBP) as a proactive...

Rogers announces Q4 results and completion of network slicing trial

telecom | 02/01/2024 3:49 pm EST

Rogers Communications Inc., in partnership with Ericsson AB, announced it...

New “use it or lose it” policy helps Indigenous spectrum connectivity 

telecom | 01/31/2024 3:42 pm EST

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...

SaskTel brings hyper-fast connectivity to Saskatchewan’s rural heartland

telecom | 01/17/2024 3:53 pm EST

SaskTel head office (screenshot via Google Maps).Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Wednesday the deployment of 5G technology across more than 40 additional cell sites, extending its reach to rural...

Kitchener MDU pushes for upgrades to Bell’s legacy facilities in access dispute

telecom | 01/12/2024 1:17 pm EST

The front entrance of the Bell Canada building on Albert Street in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2021 (photo by Andrew Meade)The owner of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Kitchener, Ontario denies BCE...

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...

Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision

telecom | 12/07/2023 6:16 pm EST

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Telus...

Rogers fires back at Competition Bureau over wireless plan investigation

telecom | 12/05/2023 5:47 pm EST

Rogers Communications Inc. is responding vehemently to the Competition...

Bell still opposed to Rogers’ application seeking changes to BNS services

telecom | 12/01/2023 4:58 pm EST

BCE Inc. has responded to a commission staff letter regarding Rogers...

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...

Network upgrades and standards are needed to support Canadian public safety: Ericsson

telecom | 11/16/2023 12:12 pm EST

Public safety networks in Canada need to be...

Quebecor begins beta launch of Fizz in western Canada

telecom | 11/15/2023 3:39 pm EST

Quebecor Inc.’s Fizz will be available outside of Quebec in the “coming weeks”, CEO Pierre Karl...

Facilities-based competition fuels Canadian telecom’s $77B contribution to GDP: CTA

telecom | 11/06/2023 2:15 pm EST

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The Canadian telecommunications sector has contributed nearly $77 billion in direct GDP and the support of 724,000 jobs in 2022, according to a report...

Cogeco MVNO operations still a ways away

telecom | 11/02/2023 5:54 pm EDT

Cogeco Inc. does not plan to roll out its Canadian MVNO operations anytime soon, president and CEO...

Bell, SaskTel, expand high-speed internet in prairie provinces

telecom | 11/01/2023 4:59 pm EDT

BCE Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. have enhanced...

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...

Digital transformation and connectivity key to Canada’s climate goals: CTA

telecom | 10/03/2023 6:07 pm EDT

Digital transformation of Canadian businesses can play a fundamental role...

All carriers to provide TTC services by October 3: ISED

telecom | 09/11/2023 1:07 pm EDT

All passengers on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system must have cellular connectivity, regardless of carrier, next month, announced Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne on Monday.  This announcement comes two weeks after the department of...

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...

Rogers asks CRTC to dismiss discrimination claims from Telus in TTC dispute

telecom | 08/30/2023 3:34 pm EDT

As the Toronto subway network access dispute continues, Rogers...

Rogers unveils 5G service on Toronto subway

telecom | 08/23/2023 2:39 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out its 5G wireless service on some stations on the Toronto Transit...

OPINION: Freedom may never be a fourth national player, and consumers need more data

telecom | 07/28/2023 6:19 pm EDT

By John Lawford, executive eirector and general counsel of the Public...

Champagne orders ISED to start expedited consult over TTC access rights

telecom | 07/24/2023 5:53 pm EDT

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that he is...

Feds grant $177M to combat suicide through 988 number

telecom | 07/24/2023 4:07 pm EDT

The Canadian government is giving the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) $156 million over...

Bell says Rogers purposely delaying network access to Toronto subway, asks CRTC to intervene 

telecom | 06/19/2023 4:52 pm EDT

BCE Inc. is asking the CRTC to prohibit Rogers Communications Inc. from providing access to its customers on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) until it enables access for...

Quebecor launches Freedom’s first nationwide plan

telecom | 05/25/2023 4:05 pm EDT

In its first major promotion since acquiring Freedom Mobile from Shaw Communications, Quebecor Inc. has...

China Mobile makes its appeal for Gov. evidence in banning order

telecom | 05/16/2023 4:42 pm EDT

When the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered China Mobile...

CRTC becoming more accommodating to stakeholders: Eatrides

Internet and Governance | 05/15/2023 2:34 pm EDT

OTTAWA–The CRTC is improving its process to be more responsive to its...

Telus Q1 profit down from last year

telecom | 05/04/2023 5:40 pm EDT

Telus Corp. reported profits of $224 million for the three months ending March 31, a 45 per cent dip...

Ericsson and Eastlink extend 5G deal while Rogers slashes prices

telecom | 05/04/2023 5:16 pm EDT

Swedish telecom manufacturer Ericsson AB and Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink division announced Thursday that they had signed a three-year extension to an existing 10-year contract for 5G deployment. The European firm will supply 3500 MHz mid-band radios and enhanced...

Young Liberals call for telecom reform including foreign investment rules

Media | 05/04/2023 2:23 pm EDT

OTTAWA–As the Liberal Party of Canada gathers in the capital for its...

CWTA rebrands as Canadian Telecommunications Association

telecom | 05/03/2023 5:08 pm EDT

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association is dropping the “wireless” from its name and will henceforth be known as the Canadian...

Ottawa police caution about misusing 911 calls

telecom | 04/14/2023 1:14 pm EDT

To mark National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the Ottawa Police Service issued a news release...

Nearly one million dormant phone lines under government review

telecom | 04/11/2023 3:40 pm EDT

The government is in the process of checking into how many phone numbers in...

CCTS complaints up for Rogers and Telus, down for Bell

telecom | 04/04/2023 1:48 pm EDT

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) found...

Broadband, mobile prices drop slightly; still high internationally in 2022: Wall report

telecom | 03/14/2023 4:38 pm EDT

The 2022 edition of the department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development's annual report on pricing in the telecommunications sector shows that in the last year...

CRTC wants Optitel to join CCTS process

telecom | 03/01/2023 5:46 pm EST

The CRTC Wednesday issued a notice of consultation about a telecom service provider (TSP) it says has not...

CRTC seeks answers on whether or not to include IoT in MVNO framework

telecom | 03/01/2023 1:53 pm EST

The CRTC is asking Canadians and interested parties to weigh in on whether...

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 wants telecoms to address Canadians with disabilities wireless services

telecom | 02/23/2023 3:29 pm EST

Thursday the CRTC issued a decision directing wireless service providers...

Deadline for Shaw-Videotron deal extended, yet again

telecom | 02/17/2023 1:27 pm EST

For the fourth time, the deadline for the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...

UPDATED: Government finalizes new directions for CRTC

Media | 02/13/2023 4:00 pm EST

Monday the federal government outlined new policy directions for the CRTC, with an emphasis on...

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...

Democracy Watch calls for Telecom Consumer Organization

telecom | 02/08/2023 5:04 pm EST

Public interest lobby group Democracy Watch is urging the establishment of...

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...

SaskTel rolls out 5G into rural communities

telecom | 01/30/2023 4:00 pm EST

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Monday that it is expanding its 5G footprint into...

CRTC demands info on MVNO negotiation process

telecom | 01/27/2023 1:33 pm EST

The CRTC is asking a number of incumbent telecom companies to report back to the regulator with an update about the ongoing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) negotiations.  In a letter sent to the incumbents on Wednesday, the CRTC wants to know: what regional carriers have made requests to begin...

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...

Ten-digit dialing comes to New Brunswick

telecom | 01/18/2023 1:42 pm EST

Starting Friday, callers across New Brunswick will have to begin using 10-digit dialing, and will have to...

Cogeco sees “less risk” on MVNOs, but still deciding when to launch. 

telecom | 01/13/2023 2:01 pm EST

While Cogeco Inc. says it currently sees "less risk and greater clarity"...

Indigenous Connectivity Summit calls for more inclusion in consultations

telecom | 12/07/2022 1:19 pm EST

Indigenous telecommunications stakeholders are calling on the government to...

Videotron more effective owner of Freedom than Shaw, expert testifies

telecom | 11/29/2022 2:38 pm EST

An expert witness for Shaw Communications Inc. took issue Monday with earlier testimony from Competition Bureau experts over the proposed takeover of the western telecom by...

Rogers-Shaw integration should be completed within three years, Tribunal told

telecom | 11/25/2022 12:10 pm EST

The integration of Shaw Communications Inc. properties into the network of...

‘Extremely difficult’ to sell to Rogers, Brad Shaw tells Tribunal

telecom | 11/24/2022 11:13 am EST

Shaw Communications Inc. CEO Brad Shaw told the Competition Tribunal...

July outage, Shaw financing costs, to blame for Rogers profit drop

telecom | 11/09/2022 5:24 pm EST

Rogers Communications Inc.’s profit fell 24 per cent for the three months...

Feds invest $15 million to further EXFO’s 5G development

telecom | 10/31/2022 2:57 pm EDT

The federal government has granted EXFO Inc. $15.9 million for 5G...

Cogeco plotting next steps on MVNO: CEO 

telecom | 10/28/2022 4:39 pm EDT

While Cogeco Inc. is pleased to finally see the terms and conditions of the MVNO framework from the CRTC,...

Telecom sector surpasses 2020 investments and GDP, workforce, contributions: Report

telecom | 10/25/2022 2:02 pm EDT

Canada’s telecommunications sector contributed $4.3 billion more in...

CRTC allows for use of hosted call handling solutions sites in the NG911 networks

telecom | 10/17/2022 5:24 pm EDT

The CRTC determined that 911 governing authorities can designate...

Nova Scotia warns telecoms to be ready in case of emergencies

telecom | 10/14/2022 5:02 pm EDT

Thursday the Nova Scotia government tabled amendments to two laws which it says will make telecoms more responsive to their customers in the event of an emergency. The changes to the Emergency Management Act and to the Emergency 911 Act will require telecom companies to be...

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...

Xplornet rebranding to Xplore as it plans to expand rural footprint  

telecom | 09/13/2022 5:11 pm EDT

Xplornet Communications Inc.  is rebranding to Xplore Inc. “to better...

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...

Rogers buys itself one-year extension with bondholders to close Shaw deal

telecom | 09/01/2022 5:12 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. has more time to close its acquisition deal with...

CRTC approves 988 crisis number, won’t start until next year

telecom | 08/31/2022 4:57 pm EDT

Following months of discussion, the CRTC has finally implemented the use of 988 as an emergency number for health care crises and suicide prevention services. In a lengthy decision released Wednesday, the commission said migration to 10-digit dialing is needed to facilitate...

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...

Canadian politicians subject to police surveillance, Ethics committee told

telecom | 08/09/2022 6:32 pm EDT

The Parliamentary committee looking at so-called on device investigation...

PIAC, CNOC detail disclosure request on Rogers outage 

telecom | 08/08/2022 6:54 pm EDT

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has asked the CRTC to mandate that...

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...

China Mobile still seeking evidence from Gov. banning order

telecom | 08/03/2022 5:24 pm EDT

China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. is seeking to challenge a court...

Doherty demands 988 service in Canada as US rollout begins

telecom | 07/18/2022 5:07 pm EDT

Conservative MP Todd Doherty continued his fight for a national three-digit helpline for mental crises and suicide prevention. He proposed a motion which passed unanimously in the House of Commons back in 2020 but there has been little progress made since. Saturday the...

Xplornet to shut down Xplore Mobile, blaming CRTC delays in MVNO regime

telecom | 07/16/2022 11:34 am EDT

Xplornet Communications Inc.'s Xplore Mobile will shut down at the end of...

Champagne demands mutual assistance agreement from telecom companies after Rogers outage

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

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne...

Quebecor wants to make its case for Freedom divestiture to Competition Tribunal

telecom | 07/08/2022 2:15 pm EDT

Quebecor Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal for permission to...

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 available for in-footprint coverage gaps, arguing that the order is harming competition by mandating Bell, Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. to make the revised changes in its wholesale...

ISED issues rules for 3800 MHz spectrum auction

telecom | 06/30/2022 5:55 pm EDT

The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) issued the rules for its next...

Quebecor to buy Freedom Mobile for $2.85b

telecom | 06/18/2022 9:35 am EDT

In a development that may pave the way for the merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...

CRTC denies Bell’s review and vary on toll-trunk tariff language

telecom | 06/09/2022 12:58 pm EDT

The CRTC has denied a request from BCE Inc. to stay a 2021 commission order...

CRTC denies Bell application on Videotron roaming

telecom | 05/27/2022 3:52 pm EDT

BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility Inc. has lost an application before the CRTC about Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron...

On Rogers-Shaw, focus shifts to network sharing agreements

Media | 05/25/2022 6:12 pm EDT

As the Competition Bureau takes Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...

Regional wireless carriers seek review of incumbents’ roaming rates

telecom | 05/24/2022 5:43 pm EDT

A consortium of regional wireless competitors have filed an application with the CRTC seeking a review of the wholesale roaming tariff rates of the big three national...