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Google still opposes ‘unworkable’ bargaining process as stakeholders give CRTC Online News Act recommendations
Internet and Governance | 04/17/2024 6:52 pm EDT
Canadian broadcasters are encouraging the CRTC to make sure the bargaining framework between news businesses and online platforms, mandated by the Online News Act, prioritizes...
Broadcasters oppose AMI’s proposed mandatory carriage rate increase
Media | 04/10/2024 6:49 pm EDT
Major broadcasters are opposed to Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) request to temporarily raise the mandatory carriage rates of its AMI-tv and AMI-télé channels, citing...
UPDATED: CRTC orders Cogeco to maintain TekSavvy’s access to facilities
telecom | 04/09/2024 1:15 pm EDT
The CRTC has ordered Cogeco Inc. to maintain TekSavvy Solutions Inc.’s...
Big Three push for wireless and SMS service revenues to be excluded from CNAC funding
telecom | 04/05/2024 6:15 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. are...
CRTC releases final figures on broadcasting fees
telecom | 04/05/2024 6:14 pm EDT
The CRTC issued follow-up numbers to an earlier decision on broadcasting fees. The initial ruling was...
CRTC sets final conditions of service on three broadcast licence holders
Media | 04/05/2024 6:12 pm EDT
The CRTC issued a series of decisions providing addenda to...
Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts
Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT
In the wake of recent controversy surrounding BCE Inc.’s restructuring measures, the telecommunications giant has released a statement with its side of the story and...
Housing organization calls Neighbourhood Connect’s claims in MDU access dispute “unreasonable”
telecom | 04/04/2024 6:01 pm EDT
Bethlehem Housing and Support Services denies...
Bell asks CRTC to lift regulations on satellite TV distributors
telecom | 03/27/2024 4:17 pm EDT
BCE Inc. asked the CRTC to lighten licensing requirements for ExpressVu,...
CRTC approves Rogers wireless project to boost connectivity in northern B.C.
telecom | 03/22/2024 6:42 pm EDT
The CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.’s funding application...
CRTC issues Indigenous broadcasting policy consult; asks about quotas
Media | 03/22/2024 6:16 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued a call for comments as part of Phase 2 of the...
CRTC releases new broadcasting fees regulations
Internet and Governance | 03/22/2024 5:52 pm EDT
After months of consultations, the CRTC has issued its Broadcasting Fees Regulations for all broadcasting...
CRTC looking to add a new radio station in Calgary, Alta.
Media | 03/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT
The CRTC is issuing a call for applications from interested parties wishing...
CRTC adopts interim basic 911 features for remote regions, pushes NG911 deadlines
telecom | 03/14/2024 5:42 pm EDT
The CRTC is delaying transition of next-generation 911 (NG911) services in...
CRTC to consider new radio station for Yellowknife
Media | 03/14/2024 4:19 pm EDT
The CRTC has decided to look at whether the town of Yellowknife, NWT can support another FM radio...
CRTC kicks off Online News Act consultation
Internet and Governance | 03/13/2024 4:46 pm EDT
The CRTC launched its first public consultation on the Online News Act’s regulatory framework to gain input on handling the bargaining process, unfair treatment complaints, and data collection requirements outlined in the act and its accompanying regulations.
The...
CRTC rejects Bell’s challenge against wireless attachment jurisdiction
telecom | 03/12/2024 5:06 pm EDT
The CRTC has dismissed BCE Inc.’s application challenging the...
Ontario disability advocate seeks better service from Bell
Media | 03/08/2024 5:39 pm EST
BCE Inc. is the subject of a Part 1 application before the CRTC over access...
Accessible Media seeks to increase rates for mandatory carriage
Media | 03/05/2024 5:49 pm EST
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) submitted an application to the CRTC for an...
Bell challenges CRTC’s jurisdictional authority in wireless deployment consultation
telecom | 02/27/2024 5:30 pm EST
BCE Inc. is disputing the CRTC’s preliminary...
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....
Quebecor reports revenue increase in Q4
Media | 02/22/2024 5:52 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. reported a successful fourth-quarter as it closed out the 2023 fiscal year, which it said...
Natalie Théberge appointed vice-chair at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 02/22/2024 1:27 pm EST
The government has named Natalie Théberge as vice-chair at the CRTC, it was announced Thursday. Her...
Stingray, Corus, Pattison oppose Durham Radio’s expansion; Rogers wants CRTC to reconsider its plans
Media | 02/21/2024 4:20 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc., Stingray Radio Inc., and...
CRTC angry at Telus over proposed service cuts in Kamloops
telecom | 02/20/2024 11:32 am EST
The CRTC is upset with Telus Corp. over its proposal to eliminate home...
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...
Rogers, Cogeco, Quebecor challenge ILECs at CRTC hearings
telecom | 02/16/2024 3:02 pm EST
Representatives from Cogeco Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. told the...
Reseller market is healthy, incumbents tell CRTC internet hearing
telecom | 02/15/2024 1:39 pm EST
Two large incumbent telecoms told the CRTC that broadband resellers are not...
Providers debate wholesale fibre access in rural areas at CRTC hearing
telecom | 02/14/2024 4:24 pm EST
To bring affordable internet and consumer choice to rural communities, the...
Online News Act proceeding coming in March
Media | 02/13/2024 5:10 pm EST
The CRTC will initiate public consultation on Canada's Online News Act, formerly known as Bill C-18, next month.
The act aims, which aims to facilitate fair commercial agreements between Canadian news organizations and major online platforms, was passed into law in June...
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...
Fibre needed for viable third-party access framework, CRTC hears
telecom | 02/13/2024 2:42 pm EST
If Canada is to have a viable wholesale market, high speed access needs to...
Court denies stay in Bell vs CRTC case
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:40 pm EST
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed BCE Inc.’s motion for a stay against the CRTC’s decision to...
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 high-capacity digital data services interexchange private line (IXPL) services on additional routes. ...
Trudeau says Bell decision to cut jobs is “garbage”; CNOC not surprised
telecom | 02/09/2024 5:07 pm EST
Reaction has been swift and condemnatory to the announcement Thursday by...
CRTC uses forensic tools sparingly, ETHI committee told
Internet and Governance | 02/08/2024 5:37 pm EST
The CRTC has forensic investigative tools but deploys them rarely, the...
CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell’s profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures
Media | 02/08/2024 3:57 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...
CRTC denies TerreStar’s bid for stay of contribution decision
telecom | 02/07/2024 3:41 pm EST
The CRTC has denied an application by TerreStar Solutions Inc. for a stay...
Telus forced to explain BC service disconnection to CRTC
telecom | 02/07/2024 3:11 pm EST
Telus Corp. is being called upon by the CRTC to justify its proposal to...
CRTC accepts Quebecor application for arbitration over MVNO with Telus
telecom | 02/07/2024 2:14 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions have been granted a...
Canadian telecom provider challenges CRTC’s decision in face of dominant carriers’ access to last mile fibre
telecom | 02/07/2024 2:01 pm EST
CIK Telecom is arguing to the CRTC that the...
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 measure to manage the growing demand for telephone numbers.
On Monday the commission directed local...
Eatrides pledges to support minority language 911 services
telecom | 01/26/2024 12:23 pm EST
CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides has promised to look into recent problems with...
CRTC initiates special process for official language minorities input for English content on French radio
Internet and Governance | 01/25/2024 4:38 pm EST
The CRTC has initiated a special consultation...
Advocacy groups call on CRTC to share schedule for upcoming Online Streaming Act proceedings
Media | 01/23/2024 5:08 pm EST
A coalition of nine advocacy groups and community...
CRTC commissioner encourages participation in upcoming consultations
Media | 01/22/2024 4:02 pm EST
As it gears up to launch several public consultations aimed at modernizing...
CCTS says complaints on Bell prison call rates fall outside its scope; Telus advocates for CRTC jurisdiction in dispute
telecom | 01/16/2024 7:00 am EST
The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) is arguing to the CRTC that complaints regarding long-distance collect call rates from Ontario...
Bell seeks CRTC clarity amid class action alleging unreasonable prison call rates
telecom | 01/15/2024 4:56 pm EST
BCE Inc. filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC seeking clarity on three...
Kitchener MDU pushes for upgrades to Bell’s legacy facilities in access dispute
telecom | 01/12/2024 1:17 pm EST
The owner of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Kitchener, Ontario denies BCE...
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...
Consortium seeks contingency for NG911 rollout in B.C. amid tight timelines
telecom | 01/09/2024 5:46 pm EST
A consortium working toward the successful implementation of...
CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcasting steps down
Internet and Governance | 01/08/2024 4:30 pm EST
The CRTC’s interim vice-chair of broadcasting and commissioner for Quebec, Alicia Barin, stepped down...
Canadian Telecommunications Contribution Consortium seeks approval to renew Welch as administration of NCF
telecom | 12/22/2023 5:29 pm EST
The Canadian Telecommunications Contribution...
CRTC announces funds for Nunavut and rejects Bell’s bid to amend Broadband Fund contributions
telecom | 12/20/2023 4:47 pm EST
The CRTC has denied a BCE Inc. application to...
PIAC says administrative monetary penalties appropriate in City Wide dispute over Eastlink service outage response
telecom | 12/18/2023 3:11 pm EST
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the...
Government unveils final provisions of Online News Act
Internet and Governance | 12/15/2023 5:30 pm EST
The federal government released the details of the implementation of the Online News Act Friday. It outlined how money from social media giants will be distributed to Canadian news organizations.
Currently the rules apply only to Alphabet Inc.’s Google search engine,...
Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting system
Internet and Governance | 12/08/2023 9:34 am EST
Gatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to...
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...
St-Onge faces questioning on portfolio during Senate appearance
Media | 12/07/2023 5:03 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge faced a barrage of questions...
Big Three respond to deaf and hard of hearing groups calls for better accessibility in network outage reporting
telecom | 12/06/2023 6:29 pm EST
Several proposals from deaf and hard of...
Job cuts reason enough for access to online platform contributions: CBC tells CRTC
Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 9:18 am EST
Gatineau, Que. - CBC/Radio-Canada's decision to slash 600 jobs and leave 200 vacancies unfilled has ignited a heated discussion about the broadcaster's plea for access to base...
Blue Ant says contribution regime should be flexible
Internet and Governance | 12/04/2023 3:32 pm EST
Foreign streamers must pay their fair share of contributions to the Canadian broadcasting system, but...
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...
Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearings
Media | 12/01/2023 11:21 am EST
Netflix Services Canada ULC says it has invested large amounts of money...
Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now
Internet and Governance | 11/30/2023 11:13 am EST
Those who stand to benefit from the Online...
Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told
Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST
Major broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution...
Pending class action from prisoners’ families against Bell lands on CRTC desk
telecom | 11/28/2023 1:36 pm EST
On a day in July, 2016, a man received eight long-distance collect calls...
IATSE calls for variety of funds to promote Canadian broadcasting
Media | 11/28/2023 9:24 am EST
Renewal of the Canadian broadcasting system should not rely on one rigid...
BQ media fund idea won’t solve problems, St-Onge maintains
Media | 11/27/2023 5:31 pm EST
The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight for a fund to help Canadian...
APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters
Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:56 pm EST
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) on Friday called for the creation of a Services of Exceptional Importance Fund to support mandatory carriage broadcasters and other important services in the broadcasting system that meet critical policy mandates.
The...
CRTC issues new deadlines for Far North proceedings
telecom | 11/24/2023 5:16 pm EST
The deadline for interventions and replies to the CRTC proceedings into service in the Far North has been...
Bell being denied MDU access in Kitchener, company complains to CRTC
telecom | 11/24/2023 1:53 pm EST
BCE Inc. has asked the CRTC for urgent relief in a dispute with a building...
Community radio calls for new funding at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 7:56 am EST
Representatives from several community radio stations emphasized their role as a third-pillar of the...
Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting
Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 1:41 pm EST
In a House of Commons heritage committee meeting that was marked more by partisan feuding than for what...
BQ says media is in crisis and needs immediate action
Media | 11/23/2023 8:40 am EST
Canada’s news media are in crisis and the government is taking too long to respond, the House of Commons was told Tuesday. Those comments came from Bloc Québécois Heritage critic Martin Champoux.
Speaking in French, the MP said Quebecor Inc. subsidiary TVA and BCE...
Indigenous content is distinct from CanCon: Indigenous Screen Office
Media | 11/23/2023 8:29 am EST
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), newly certified as an independent...
Fall economic statement directs CRTC investigation of international roaming
Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 1:40 pm EST
As part of what it says is an effort to reduce the cost of living for...
Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST
BCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...
PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings
Media | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST
The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...
FCC to boost internet connection speeds, CRTC non-committal
telecom | 11/20/2023 3:37 pm EST
As the Federal Communications Commission in the United States announced it...
Fizz offering $4/month plans in western Canada while in beta testing
telecom | 11/20/2023 3:04 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Fizz went live in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, the...
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...
Eastlink competitors seeking compensation for “negligence” during outage, ask for investigation similar to Rogers outage
Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:39 pm EST
City Wide Communications Inc., Frontier Networks...
PKP says CRTC interim FTTP access rates need to be reflective of Bell’s true costs; Freedom lifts Quebecor to profitable Q3
telecom | 11/09/2023 4:48 pm EST
Quebecor Inc. president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau is delighted with the CRTC for mandating wholesale access to incumbents’ FTTP networks in Ontario and Quebec., he said...
Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss
telecom | 11/09/2023 4:40 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri...
CTS 2023 regulatory panel react to CRTC mandated FTTP wholesale access
telecom | 11/08/2023 1:10 pm EST
UPDATED: CTS regulatory blockbuster react to CRTC FTTP decision...
BREAKING: CRTC mandates wholesale access to FTTP networks in Quebec, Ontario
telecom | 11/06/2023 4:45 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The CRTC is mandating large incumbent telephone...
Cormier calls for more francophones on CRTC panel
telecom | 11/03/2023 5:11 pm EDT
A New Brunswick senator is alarmed by the lack of francophone presence among CRTC commissioners. René...
Bell fibre build progress threatened by regulatory uncertainty: Bibic
telecom | 11/02/2023 3:58 pm EDT
In a Thursday quarterly earnings conference call, BCE Inc.'s president and CEO, Mirko Bibic, shared his enthusiasm for the company's performance in the third quarter while...
CRTC takes action to ensure sufficient phone numbers
telecom | 11/01/2023 4:53 pm EDT
In response to growing concerns over the exhaustion of telephone numbers in Canada, the CRTC has...
Bell, Northwestel tell CRTC to leave billing dispute with Iristel in hands of the court
Internet and Governance | 10/30/2023 4:49 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Northwestel have...
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...
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...
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...