By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Thursday ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to establish, within six months, the “typical” download and upload speeds their customers can expect to get in... Continue Reading
The CRTC last week in a letter asked several independent service providers for information regarding their retail internet subscriber numbers as the commission continues to monitor market conditions to ensure its wholesale... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The extent of spectrum sharing between Bell and Telus increased from 45 per cent to 90 per cent of each company’s total spectrum licence holdings following four... Continue Reading
The CRTC on Thursday denied a request by Quebecor’s Videotron to destandardize four aggregated third-party internet access speed tiers: 5 Mbps download/1 Mbps upload; 10 Mbps/1.5 Mbps; 15 Mbps/10 Mbps;... Continue Reading
TekSavvy says decision sets bad precedent for competitors By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC ruled Friday that Cogeco's decommissioning of its legacy hybrid-coaxial network in four Ontario cities did not give... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Friday launched a show-cause proceeding requiring Bell to show why its practice of selling locked devices isn’t a violation of the Wireless Code. In... Continue Reading
The CRTC on Monday announced it has administratively renewed the broadcasting licences for various television programming undertakings, networks and broadcasting distribution undertakings from Sept. 1, 2026 to Aug. 31, 2027. These licence... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The News Forum (TNF) is alleging Cogeco and Quebecor's Videotron are not giving it television package treatment demanded by CRTC regulation. The independent national news service, which... Continue Reading
A year after launching a bring-your-own-device mobile service — which uses the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) regime to operate — Cogeco announced last week a strategic collaboration with Assurant Inc. to provide a... Continue Reading
Execs optimistic about future with Welo, wireless bundling, AI By Ahmad Hathout Cogeco executives said Thursday that the company’s U.S. business, Breezeline, is going through “significant turbulence” as it grapples... Continue Reading
