July 11, 2023 2 years ago

Quebec court approves class action against Bell for door-to-door sales practice

By Ahmad Hathout MONTREAL – A Quebec resident has been approved to represent a class of plaintiffs to sue Bell for what she alleges is an illegal tactic used by… Continue Reading

July 11, 2023 2 years ago

Telus partners with Montreal Science Centre on device recycling, refurbishment

MONTREAL – Telus and the Montreal Science Centre announced Monday that they are partnering to encourage people to give their old mobile devices for repair, recycling and refurbishing. Telus said… Continue Reading

July 11, 2023 2 years ago

Alberta, feds plowing $96M for high-speed internet in dozens of communities

VULCAN, AB – The federal government and Alberta jointly announced a $96-million investment to provide high-speed internet to 46 rural and remote communities across the province. The investment will toward… Continue Reading

July 10, 2023 2 years ago

ISED imposes 5G exclusion zones around 9 more airports

OTTAWA – Innovation Canada said last week it will create exclusion zones around nine more airports preventing 5G wireless signals from interfering with aircraft. The request was made by Transport… Continue Reading

July 10, 2023 2 years ago

CRTC looking for staff to assist in Online Streaming Act implementation

By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The CRTC has issued a contract Friday for analysts and managers to assist it in managing the workload of implementing legislation that requires online streamers… Continue Reading

July 7, 2023 2 years ago

Bell Media pauses advertisements on Meta products, joins growing list of media companies

TORONTO – Bell is the latest media company to pause advertising on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram social media products, becoming the latest giant to retaliate after Meta’s decision to… Continue Reading

July 7, 2023 2 years ago

Bell files support for Telus in Supreme Court municipal access appeal

OTTAWA – Bell filed Wednesday a letter of support for the Supreme Court of Canada to review a Federal Court of Appeal decision affirming that the CRTC does not… Continue Reading

July 7, 2023 2 years ago

Bell says acquisitions of wholesalers not because of internet access rates

By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The spate of acquisitions by incumbents of wholesale internet service providers in recent months is not because of a difficult market or bad wholesale access… Continue Reading

July 6, 2023 2 years ago

Not all Connect to Innovate funding delivered to service providers as of May

By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Innovation Canada has not yet delivered all money announced to certain large internet service providers from the roughly six-year-old Connect to Innovate program as of… Continue Reading

July 5, 2023 2 years ago

Meta unfazed after feds announce suspension of ad buys on its products over news removal

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA — In a rare display of non-partisanship support for government legislation, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez – joined by his opposition counterparts Martin Champoux of the… Continue Reading