February 6, 2023 3 years ago

Feds, CRTC need to ‘get it right’ on bill C-11: CBC’s Catherine Tait

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – As bill C-11 faces a final vote in the House of Commons this week, “it’s unclear as to how it will work in practice”… Continue Reading

February 3, 2023 3 years ago

Canada’s content creators want foreign contribution parity in C-11

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – As bill C-11 returns to the House of Commons after passing the Senate late Thursday, the industry affected by the online streaming legislation has called… Continue Reading

February 3, 2023 3 years ago

CRTC denies application challenging building wire access decision

OTTAWA – The CRTC has rejected today an industry association application that challenged a CRTC decision denying mandated wholesale access to multi-dwelling building fibre. The Competitive Network Operators of Canada,… Continue Reading

February 3, 2023 3 years ago

CRTC denies undue preference complaint against Videotron removing Bell channels

OTTAWA – The CRTC today denied an application by Bell accusing Quebecor’s Videotron of giving itself an illegal preference by removing Bell’s channels from its rotation. Videotron first proposed to… Continue Reading

February 3, 2023 3 years ago

Heritage minister says government won’t accept substantial weakening of C-11

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – As bill C-11 sat on the doorstep of passing third and final reading in the Senate, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez… Continue Reading

February 3, 2023 3 years ago

Galaxy Broadband signs deal with OneWeb for satellite connectivity over Canada

CALGARY – Galaxy Broadband Communications, a subsidiary of Crown Capital Partners, announced this week that it has signed a multi-year deal with low-earth orbit satellite provider OneWeb to bring… Continue Reading

February 3, 2023 3 years ago

COUNTERPOINT: Is the points system really the right way for Cancon evaluation?

By Richard Stursberg, pictured above, ex-head of Telefilm, English services at the CBC, and Chair of the Canadian Television Fund. The debate about how to define Canadian content in the… Continue Reading

February 2, 2023 3 years ago

Rogers says key to its subscriber strategy is more reliable networks

Company also said it is confident it will compete against fourth player in Videotron By Ahmad Hathout TORONTO – Rogers executives said the company expects network resiliency to be a more… Continue Reading

February 2, 2023 3 years ago

‘Prices are declining’: Bell CEO will discuss competition and investments with new CRTC head

Bell also expects millions of homes to have access to 8-gigabit internet by year-end By Ahmad Hathout MONTREAL – Bell CEO Mirko Bibic said today that he looks forward to communicating… Continue Reading

February 1, 2023 3 years ago

SaskTel adds Stafford Communications to partnership to expand connectivity in province

REGINA – SaskTel announced today it is partnering with Stafford Communications to bring high-speed internet to parts of east-central Saskatchewan. Communities and the surrounding rural areas of Crystal Springs, Jumping… Continue Reading