Consultation issues have been prevalent over the years
By Ahmad Hathout
SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. – Innovation Canada rejected a challenge earlier this year to a tower build by Rogers Communications…
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Laizner’s term was set to expire next summer
By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Christianne Laizner, the CRTC’s vice chair of telecom, is retiring from the commission next month, according to a…
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Adds Competition Act is outdated
By Ahmad Hathout
TORONTO – Investment company Globalive Capital said yesterday that its offer to purchase Freedom Mobile from a combined Rogers-Shaw entity is still open,…
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PETERBOROUGH – Norm Slater, who in 1993 helped found Capella Telecommunications Inc. and served as the president of the broadcast and television vendor for 23 years, passed away on…
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By Connie Thiessen
Pluto TV made its debut in Canada today, via a partnership with Corus Entertainment, launching with more than 20,000 hours of free programming.
The Paramount-owned FAST (free ad-supported) streaming…
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By Connie Thiessen
Canadian Heritage Min. Pablo Rodriguez has announced a newly-reconstituted independent advisory committee that will recommend candidates to serve on the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors.
In a statement issued late Wednesday, Rodriguez said the…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – After the United States issued a warning yesterday about Canada’s online streaming legislation, an amendment to the Online Streaming Act intended to force foreign companies…
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Also announces expansion of Kings County FTTH project
HALIFAX — Develop Nova Scotia, a Crown corporation responsible for advancing high-speed Internet access projects across the province,…
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TORONTO – Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor in Council has appointed former CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais as a member of the province’s land tribunal, according to a November 23 release.
Blais was…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU — The CRTC today launched its third call for applications to its $750-million Broadband Fund for projects to improve access to broadband internet…
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