Ahmad Hathout, Author at Cartt.ca

January 30, 2023 3 years ago

Rogers, Shaw, Quebecor push back deal close date

Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor’s Videotron announced today that they have agreed to extend the closing date of their transactions to February 17. The expected closing date of Rogers acquiring Shaw… Continue Reading

January 27, 2023 3 years ago

MPs urge minister to suspend Rogers-Shaw decision until ‘free and open’ process held for Freedom

MPs will discuss the deal on Monday, letter says By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA — Five members of Parliament sent a letter dated today to Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne urging him not… Continue Reading

January 27, 2023 3 years ago

OPINION: Lessons for Canada from Australian spectrum policy

By Bronwyn Howell, a fellow at think tank American Enterprise Institute with a PhD in economics and public policy, an MBA, and a BA in operations research, all from… Continue Reading

January 26, 2023 3 years ago

Eastlink Mindemoya fibre project starting to connect residents

MINDEMOYA, ON — Eastlink said today that its Mindemoya fibre project has started connecting residents to high-speed internet. “We’re very happy with our progress as we near completion of our… Continue Reading

January 26, 2023 3 years ago

CRTC formally asks large carriers for MVNO updates

OTTAWA – The CRTC has sent a letter to the largest carriers requesting a status update on negotiations for access to their wireless networks by mobile virtual network operators. The… Continue Reading

January 26, 2023 3 years ago

SaskTel expanding 5G network in Battleford

REGINA – SaskTel announced yesterday that it has begun rolling out its 5G wireless network in the rest of the Battleford areas. The Saskatchewan crown corporation said the majority of… Continue Reading

January 26, 2023 3 years ago

ISED announces winners of residual spectrum

OTTAWA – Innovation Canada announced yesterday that it has awarded 27 licences in a set of residual spectrum in various bands to nine applicants, netting $30 million. Residual spectrum are… Continue Reading

January 25, 2023 3 years ago

House committee members take issue with Rogers being allowed to pick competitor

By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Members of the House industry committee took issue today with Rogers being allowed to choose Videotron as its competitor to complete its acquisition of Shaw,… Continue Reading

January 25, 2023 3 years ago

A brief overview of arguments in today’s House hearing on Rogers’s pursuit of Shaw

OTTAWA – Rogers’s proposed purchase of Shaw faces just one more hurdle: the innovation minister’s approval of the transfer of Freedom spectrum assets to Videotron, which agreed to purchase… Continue Reading

January 25, 2023 3 years ago

Many Canadians still watching linear TV, CMF report finds

By Connie Thiessen The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has released its 11th annual Key Trends Report, exploring how the screen-based industries might evolve in the coming years,… Continue Reading