November 2, 2018 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: Synchronicities and contrasts as panel chair Yale meets the Senate

OTTAWA – As a coincidence, the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications heard as witnesses on Wednesday evening Janet Yale, head of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review expert… Continue Reading

November 1, 2018 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: Ideas abound for changes to the Acts – and some more immediate actions – at IIC 2018

OTTAWA – At the International Institute of Communications (IIC), 16th annual Canadian conference Wednesday morning, we quickly got into the heart of the matter with two panel discussions to… Continue Reading

October 31, 2018 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: The CRTC’s wants and needs

OTTAWA – A consensus may be emerging which says while we need to change the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Acts, that can be done only as long as those changes… Continue Reading

October 23, 2018 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: No need for change because the broadcasting sector is healthy (corrected)

OTTAWA – While most witnesses have insisted the Broadcasting Act is woefully out of date and the sky is falling on the industry, the Senate Committee on Transport and… Continue Reading

October 18, 2018 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: Privacy Commissioner wants “under the hood” of the communications industry

OTTAWA – The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this morning for the fifth time to continue its examination of how the three federal communications statutes (the… Continue Reading

October 4, 2018 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: Senators slam makeup of expert review panel; Yale responds (UPDATE)

OTTAWA – Last evening, the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications heard how staff at Canadian Heritage as well as Innovation, Science and Economic Development might change the… Continue Reading

October 4, 2018 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: Of USMCA, milking machines and the $60 billion needed to connect everyone

OTTAWA – Yesterday the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications heard two radically different witnesses: Bill Hutchinson, who is all about networks and Stuart Jack who’s more about… Continue Reading

September 25, 2018 7 years ago

Altering the Acts: It’s the Internet, Stupid… and we need to split the CRTC

OTTAWA – The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications started to examine how the three federal communications statutes (the Telecommunications Act, the Broadcasting Act, and the Radiocommunication Act)… Continue Reading

September 20, 2018 7 years ago

Skinny wireless: Competition Bureau schools the CRTC

GATINEAU – In the continuing saga of the skinny (a.k.a. lower-cost data only) wireless, the CRTC must be wondering if it would not have just been easier to mandate… Continue Reading

September 1, 2018 7 years ago

MUST-CARRIES: Rate increase for APTN but a cut to Weather

APTN, TV5/UNIS TV and Weather Networks all renewed GATINEAU – On the day before the expiry of their licences, the CRTC renewed the must-carry status of the Aboriginal People Television… Continue Reading