Feds told CRTC to take another lookGATINEAU – In decisions issued today, the CRTC determined that increases in Canadian production spending are required to preserve a Canadian presence in a changing... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, in Montreal for the nomination of the candidate in Outremont to replace Tom Mulcair, announced five measures he said will protect Quebec’s culture... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, has his work cut out for him with the continuation of former Minister Mélanie Joly’s work on the renewal of the... Continue Reading
QUEBEC - As reported by Cartt.ca last week, the government of Quebec has now appealed the decision of the Superior Court of Quebec which said the provincial government could not... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications has released its report on the deductibility of foreign internet advertising.Aptly named The Tax Deductibility of Foreign Internet Advertising in... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – On December 1st 2017, the CRTC’s new and improved Wireless Code came into effect, removing all restrictions on the unlocking of cellular phones, notably no more 90 days... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – In a letter sent to all telecom intervenors in the lower-cost data-only (skinny wireless) proceeding, CRTC staff sent an unpleasant midsummer surprise to the three incumbent national wireless... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Although the CRTC proceeding on lower-cost data-only plans or skinny wireless was not supposed to be targeted towards a means-tested subset of low-income households, the deaf, deaf-blind or... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - The communications needs of most Canadians are met with land-line telephones (still) and wireless plans. But if you’re a deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing Canadian (DDBHH), wireless... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – On the empirical side, unsurprisingly, data compiled and released today by the CRTC in response to a government request, show the slow decline of the popularity and revenues... Continue Reading
