OTTAWA – Consumer rights group the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) urged the CRTC today to keep basic television service affordable by not asking consumers to pay for “unnecessary” mandatory... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Telus announced the launch of BBC Kids video on demand (VOD) on its Optik TV service. “TELUS has been a great partner helping to make BBC Kids available... Continue Reading
REGINA – SaskTel, SaskPower and Cameco have announced a new joint venture to provide a new fibre network and power facilities to northeastern Saskatchewan. The companies’ 566 km-long Northern Fibre... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Telus says a vacation phone scam that uses the company’s name to target Ontario residents is fraudulent and is warning its customers to hang up if they receive... Continue Reading
NEWMARKET, ONT. – To better reflect its expanded operations across Canada, the Ontario Telecommunications Association announced today it will now be called the Independent Telecommunications Providers Association, or ITPA. “When... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Six of the world’s leading research and education networks, including Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE), have announced their intent to build the world’s first 100... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Bell Media announced today the creation of a new apprenticeship program to help develop the next generation of small-screen producers in Canada. With a yearly commitment of up... Continue Reading
STONEWALL, MB – MTS announced today that crews will begin deploying the telco’s MTS FiON network in Stonewall this summer, with plans to launch new services later this year. “MTS... Continue Reading
OTTAWA and KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON – CBC Radio’s Waterloo Region morning show will resume its broadcast Friday morning after receiving CRTC approval of its broadcast license Thursday afternoon – which it... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Organizers of a mass electronics recycling collection campaign collected an impressive 36,000 pounds of electronic devices on Earth Day last Monday, gathering more used electronic equipment in one... Continue Reading
