OTTAWA – The CRTC has turned down Corus’ request for a regional, English-language category 2 specialty television network in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Known as Local1, the network…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has updated its action plan for reviewing certain telecom regulatory measures.
Before the end of its fiscal year on March 31, 2011, the Commission pledged to…
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OTTAWA – While CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein said Thursday he’d have the Commission take another look at the wholesale usage-based billing decision, he did not back down at…
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HOW DID A CRTC DECISION on usage-based billing that affects so few total Canadians become a national story and potentially an election issue?
It’s your fault, big ISPs.
According…
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VANCOUVER – A class action lawsuit filed has been filed in the Federal Court of Canada against Shaw Cablesystems alleging the company does not properly disclose the interest it…
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GATINEAU – The way the dance works in these CRTC proceedings is the applicant draws a few lines in the sand in its application and presentation, a few in…
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OTTAWA and TORONTO – The Federal Court has quashed the government’s decision that found Globalive Canadian enough to operate its Wind Mobile wireless service.
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GATINEAU – If BCE is going to own CTV (and with it, French sports channel RDS) plus the piece of the Montreal Canadiens it currently holds, then there must…
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TORONTO – Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) has scooped up the Canadian broadcast rights for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, while wireless upstart Mobilicity will provide direct…
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TORONTO – The Federal Government can add Globalive to the list of companies supporting a review of the CRTC’s usage-based billing (UBB) decision.
Gloablive, which offers Internet services under its Yak brand,…
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