February 5, 2015 8 years ago

Videotron assessing options after CRTC says it violated community TV policy

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Videotron’s French-language community channel MAtv is not serving the diverse cultural communities in Greater Montreal, the CRTC told the Quebec broadcaster Wednesday, before approving its request for an... Continue Reading

January 30, 2015 8 years ago

CRTC’s mobile TV decision “a shock”, says Bell

TORONTO – The CRTC left no doubt as to its stance on an open internet when it clamped down on Bell and Videotron’s practice of exempting their own mobile television... Continue Reading

January 30, 2015 8 years ago

CRTC fumbles simsub regs for Super Bowl, says Bell Media

TORONTO – The topic of simultaneous substitution always comes up a lot at this time of year, in the same breath as the Super Bowl and its nifty new ads.While... Continue Reading

January 21, 2015 8 years ago

Bell, City of Hamilton, square off in front of CRTC

OTTAWA – The CRTC has been asked to step in to help resolve a standoff between Bell Canada and the City of Hamilton over a new municipal access agreement (MAA).In... Continue Reading

January 16, 2015 8 years ago

Wind Mobile aggressively courts Mobilicity customers

TORONTO – Wind Mobile is wooing customers of struggling Mobilicity with an appealing new offer that promises six months of free service.The promotion, which dropped Thursday and runs through January... Continue Reading

December 17, 2014 8 years ago

UPDATED: Glentel calls Rogers’ injunction to halt Bell sale “meritless”

BURNABY - Independent wireless retailer Glentel said Wednesday that the terms of a retail agreement that it renewed with Rogers Wireless earlier this year is not enough to block its... Continue Reading

November 22, 2014 8 years ago

CRTC should ice complaints over online NHL exclusives, says Rogers

TORONTO – Rogers wants the CRTC to dismiss Bell’s allegations that its new GamePlus online hockey viewing app provides Rogers with an “anticompetitive advantage.” In a submission Thursday to the Commission,... Continue Reading

October 8, 2014 8 years ago

While others bet big on media, Telus goes all-in on health care

TORONTO – “What’s the phone company doing in healthcare?” That’s a question that Paul Lepage (right), president of Telus Health, and Michael Guerriere (left), its chief medical officer, hear often.The answer,... Continue Reading

September 24, 2014 8 years ago

New BlackBerry Passport aimed ‘squarely’ at mobile professionals

TORONTO – BlackBerry executive chairman and CEO John Chen paraphrased a line from a popular Huey Lewis and the News song Wednesday while showing off the company’s new Passport smartphone. ... Continue Reading

September 1, 2014 8 years ago

Feds move to axe paper bill fees

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The federal government said that it will force the communication industry to abandon paper bill charges after the country’s biggest companies failed to commit to doing so at... Continue Reading