MPs wouldn't bite, thoughGATINEAU – Rogers Communications told the CRTC Thursday that the National Broadband Task Force and the Information Highway Task Force can serve as models for a new... Continue Reading
Or should we consider broadband like roads or sewers?GATINEAU – If the CRTC is going to implement a subsidy to support the rollout of broadband in rural and remote area,... Continue Reading
Other subsidies can be re-directed, tooGATINEAU – The CRTC’s primary role when it comes to ensuring broadband is accessible by all Canadians should be to focus on the deployment of... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – In an unprecedented move, CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais used a break in the Basic Service Objective hearing to make a significant point through a personal address to the... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – So far, the CRTC’s basic service objective (BSO) hearing has been largely focused on broadband backbone network, speed and data caps, but on Thursday, the panel of commissioners... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - Including broadband in a redefined basic service objective (BSO) is an absolute requirement, the Nunavut Broadband Development Corp. (NBDC) and SSi Group of Companies told the CRTC on... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - The Government of Yukon and the Kativik Regional Government both told the CRTC on the first day of its basic service obligation (BSO) hearing that broadband is an... Continue Reading
Digital strategy, broadband for urban poor, not addressedOTTAWA – After years of neglect, outright disdain and budget cuts from the previous government, CBC/Radio-Canada is getting what some consider a much... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – A Bell Canada application seeking the forbearance of wireless access service (WAS) has support from network partner Telus, saying there are plenty of alternatives. Rogers Communications, on the... Continue Reading
MP fumes his local anchors are now in TorontoOTTAWA – The ongoing local television struggles were the topic of the day at the Heritage Committee this week as it kicked... Continue Reading
