OTTAWA - To cap or not to cap, that is the burning question in comments to Industry Canada’s proposals for its upcoming auction of unassigned AWS-3 and 700 MHz band... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2015-96 ushered in sweeping changes to the Canadian broadcast system, namely a skinny basic and an a la carte channel regime. But the Let’s Talk... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Rogers Media resolutely defended its decision to cut all news programming from its ethnic OMNI stations and replace it with current affairs shows before a Parliamentary committee on... Continue Reading
GATINEAU and YELLOWKNIFE – Northwestel has told the CRTC that unless it's allowed to levy a $20 per customer surcharge on standalone residential DSL customers in band H1 communities or... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC’s seemingly willy-nilly approach to mete out non-compliance justice leaves a lot to be desired, according to a panel of experts at the Communications Law and Policy... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The merging of the statutes governing the communications industry has been addressed a number of times in the past. The first panel session at this year’s Communications Law... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - “It’s a great day for broadband in rural Canada without a doubt.” That was Chris Johnston, executive VP of marketing at Xplornet Communications Inc., in an interview with... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Wind Mobile’s hopes of securing spectrum in the 2500 MHz band to add to its meager holdings have been dashed, while Telus Corp. was able to secure 40... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - The Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) is again fighting wholesale service rates of the established telecom and cable companies. The group of independent ISPs is now telling the... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - New wireless entrants got their wish. The CRTC has concluded that Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications and Telus Corp. “have the ability and incentive” to impose wholesale roaming terms,... Continue Reading
