February 12, 2013 12 years ago

Wireless Code: Commission worries customers are being overcharged

GATINEAU – CRTC commissioners said they are concerned Canadian wireless companies are overcharging their customers when the device subsidy is paid off and there isn’t a corresponding drop in… Continue Reading

January 30, 2013 12 years ago

WIRELESS CODE: No word on three-year contracts, handset subsidies or service pricing troubles some

GATINEAU – Wind Mobile has some pretty harsh words for the CRTC’s attempt at creating a wireless code of conduct for mobile service providers. The upstart carrier says the… Continue Reading

January 28, 2013 12 years ago

Draft wireless code released, Canadians asked to help online (careful, there’s some vitriol there)

GATINEAU – The fine print shouldn’t be so fine and it should be written using regular words people understand, says the CRTC. The Commission is putting the interests of consumers… Continue Reading

January 22, 2013 12 years ago

Conventional BDU-based TV not going away any time soon while wireless faces spectrum shortage

THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE danger of conventional pay TV being bumped off its dominant perch among all media by over the top services. In fact, nearly all of… Continue Reading

December 14, 2012 13 years ago

CBC/Radio-Canada: Public broadcaster’s concessions not enough for interveners (clarified)

OTTAWA – The promise of more regional and children’s programming as well as more programs of national interest (PNI) were not enough for some of CBC/Radio-Canada’s detractors. In final… Continue Reading

December 11, 2012 13 years ago

Corus defends OWN programming choices before CRTC

GATINEAU – Corus Entertainment executives strongly defended the choices it has made in in bringing Oprah Winfrey’s cable channel to Canada in front of the CRTC Tuesday. The company brought… Continue Reading

December 3, 2012 13 years ago

CBC/Radio-Canada: Corp. boosts commitments in face of criticism; holds fast on Radio 2 ads

GATINEAU – Having heard nine days of complaints, plaudits and the general direction of questions being asked by commissioners CBC/Radio-Canada committed to air more programs of national interest (PNI),… Continue Reading

November 27, 2012 13 years ago

CBC/Radio-Canada: QMI wants action on access to information; creatives fret over flexibility

GATINEAU – Quebecor Media renewed its assault on CBC/Radio-Canada’s access to information practices during the corporation’s licence renewal hearing on Monday by requesting the CBC include access… Continue Reading

November 23, 2012 13 years ago

CBC/Radio-Canada: Shaw supports push for greater flexibility; CMPA calls out CBC on terms of trade

GATINEAU – CBC’s call for greater regulatory flexibility to help it deal with the new realities of the broadcasting environment got some support on the fourth day of its… Continue Reading

November 20, 2012 13 years ago

CBC/Radio-Canada: Changing broadcast environment demands more flexibility, says Lacroix

GATINEAU – The Canadian broadcast environment has changed considerably since 1999, the last time CBC/Radio-Canada appeared before the CRTC for a licence renewal hearing, and the changes in the… Continue Reading