GATINEAU - Canada’s public and private broadcasters are urging the CRTC to implement a local-into-local signal carriage regime for the country’s direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast distributors, saying the time has come... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Citing the CRTC’s genre exclusivity policy and a nearly identical programming schedule, Pelmorex Communications says Corus Entertainment’s application for a category 2 specialty channel providing community news, information... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Canada’s major cable companies and telcos are squaring off against MTS Allstream and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre over the CRTC’s authority to mandate broadband as an essential... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – When it comes to licensing the 28GHz band, Canada’s wireless operators generally agree with Industry Canada’s proposed framework, documents submitted to the department via its call for comments... Continue Reading
ARTISTS AND PRODUCTION groups argue that any national digital economy strategy has to take into account the impact that TV and film production has on the Canadian economy.The Canadian Film... Continue Reading
WHILE SPECTRUM AND rural broadband were two of the major themes to emerge from the federal government’s digital economy consultation, there were a number of others worth highlighting, such as... Continue Reading
MANY OF THE SUBMISSIONS to the digital economy consultation offered recommendations on what the federal government should do, or not do, to ensure every Canadian household has access to high-speed... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Internet Light and Power president Tristan Goguen believes large enterprises and mid-sized businesses are increasingly turning to best-of breed individual services over turnkey communications packages from a single... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC’s proposal to include broadband as part of the basic service objective (BSO) for telcos is getting lukewarm support, at best. The Commission proposed the idea in... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – While wireless incumbents and newcomers vehemently disagree on future auction rules, both say Industry Canada has to get a move on, and make the decisions required to open... Continue Reading
