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May 26, 2020 11 hours ago

Independent wants CRTC to make Eastlink relocate interconnection point

GATINEAU — Dartmouth, N.S.-based independent telecom provider City Wide Communications has asked the CRTC to order Eastlink to relocate a third-party Internet access (TPIA) point of interconnection to a more... Continue Reading

May 26, 2020 14 hours ago

Canada to co-lead initiative to counter election interference

OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is taking a leadership role in a new initiative to counter online election interference, as part of the Paris Call for Trust and Security... Continue Reading

May 26, 2020 14 hours ago

Legal experts join COVI contact tracing app project

MONTREAL — Former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour and former Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Louise Otis are now helping Montreal-based contact tracing mobile app developer COVI Canada, it... Continue Reading

May 26, 2020 14 hours ago

Ericsson Canada outlines how it is responding to Covid-19

TORONTO — As Canada’s telecom network operators have responded to significant traffic demands during the Covid-19 crisis, Ericsson Canada has been working with many of them to ensure Canadians stay... Continue Reading

May 25, 2020 1 day ago

Rovi vs. Videotron zoomed into trial on “trick play” and “time warp”

By Denis Carmel MONTREAL – In a motion filed on June 23, 2017, Rovi/Tivo accused Videotron of patent infringement on components inside set-top boxes which Videotron uses to provide programming... Continue Reading

May 25, 2020 2 days ago

Canada’s networks stay strong during Covid-19 crisis

OTTAWA — A recent Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association survey compiling data from some of Canada’s telecom providers released today gives insight into just how much Canadians’ consumption of telecom services... Continue Reading

May 25, 2020 2 days ago

New report sings Canada’s rural mobile speed praises

LONDON, U.K. — Rural mobile subscribers in Canada enjoy some of the fastest download speeds in the world, says the latest report from mobile analytics company Opensignal. Released today, The... Continue Reading

May 25, 2020 2 days ago

Commission to arbitrate Cogeco-Bell Media VRAK dispute

GATINEAU — The CRTC has accepted Cogeco Connexion’s request for final offer arbitration with Bell Media regarding a dispute between the companies over wholesale rates for distribution of Bell’s French... Continue Reading

May 25, 2020 2 days ago

Service provider fails to honour promised promotion: CCTS

OTTAWA — A new case study published on the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) website serves as a reminder to service providers they are expected to honour their... Continue Reading

May 25, 2020 2 days ago

Rogers and Apple partner to support Cowichan Valley students

COWICHAN VALLEY, B.C. — Rogers Communications is working with Apple to provide iPads with free Rogers wireless data plans to students in Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley School District to support... Continue Reading

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