VANCOUVER – Some 88% of Canadians strongly or moderately support a ban on hand-held cell phones while driving, according to a new Angus Reid Strategies survey. Seven in ten respondents... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Some 45% of Canadians support amendments to the Copyright Act, while 45% oppose them and 10% are undecided, according to a recent Angus Reid Strategies poll. Earlier in... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Ten-digit dialing will be introduced on Monday in parts of British Columbia and Alberta to meet a growing demand for phone numbers. The 778 area code currently in... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has ordered Bell Canada to publicly disclose information about the level of congestion on its network in conjunction with a dispute with ISPs over the company’s... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Canada’s highest court ruled on Friday that the planned $52-billion leveraged acquisition of BCE can go ahead. The Supreme Court of Canada decision was made public at 4:30... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Will we have smart Internet networks, or big fat dumb pipes? If net neutrality proponents win the debate, we’ll wind up with big fat dumb pipes that’ll be... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Property tax payers in Canadian cities are subsidizing the telecommunications industry by more than $107 million a year, according to a new report released today by the Federation... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Telehop Communications Inc. announced Wednesday an arm’s length strategic industry participant has offered to buy all the outstanding shares of the company. The aggregate offer price will be... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canada’s TV distributors generated $8.95 billion in revenues in 2007, according to the CRTC’s statistical and financial summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution companies released Wednesday. The cable companies... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday reserved judgement on an appeal of the $53-million takeover of BCE Inc. by a consortium, including the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.... Continue Reading
