OTTAWA – Matthew Boswell has been appointed commissioner of competition for a five-year term after serving as its interim commissioner since May 2018.
Boswell first joined the Bureau in January…
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THE 2006 POLICY DIRECTIVE to the CRTC (which came under then-PM Stephen Harper and then-Industry Minister Maxime Bernier) said the Commission must regulate based on…
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OTTAWA – TNW Wireless Inc. is eligible to operate as a wireless carrier in Canada and may begin offering mobile wireless services after it proves that it has complied…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC on Monday yanked the basic international telecommunications services licences of 37 companies that it says have failed to comply with the conditions of licence.
All entities that…
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GATINEAU – Two days after the ISED Minister Navdeep Bains issued a proposed policy direction requiring the CRTC to put Canadian consumers at the forefront of all future…
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LONDON – Virginia-based OneWeb launched its first six broadband satellites this week as it forges ahead with its plan to provide Internet and telecommunications services across the planet.
The initial…
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REGINA – SaskTel is rolling out its maxTV Stream IPTV platform in 19 more rural communities.
Pre-loaded with 55 channels, VoD, and built in apps for accessing Netflix, Crave and…
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VICTORIA – Vecima Networks and Rincon have formalized a partnership that combines Vecima's Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) and video products with Rincon's professional services, global reach and optical expertise.
Rincon's…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Communications is selling its business information and communications technology services subsidiary Cogeco Peer 1 Inc. to investment firm Digital Colony for $720 million.
Cogeco Peer 1’s portfolio…
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CHATHAM, ON – TekSavvy has brought its IPTV service TekSavvy TV to Ottawa.
Launched in association with its affiliate cable company Hastings Cable Vision, TekSavvy TV offers customers access to…
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