The CRTC said it will not alter the Feb. 13 implementation deadline for Telus, Bell and SaskTel to provide competitors with workable access to their fibre networks in a decision last week... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri said more customers than expected used the company's credit card to finance handsets in the fourth quarter, which saw lower net adds in... Continue Reading
Continuing the expansion of its all-fibre network in the York Region area north of Toronto, telMAX announced last week its advanced internet service, featuring symmetrical upload and download speeds up to 4... Continue Reading
In a decision published Tuesday on its website, the CRTC has denied an April 2024 application from the Regional County Municipality of D’Autray that sought to have Bell refund costs associated with corrective work... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is directing the country’s legacy telcos on Tuesday to modify their tariffs to address certain issues surrounding corrective and make-ready work to hasten access by... Continue Reading
The CRTC is looking for input on how to improve the routing of calls and texts to Canada’s 988 suicide crisis helpline service. Currently, when someone calls 988, the call... Continue Reading
By Mark Goldberg, a telecommunications consultant
The headlines were breathless – Canada’s telecom regulator is going to cut the cost of internet services for people living in the far north
What…
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Freedom Mobile announced Tuesday 5G+ access is now available across all Freedom monthly mobile phone plans, regardless of price, for customers using a compatible phone within Freedom’s 5G+ network coverage area. Current... Continue Reading
Telus quietly purchased the residential internet customers of wholesaler City Wide Communications through its subsidiary Altima last summer, the Vancouver-based telecom confirmed. “As a new entrant in the region, Altima... Continue Reading
Following its Jan. 16 launch of a public consultation on implementing a far north internet subsidy, the CRTC last week asked the body it proposes will be administrator of the subsidy how... Continue Reading
