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November 11, 2020 2 weeks ago

Involving people with disabilities is crucial to success of accessibility technologies, says advocacy group

OTTAWA — A new study released today by the Canadian Association of the Deaf – Association des Sourds du Canada (CAD-ASC) has found that including people with disabilities in the... Continue Reading

November 10, 2020 3 weeks ago

UBF clears way for CRTC to lower prices and declare final wholesale rates, says TekSavvy

CHATHAM, Ont. — Independent ISP TekSavvy today voiced appreciation for the federal government’s launch yesterday of its $1.7-billion Universal Broadband Fund, which will provide subsidies for broadband infrastructure projects in... Continue Reading

November 10, 2020 3 weeks ago

Ontario increases broadband and wireless support to $995 million

TORONTO — The Ontario government last week said it would boost its spending to improve broadband and wireless access in the province to nearly $1 billion over six years. The... Continue Reading

November 10, 2020 3 weeks ago

CTAM Canada looking for new board members

TORONTO — Television industry association CTAM Canada today issued a call for applications to fill seven vacancies on its board of directors. For the 2021 board, six regular board positions... Continue Reading

November 10, 2020 3 weeks ago

Commission hits “hundreds of firms” with fines

Companies used a company which violated telemarketing rules GATINEAU — The CRTC announced today its chief compliance and enforcement officer, Steven Harroun, has taken a number of enforcement actions against... Continue Reading

November 10, 2020 3 weeks ago

Telus Health pilots electronic drug authorization solution

TORONTO — Calling it a first for Canada, Telus Health today announced it’s piloting an electronic drug prior authorization (ePA) solution in partnership with insurance and benefits provider Canada Life... Continue Reading

November 10, 2020 3 weeks ago

Local media challenges to get airtime at virtual Canadian Telecom Summit

MARKHAM, Ont. — The challenges faced by Canada’s broadcasters — local media organizations in particular — and how government can help them to compete will be the subject of a... Continue Reading

November 10, 2020 3 weeks ago

Quebecor’s marketing agency appoints two new execs

MONTREAL — Quebecor today announced the appointment of two new executives at its Colab Studio collaborative marketing agency. Sébastien Viau (pictured, left) has been hired as general manager and Hugues... Continue Reading

November 10, 2020 3 weeks ago

LoRaWAN regional parameters expand network capacity

FREMONT, Calif. — The LoRa Alliance, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for IoT low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced the release of the latest LoRaWAN... Continue Reading

November 9, 2020 3 weeks ago

Ready for applicants, $1.75B broadband fund to favour low cost, open access projects

Government promises faster action, 250,000 new connections by the end of 2021 By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The federal government announced Monday that it will begin accepting applications for its... Continue Reading

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