By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Two years and 16 days after Rogers and Shaw announced their intention to merge, Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne indirectly approved one of Canadian history’s largest... Continue Reading
By Christopher Guly Gatineau, Que. – Neither Canadian Heritage nor the Broadcasting Act should play a role in overseeing telecommunications or the internet, Alberta Conservative member of Parliament Rachael Thomas... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s 2023 budget, released Tuesday, includes a commitment from the feds to work with regulatory agencies to reduce what it calls telecom “junk fees." “Unexpected, hidden,... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout TORONTO – The Federal Court of Appeal wrangled Tuesday with whether an IP address used to illegally download movies is enough to demonstrate proof of identity and... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Canada’s auditor general is recommending Innovation Canada come up with a specific mobile wireless connectivity target and timeline like the federal government has for high-speed... Continue Reading
REGINA – SaskTel announced Monday that it will invest roughly $413 million in the province in its fiscal 2023/2024 year, beginning April 1, and more than $1.6 billion over the... Continue Reading
Bell said there was no consultation on the need for such requirements By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Some of the country’s major telecommunications companies are telling the CRTC that the... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The CRTC has sent a letter to Rogers and Bell on Thursday asking them to lay out what off-tariff wholesale internet access agreements they have... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The CRTC is proposing Thursday to open the $750-million Broadband Fund to bankroll the maintenance of networks in remote areas, improvements to network resiliency, and... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The head of the CRTC has confirmed Thursday that the regulator is examining the issue of high international roaming rates charged by the country’s wireless... Continue Reading
