TORONTO — In its third report, released today, the C.D. Howe Institute’s new telecommunications policy working group — which includes executives from Bell, Rogers, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink and Shaw, among... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout GATINEAU – Canada’s big telecoms are divided on a CRTC proposal to create a framework that would establish an independent body tasked with creating and maintaining a... Continue Reading
Telus asks for more subsidies By Ahmad Hathout GATINEAU – If the CRTC wants to encourage more investment in rural broadband and not have to shell out more subsidies, it... Continue Reading
And what still stands in their way By Greg O’Brien THE PURCHASE OF SHAW by Rogers has been a steady recurrent rumour which would crop up from time to time... Continue Reading
TORONTO — The federal government “must dramatically reduce the regulatory burden on the telecommunications industry to accelerate 5G deployment,” says the newest report from the C.D. Howe Institute’s telecommunications policy... Continue Reading
Working group includes members from Bell, Rogers, Telus, Shaw, Cogeco, Eastlink and CWTA TORONTO — Investment in the telecommunications sector is key to Canada’s future prosperity and governments must focus... Continue Reading
Feds again being asked to compensate for transitions By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA - The federal government has historically not compensated companies that must relocate their services to different spectrum bands... Continue Reading
By Robert Ghiz CANADA’S REGULATORS HAVE long recognized that facilities-based competition is the best way to achieve the objectives of high-quality services, wide network coverage, and affordable prices. Favouring facilities-based... Continue Reading
By Denis Carmel
VANCOUVER – Talk to anyone in the telecom industry and they know one of the most pressing challenges facing Canada is connecting our Indigenous communities to proper, and affordable, broadband.
In his Thursday keynote to the online Canadian Telecom Summit, Tony Geheran (above), executive vice-president, and chief customer officer, at Telus outlined the company’s commitment to connecting those communities to fibre.
Geheran went through the company’s various PureFibre, Health, Agriculture and Telus for Good spending, in the billions over the years, connecting millions of Canadians in various ways for various services.
However, what stood out in his speech was the…
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And why there’s much more to rural connectivity than funding By Lynn Greiner AN ADDITIONAL $1.75 BILLION for rural broadband, which the federal government announced this month, is certainly a... Continue Reading
