ONTARIO – While Ontario Connects has generally been welcomed by the industry, organizations that represent small, independent internet service providers have some concerns about how the province’s $4 billion plan... Continue Reading
By Amanda Oye
LARGE INTERNET SERVICE providers have been the recipients of the vast amount of funding from the Universal Broadband Fund that had been allocated as of June 30th, 2021.
Jay Thomson, CEO of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), compiled publicly available data, which shows Videotron, Cogeco, Bell, Telus and Rogers have been the major winners of UBF funding (see chart below).
The data takes into account two sets of funding. The first is funding from the UBF’s Rapid Response stream and the second is from the Canada-Quebec Operation High-Speed project, which received half of its $826.3-million funding from…
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CANADIAN ISP SUMMIT organizers, the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), revealed today Adam Growe will be back to host this year’s virtual... Continue Reading
REGISTRATION OPENED TODAY for the 11th annual Canadian ISP Summit, which this year is taking place virtually from September 28 to 29. The two-day virtual conference is being presented jointly... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER and OTTAWA — In response to Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne’s announcement last week the 3500 MHz spectrum auction scheduled for June 15 will not be... Continue Reading
CCSA, Distributel, Novus want application process reopened to allow more telecoms to participate in auction TORONTO — Independent telecom service providers Distributel Communications, Novus Entertainment and the Canadian Communication Systems... Continue Reading
THE 2021 CANADIAN ISP SUMMIT, which this year is being organized as a virtual event jointly by the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance... Continue Reading
CRTC focuses on accelerating regional carrier network builds. Eyes now on Cogeco if regulatory conditions satisfy mobile entry By Ahmad Hathout GATINEAU – In requiring the country’s largest telecommunications companies... Continue Reading
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. — The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) announced today the winners of the Tuned-In Canada 2021 awards which celebrate the contributions CCSA-member independent communications companies make to their... Continue Reading
By Denis Carmel GATINEAU – The Accessible Canada Act (ACA) came into force on 11 July 2019, with the objective of realizing a Canada without barriers for people with disabilities.... Continue Reading
