FRPC and PIAC request for oral hearing also denied The CRTC last week denied a request from Telus asking for the regulator to separate its inquiry into whether new fees... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Friday launched a show-cause proceeding requiring Bell to show why its practice of selling locked devices isn’t a violation of the Wireless Code. In... Continue Reading
A coalition of screen sector organizations is asking the federal government to uphold a requirement that streamers contribute financially to Canadian content. The open letter is in response to the... Continue Reading
Heritage commitee recommended collecting data to address media deserts By Ahmad Hathout As the news industry faces an uncertain future, a team of researchers is working to map all news... Continue Reading
The CRTC on Monday announced it has administratively renewed the broadcasting licences for various television programming undertakings, networks and broadcasting distribution undertakings from Sept. 1, 2026 to Aug. 31, 2027. These licence... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Chris MacDonald, the former CRTC commissioner for Atlantic Canada and Nunavut and a longtime Rogers Communications senior manager, has passed away following an undisclosed illness. He was 44. While still studying... Continue Reading
By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca, and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024)
“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,'” Alice said.
Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!'”
“But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument,'” Alice objected.
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”
“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”
“The question…
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By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC said Thursday that Bell must pay for all corrective work to attach third-party equipment for which it did not issue an invoice to Quebecor before... Continue Reading
Crave subs top five million By Ahmad Hathout Bell executives said Thursday that the company will focus on trade-in and other “device residual programs,” rather than device discounting, to address... Continue Reading
The CRTC wants to know if Selkirk and its surrounding areas in Manitoba can home an additional commercial FM station. The regulator, which made the call for comments Monday, received... Continue Reading
