TORONTO – With less than two weeks until the start of the 2016 Canadian Telecom Summit, Videotron president and CEO Manon Brouillette, Xplornet Communications president and CEO Allison Lenehan,…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for feedback on its proposed standard conditions of licence for television stations, discretionary services and on-demand services.
During its Let’s Talk TV policy review,…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC is calling Bell, Rogers, Shaw and Videotron to a public hearing in September to review the rollout of their skinny basic TV packages and implementation…
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Outlines fresh approach to local news
OTTAWA – The national public broadcaster got a relatively easy ride at the Heritage committee on Thursday. CBC/Radio-Canada was given the opportunity…
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Ontario commissioner not named to most panels
OTTAWA – The conflict between CRTC Ontario commissioner Raj Shoan and chairman Jean-Pierre Blais has escalated again.
Earlier this month, Shoan filed another judicial…
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HALIFAX – Eastlink will roll out wireless service in northern Ontario starting June 1.
Eastlink Wireless is currently available in most of Nova Scotia and PEI. Mobile…
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OTTAWA – The CBC is asking the CRTC to allow it to continue selling ads on its Radio 2 and ICI Musique (formerly Espace musique) properties for another two years.
The…
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MORRIS, MB – Bell and MTS have announced plans to extend broadband wireless coverage along Highway 75, Manitoba's main transportation corridor linking Winnipeg with the United States border.
Highway 75…
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TORONTO – TSN and RDS have extended their multi-media rights agreement for exclusive coverage of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) Ice Hockey World Championship through 2023.
The IIHF Ice Hockey World…
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REGINA – SaskTel said late Thursday that Unifor has voted in favour of ratifying a new three year collective agreement after its current collective agreement expired March 12, 2016.
The…
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