OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling for an end to what it calls “TV attack ads” in Canada in order to facilitate “open, fair and participatory”…
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HALIFAX – Bell Aliant saw its operating revenues drop by 3.7% ($27 million) in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of 2009.
The company said…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC said Wednesday that it has initiated a process to address the projected telephone number shortage that will affect British Columbia within the next six years.
The…
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OTTAWA – A coalition of private broadcasters offered their collective support to Parliament as it tabled the Copyright Bill in the House of Commons for a second reading on…
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GATINEAU – Perhaps not a full U-turn, but the CRTC did alter the way it allows Bell Canada to implement usage-based billing on certain wholesale gateway access service (GAS)…
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GATINEAU – Expanding the basic service objective to include broadband would have substantial negative financial impacts on their businesses, a group of small independent ISPs told the CRTC on Monday…
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NEW LISKEARD, Ont. – As the provision of rural broadband has been the focus of an ongoing CRTC hearing, one of the companies which faced the CRTC last…
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BURNABY – The busy back-to-school season helped drive up sales 18% year-over-year at Glentel.
The wireless retailer reported sales for its third quarter ended September 30th were $96.9 million, up from $81.9 million…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) has launched a new mentorship program to offer 40 post-secondary graduate youth the opportunity to gain work experience in the film, television…
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MONTREAL – Astral Radio is hoping to create a unique experience for its listeners and advertisers with the launch of a new interactive platform.
Developed by Emmis Interactive, the platform…
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