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Canada needs more competition (including in telecom), says Bureau
OTTAWA – Noting even “prior to the pandemic, there was already mounting concern that a rise of market power was contributing to sluggish growth, stagnant wages and deeper economic inequality in advanced economies, including Canada,” the Competition Bureau released a report on the outcome of its June 2021 Competition and Growth Summit, which suggests Canada’s telecommunication sector needs more competition.
The report, titled Canada Needs More Competition, is based on a three-day summit that brought “together leading thinkers from government, academia and business, as well as the heads of independent competition authorities from Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia…
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By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – The CRTC last week denied a request made in April by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) for a proceeding to be initiated to examine the Broadcasting Participation Fund’s (BPF) funding situation.
The BPF was set up to fund consumer and public interest groups, such as PIAC and FRPC, for their participation in broadcasting proceedings. The financing provided comes from portions of tangible benefits paid through broadcasting transactions since 2012.
Having not heard from the CRTC for several weeks after their April request, PIAC and FRPC wrote…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC announced today in Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-266 it has administratively renewed the CBC’s broadcasting licences from September 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, and extended the distribution orders for CBC News Network, ICI RDI and ICI ARTV until March 31, 2022.
The Corporation’s licences were previously administratively renewed from September 1, 2020, to August 31, 2021, and the distribution orders for CBC News Network, ICI RDI and ICI ARTV were previously extended until August 31, 2021.
The public hearings for the CBC’s licence renewals took place in January.
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MONTREAL – Bell Canada reported today a 149.7% year-over-year increase in net earnings to $734 million and 6.2% adjusted EBITDA growth to $2.5 billion in the second quarter of 2021.
“A year after COVID-19’s initial impacts in early 2020, we’ve achieved strong, sequential improvement in total customer net additions; increased consolidated revenue and adjusted EBITDA more than 6%,” said Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada, in a press release.
“Our team’s outstanding Q2 performance announced today underscores that we’re moving forward, building on Bell’s 141-year legacy of service, innovation and investment like never before to deliver…
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All options are on the table as Quebecor considers expansion
By Amanda Oye
QUEBEC – There is a chance Quebecor will move to provide multiple services outside of Quebec, Pierre Karl Péladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor indicated in a call with analysts last week.
While refraining from confirming any specific plans, Péladeau said the company has already delivered significant growth since it started in wireless leading to “limited growth opportunity in Quebec.”
Videotron, owned by Quebecor, spent nearly $830 million on spectrum in Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia (in addition to Quebec) in the recent 3500 MHz auction, which…
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Includes $20.5 million from CRTC Broadband Fund and $41 million from UBF and CTI program; plus more construction announced for SWIFT projects
GATINEAU, OTTAWA, MANITOBA and SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO — The CRTC and the federal and Ontario governments all made separate announcements today about government-funded projects to improve Internet access or mobile wireless services in rural communities across the country.
The CRTC announced 10 projects will receive up to $20.5 million in funding from the Commission’s Broadband Fund, which will potentially benefit 3,625 households in 46 communities, including 16 Indigenous communities, in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and…
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OTTAWA — The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) announced today telecom services provider MySignal.ca Solutions Inc. is in violation of a mandatory CRTC order to join the CCTS and participate in its complaints-handling process.
MySignal.ca provides Internet, phone and TV services in Canada, and must participate in the CCTS as a regulatory requirement.
After receiving a customer complaint about MySignal.ca in March 2018, the CCTS notified the company of its regulatory obligation to join the organization. Having made repeated attempts to sign MySignal.ca up without success, the CCTS referred the matter to the CRTC in June 2018.
“After a public…
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Parliament’s intent was to give CRTC broad powers, court says
By Ahmad Hathout
THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL denied an application by Groupe TVA on Wednesday, which challenged the CRTC’s authority to regulate economic disputes between parties after the regulator forced TVA to continue supplying Bell with its sports channel signal in 2019 despite a disagreement on the financial terms of the arrangement.
In April 2019, on the first night of the NHL playoffs, TVA owner Quebecor cut the signal of its TVA Sports channel to Bell viewers because it felt the terms of distribution were unfair. Since the original agreement in…
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OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada announced today the provisional results of the 3500 MHz auction, which earned a total of $8.91 billion.
The auction began in June and concluded July 23. Winning bidders have until August 13 to submit 20% of their final payment and until October 4 to submit the remaining 80%. The money will be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund administered by the Receiver General of Canada, according to an ISED press release.
In total, 15 Canadian companies were awarded 1,495 licences, 757 of which went to small and regional players.
“Results of the…
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CRTC says no to participation funding proceeding
CBC licencing decision put off until March by CRTC
Bell delivers “outstanding” Q2 performance
Videotron triple play possible outside of Quebec
Over $61.5M in rural broadband funding announced
MySignal.ca in violation of CRTC order to join CCTS
Federal Court rejects TVA appeal in sports signal saga
3500 MHz spectrum auction raises $8.9B (updated)
