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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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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
