OTTAWA – In pledging to cap cellphone and internet prices as part of its quest to form the next federal government, the NDP faced a fierce backlash on Friday – not from its political opponents but from the industry it targeted.
Campaigning in Toronto, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said the party doesn’t just want a price cap, which it says would result in an annual savings of $250 for families, but also wants the CRTC to impose on telecom companies a “mandatory affordable, unlimited data plan.”
He explained price caps have worked in the U.S. and Australia,…
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ON FRIDAY THE 13TH, the large cable companies as well as Bell filed motions in Federal Court requesting leave to appeal the CRTC’s recent decision on Wholesale High Speed Access pricing. Cable companies also requested a stay of CRTC’s decision, meaning that the Commission decision would not apply until the Court issued its ruling.
As there has been much chatter about these appeals, and others which may come, Cartt.ca thought it would shed some light on the various processes.
The Telecommunications Act provide three ways for parties to appeal CRTC’s decisions. It should be noted that the Broadcasting Act provides…
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CHATHAM – Independent ISP TekSavvy told customers today they will be seeing lower prices and upgraded internet packages, thanks to the recent CRTC decision on the rates the company must pay to incumbent operators for wholesale access.
It was a, well, savvy bit of timing, since five of those incumbents filed a motion for leave to appeal the Commission decision today as well.
TekSavvy said today in a release over 85% of its customers will benefit from reduced prices or upgraded, unlimited data plans on their next monthly bill, as the ISP streamlines…
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OTTAWA – Saying the CRTC has erred in law and jurisdiction five different ways, Canada’s incumbent cable operators have filed for leave to appeal the recent CRTC decision on aggregated wholesale internet rates. The companies have also filed for a stay of that Commission decision (Telecom Order 2019-288), as well, until a decision on the appeal is set.
Having spent billions of dollars over the years on their networks, Rogers, Shaw, Vidéotron, Cogeco and Eastlink say the rates the Commission has set are below their costs – and the retroactive amount to be paid back…
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TORONTO – Data On Tap announced this week it has completed its registration with the CRTC as a proposed full MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator).
Commission requirements for becoming a full MVNO (CRTC 2015-496) “are made up of three major parts – a core network solution, the ability to handle customer billing and provisioning, and a wholesale agreement with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO). These requirements must be met within 365 days of registration,” outlines the dotmobile press release.
“We decided early on to be a full MVNO – to deploy…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC today announced that the Voter Contact Registry is now accepting registrations, and will accept them until 48 hours after the federal election, to be held October 21st.
As part of the legal requirements for the Voter Contact Registry, anyone (including candidates and political parties, corporations, trade associations and other persons or groups) using the services of a calling service provider to call voters during the election must register with the CRTC within 48 hours of making the first call. The calling service provider is also obligated to register with the CRTC during all federal election…
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Rogers Infinte customers surpass 750,000
TORONTO – A handful of Canadian telecom executives didn’t hold back on their thoughts about the CRTC’s ruling on wholesale internet, MVNOs and more during BMO’s 20th Annual Media and Telecom Conference, held Tuesday.
“The footprint as a…
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NORTH BAY, Ont. – Canada’s Rural & Remote Broadband Conference today announced the line-up of speakers for its inaugural event.
Victor Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade will keynote Wednesday’s lunch address. “A theme for the conference is how rural and remote broadband impacts economic development, and as such Minister Fedeli’s insights cannot be missed,” said conference founder Amedeo Bernardi, in the press release.
The conference, themed “Bridging the Digital Divide” will be held at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre in North Bay, from November 12th to 14th.
Chris Seidl, the CRTC’s executive director, telecommunications will…
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TORONTO — Rogers announced it is the first national carrier to allow smartphone customers to finance the entire cost of their devices, by extending its financing options to include taxes on phones.
With its new device financing option, Rogers is letting customers get every phone for $0 down with 0% interest and no taxes paid upfront.
In July, Rogers announced its Edge Financing options that allowed customers to get the latest smartphones such as the Samsung Note 10 and iPhone XS at $0 down, 0% interest, with the retail price of the device paid through equal monthly payments over 24 months….
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TORONTO — The Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) announced the agenda for this fall’s Canadian ISP Summit is now online. The three-day summit is scheduled to take place November 4-6 at the Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre.
In addition to several technical sessions, the Canadian ISP Summit promises a number of keynote addresses by notable industry speakers, along with a regulatory forum panel discussion moderated by Globe and Mail telecom journalist Christine Dobby, and a fireside chat with former CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein.
The current agenda for the Canadian ISP Summit can be found here. Online registration…
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