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Radio / Television News December 6, 2012 14 years ago

When it comes to access to info, is the CBC a star, or not?

TORONTO – An improvement in how the CBC responds to Access to Information requests has bumped up its grade from an F to an A, and all it took was for senior leadership to get on board says Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada. But at least one other major media company believes Legault is giving the CBC too much credit for just showing up. On Thursday Legault released a special report to Parliament ranking the progress the CBC and Canada Post have made over the past two years on federal compliance with the access… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 6, 2012 14 years ago

CRTC to hold landmark public hearing on Northwestel’s network modernization plan

OTTAWA-GATINEAU- Northwestel is often the only choice for customers in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut seeking telecommunications services, but is it the best choice for the future? The CRTC wants residents to weigh in on the issue and has launched a public consultation on the telecommunications services that Northwestel provides to northern Canadians. Following the consultation, a public hearing will be held on June 17, 2013, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories and June 19, 2013, in Whitehorse, Yukon. "Canadians expect to have a choice of high-quality telecommunications services, regardless of where they live," said… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 6, 2012 14 years ago

Stats show number of wireless handsets lost or stolen in Canada is falling

GATINEAU – A compilation of statistics released by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association to the CRTC last week show that the number of lost or stolen wireless handsets reported to its member companies has been declining for the past two years. Given the fact that more and more Canadians are living their lives through their phones, which are becoming laden with banking and other personal data, the CRTC earlier this year demanded more and better action from the Canadian wireless industry on tracking and permanently disabling those lost or stolen devices – and on helping consumers protect themselves. As Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 6, 2012 14 years ago

Mason buys back shares in Telus – new sales may be on hold

VANCOUVER – After apparently selling off its shares in Telus last month, Mason Capital is now “re-establishing a significant long position in common shares and shifting their short position primarily to common shares,” reports Telus. The carrier cautions that due to the sudden increase in foreign ownership levels, Telus' transfer agent (Computershare) may not be able to approve new applications by non-Canadians to purchase Telus common shares, if that purchase would risk causing the company to exceed the federally mandated 33.3% foreign ownership level. Telus says the re-established long common share position at November month-end… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 5, 2012 14 years ago

CRTC denies Globalive call to review Telus? foreign ownership levels

GATINEAU – The CRTC has denied a request by Globalive (Wind Mobile) to review Telus’ foreign ownership. “The commission is satisfied that Telus’ mechanisms for ensuring its compliance are consistent with the provisions and requirements established,” and that it “does not consider there to be sufficient evidence of non-compliance on the record of this proceeding to warrant a review,” the CRTC wrote in its decision. Globalive requested the review claiming the carrier was in breach of regulations that prevent non-Canadians from owning more than 33.3% of the common shares of incumbent telcos like Telus…. Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 4, 2012 14 years ago

Rogers voices support for strong consumer wireless code

TORONTO – Rogers Communications says it supports the development of a strong national consumer wireless code that provides consumer protection standards that treat Canadians equally, regardless of where they live. The company submitted comments to the CRTC that build on the draft code that the company put forward to the regulator this past spring. Today is the final day for companies and individuals to submit their comments on developing a wireless code ahead of a proceeding that will include a public hearing beginning on February 11, 2013, in Gatineau, Que.

Radio / Television News December 3, 2012 14 years ago

CBC/Radio-Canada: Corp. boosts commitments in face of criticism; holds fast on Radio 2 ads

GATINEAU – Having heard nine days of complaints, plaudits and the general direction of questions being asked by commissioners CBC/Radio-Canada committed to air more programs of national interest (PNI), regional French-language programming and children’s TV shows during the reply stage of its CRTC licence renewal hearing which wrapped up on Friday. Some of the new proposals in French language services include 100 hours of per year of original Canadian programming, a commitment to do its best to reach 10 hours of local production in the Windsor market beginning in September 2013, and a willingness to accept a condition of licence… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 30, 2012 14 years ago

That’s a wrap: CBC calls again for flexibility on last day of licence renewal hearings

OTTAWA – On its final day before the CRTC to consider its licence renewal, CBC/Radio-Canada once again called for a flexible regulatory framework to allow it to “evolve with the landscape.” In concluding two weeks of public hearings the corporation used the opportunity to reiterate its commitment to the “essential and unique role that the public broadcaster plays in the Canadian broadcasting system,” the challenges it faces in fulfilling that role, and the need for regulatory flexibility and additional revenue opportunities to meet those challenges. "We have a clear mandate from Parliament and a… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News November 30, 2012 14 years ago

CBC/Radio-Canada: Independent ‘casters say taxpayer-backed competition “unconscionable”, “unethical”

GATINEAU – On the second to last day of the CBC license renewal hearing, we heard perhaps the most blunt opposition yet to the public broadcaster’s request to be able to sell ad time on Radio 2 and Espace Musique, from Moses Znaimer’s company. MZ Media, a division of Znaimer’s Zoomer Media which owns Classical 96.3 and 103.1 FM and AM 740 (as well as Vision TV and some other television assets) told CRTC commissioners Thursday that letting another station in the Toronto market sell advertising will make an already tough market, worse. And, to allow an organization already funded… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News November 29, 2012 14 years ago

Days numbered for area codes in Ontario/Alberta – CRTC

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC says it’s beginning plans now to respond to a telephone number shortage expected to impact southern Ontario and all regions of Alberta by 2017/18. The Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA) has advised the CRTC that southern Ontario area codes 226 and 519 are expected to run out of telephone numbers by January 2017. The CNA has also advised that all area codes in Alberta, 403, 587 and 780, are expected to run out by June 2018. The CNA administers the distribution of phone numbers in Canada under the oversight of the CRTC. Continue Reading

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