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Radio / Television News January 17, 2012 14 years ago

Toronto radio station applications flood CRTC

OTTAWA – More than 20 applicants have asked the CRTC to be awarded a spot on the FM dial in the crowded Toronto radio market. And that list includes broadcasting heavyweights such as Newcap, CBC and Astral. The Commission issued the call last September after Evanov Radio Group subsidiary Dufferin Communications applied to change the frequency of its station CIRR-FM Toronto, (also known as Proud 103.9), from 103.9 MHz to 88.1 MHz.  Applications were due December 19.  As Cartt.ca readers will recall, 88.1 FM is the slot formerly occupied by Ryerson University radio station CKLN which had its licence revoked by… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 16, 2012 14 years ago

Deaf push CRTC for video relay services in Canada

REGINA – Members and supporters of the deaf community gathered in front of the CRTC building in Regina on Friday as part of nine rallies across the country in support bringing Video Relay Services (VRS) to Canada. VRS makes it easier for deaf individuals to communicate using the telephone by allowing them to use sign language via video to an interpreter, who translates and speaks to the person on the other line. When the person on the other line responds, the interpreter uses sign language to communicate back to the deaf person. According to a report, despite ordering Bell to test it VRS… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 16, 2012 14 years ago

ISPs must fall under Broadcasting Act, coalition tells Supreme Court

OTTAWA – Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that provide their subscribers with access to video programming should be considered broadcasting undertakings and therefore subject to the Broadcasting Act, a coalition of Canadian content providers told the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday. At stake is whether the CRTC has the authority to regulate ISPs in a manner that furthers the objectives of the Act.  After conducting a review of its policies regarding broadcasting on the Internet, the CRTC referred the legal question of whether ISPs can be considered “broadcasting undertakings”, as defined under the Act, to the Federal Court of Appeal. … Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 16, 2012 14 years ago

CRTC scraps hearing after Brama Telecom joins CCTS

OTTAWA – Brama Telecom has become a member of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS), less than a month after being ordered to appear in front of the CRTC for its failure to do so. As Cartt.ca reported, the Richmond Hill, ON-based company was summoned to a public hearing in March where the Commission planned to review whether or not to disconnect the VoIP providers’ services. Under the Telecommunications Act, all telecommunications service providers that provide services within the scope of the CCTS’s mandate must become members after being informed by the CCTS of a complaint against it.  The… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 11, 2012 14 years ago

CMPA’s Prime Time opens registration

OTTAWA – Registration is now open for Prime Time in Ottawa 2012 scheduled for February 29 through March 2 at The Westin in Ottawa. Presented by the Canadian Media Production Association, this national networking event is geared towards Canada’s business leaders from the feature film, television, interactive media, broadcasting and telecommunications industries. This year’s event features an opening keynote from digital media visionary Robert Tercek, case studies on brand integration and creating and selling formats, global trends from comScore’s Brent Bernie, and an in-depth look at the CRTC’s new group licensing framework. Click here for more information or to register. Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 11, 2012 14 years ago

Shaw Media eyes all-news channel in BC

VANCOUVER – Shaw Media is hoping to launch British Columbia’s first all-news channel this summer, the company said Wednesday.
 
The company confirmed that it has filed an application with the CRTC for a regional, Global BC-driven all-news specialty channel to provide viewers across the province with the day’s top local, national and international headlines 24-hours-a-day.  The yet-to-be-named news network will also feature a primetime talk show hosted by veteran Global BC anchor Jill Krop.
 
“The creation of an all-news channel in B.C. demonstrates our commitment to help grow and develop Global News in new and exciting ways,” said Paul Robertson, group… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 11, 2012 14 years ago

Wanted: new CRTC chairperson

OTTAWA – The process to find the new chairperson of the CRTC is officially underway today, less than two weeks before outgoing chair Konrad von Finckenstein’s term expires on January 24. The chair, "Chief Executive Officer of the CRTC… establishes the corporate vision and values, defines the strategic priorities and plans and sets up the organization structure and operational systems and processes to guide the work of members and staff. This includes assigning members to panels and providing strong functional direction and expertise to members to enhance their conduct of delegated panel responsibilities and other areas of activity and to ensure… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 9, 2012 14 years ago

OUTtv calls out Bell for violating code, undue preference

OTTAWA – OUTtv is accusing Bell Canada of undue preference after learning that Bell intends to repackage its must-carry service as early as next month. The complaint, dated December 20, 2011, alleges that Bell refuses to distribute OUTtv in the best available package of programming services consistent with OUTtv’s genre and programming, as required by the code of conduct set out in the Commission’s new vertical integration policy.  At the same time, the complaint continues, other programming services, including Bell-owned Fashion TV, Bravo and MuchMoreMusic, are being provided with terms of distribution that are materially advantageous to those provided to OUTtv,… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 6, 2012 14 years ago

CRTC must audit incumbents’ Internet infrastructure costs, says OpenMedia.ca

VANCOUVER – Consumer group and self-described pro-Internet advocate OpenMedia.ca wants the CRTC to conduct a transparent audit and review of Internet infrastructure costs in order to stave off what it calls “backdoor rate hikes” by incumbents. After independent ISP Teksavvy announced plans to pass on bandwidth price increases to its consumers, OpenMedia.ca called on Canadians to voice their concerns to the CRTC and government through a new on-line petition which seeks to halt infrastructure access prices increases levied by the likes of Bell and Rogers against their wholesale clients. It's also asked the CRTC to conduct a transparent review into how Internet infrastructure access costs… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 4, 2012 14 years ago

TekSavvy offers unlimited “off-peak” bandwidth in response to UBB decision

CHATHAM, ON – TekSavvy is introducing unlimited off-peak hour bandwidth usage for its customers in an effort to offset increased costs for peak usage stemming from November’s CRTC decision on usage-based billing. In a note to its residential Internet customers this week, the independent ISP advised of a rate increase in February of $3 to $4 per month, and of its plan to offer new 12, 16, and 25 Mbps high-speed DSL packages.  Subscribers to its 300GB packages will also see a price increase, but the company noted that “the 300GB meter will not run between the hours of… Continue Reading
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