The following is an abridged version of keynote address delivered to the Canadian ISP Summit last week, by Geoff White, executive director and general counsel, Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC).
TORONTO – Last year, the CNOC keynote address was titled “Independents Unite: How We Are Fighting for a Fairer Today and a Stronger Tomorrow.” Well, it’s tomorrow now, and there’s a lot to reflect upon as we head into the future. So, the title of today’s remarks is “Where do we go from here?”
First, let’s take stock. Since we last met, a couple of major things that should not…
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TORONTO — Organizers of the 2022 Canadian Telecom Summit (CTS) announced today details of the panel discussion “5G Edge and Cloud Innovation for Government, Enterprise, and SMB” that will take place during this year’s conference.
Scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET, the panel will be moderated by Vanessa Little, global chief technology officer of Interdynamix.
Panellists include Marshall Berkin, vice-president of industry solutions at Telus, Yasir Hussain, chief technology officer of Ericsson Canada, Manish Mangal, global business head of network services and 5G at Tech Mahindra, and Roger Perryman, senior business industry advisor, communications and media, to…
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TORONTO — The CTAM Canada Broadcaster Forum is back in person this year and will take place at Meridian Hall in downtown Toronto on Nov. 15 from 12 p.m.-7 p.m.
The half-day event will feature insightful presentations from key industry leaders, findings from CTAM Canada’s annual research study on video consumption, and a panel discussion focusing on the issues that matter most to members, including new revenue streams.
A cocktail reception offering networking opportunities will follow.
Registration for the event, which costs $89 plus taxes for CTAM Canada members, is open until Oct. 31. The price for non-members is $130 plus taxes.
For…
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MONTRÉAL — La Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ) released a statement today saying it deplores what it calls Radio-Canada’s “incomprehensible decision” to no longer broadcast the Gala Québec Cinéma on ICI Télé.
Radio-Canada announced its decision on Monday in a press release, saying it informed the management of Québec Cinéma of the possibility last June during a meeting following the last Gala.
“After careful consideration, we came to the conclusion that other strategies could allow us to more effectively increase the visibility of local films and artists,” reads an English translation of Radio-Canada’s press release.
Radio-Canada’s…
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Are we getting closer?
By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – This morning the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications (TRCM) heard from Abacus Data, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), David Bussières, a singer and producer, Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) and the Canada Media Fund (CMF).
Abacus
David Coletto, CEO of the polling firm Abacus, was taken to task by some when Abacus published a survey done for Google on Bill C-18 but was left alone when it appeared he would not talk about the results, which are proprietary.
SOCAN and David Bussières
They were clear: this bill has…
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By Howard Law
I KEEP THINKING I have written my last post on the Bill C-11 debate over regulation of user generated content and discoverability, but I am always wrong.
The issue continues to consume almost all the Parliamentary oxygen available. The Conservatives have made it a big part of their branding and fundraising. Now there is speculation that the Poilievre leadership is thinking about a third filibuster, this time in the Senate which had previously agreed to return the bill to the House by Nov. 18.
C-11 has given us our own Canadian culture wars, divisive on the basis of ideology,…
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SUDBURY, Ont. — Rogers Communications announced today a five-year strategic partnership with NORCAT, a global leader in the development and provision of skilled labour training and innovation services, to enable and accelerate the adoption of smart mining technology in the global mining industry.
This collaboration will see Rogers establish the Rogers Technology Centre of Excellence at the NORCAT Underground Centre in Sudbury, Ont., “to bring innovative new solutions to life and increase efficiency, safety, and productivity in the global mining industry,” says a press release.
“As part of our commitment to driving leading-edge innovation within mining, construction, and other industrial…
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WINDSOR, Ont. — Telus announced today it has been selected by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association of Canada (APMA) as the exclusive provider of 5G connectivity for the all-Canadian zero-emission concept vehicle Project Arrow.
Described in a Telus email announcement as “Canada’s first fully electric, zero emission vehicle designed, engineered and built in Canada, by Canadians, with Canadian suppliers,” the Project Arrow prototype (right) was unveiled during APMA’s annual conference held today in Windsor, Ont.
“The concept vehicle will be taken on tour across North America beginning in 2023 to showcase the…
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TORONTO – Attendees of the Competitive Network Operators of Canada’s 2022 ISP Summit received a surprise visit earlier today from MP and industry committee member Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (above) who spoke about competition, affordability and universal access.
He noted his frustration with the CRTC and its 2021 decision to backtrack on its previous wholesale rates decision, stating he viewed it “as the CRTC screwing things up and then throwing up their hands and saying oh this is actually too hard for us to fix… so we’re actually going to have to not deal with this anymore.” (He previously made his…
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TORONTO – While attendees of the Competitive Network Operators of Canada’s (CNOC) 2022 ISP Summit heard yesterday about the “unfriendly regulatory environment for competitors”, CNOC executive director and general counsel Geoff White highlighted today the reasons they have to still be optimistic about the future.
During his keynote speech titled “Where Do We Go From Here?”, White did not deny the last year has been difficult. He spoke about the recent wave of acquisitions in the industry (CNOC members VMedia and Distributel included), Rogers’ nationwide outage and the CRTC’s lack of movement on key files including one…
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