OTTAWA – The CRTC on Thursday denied an application by British Columbia’s minister of transportation and infrastructure (MOTI) to suspend a November decision that forces it to enter agreements with... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The CRTC said in a letter late last month that it has accepted a request by Quebecor and Rogers to hear the telecoms’ dispute over... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout MONTREAL – Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau said Thursday it is “essential” that the company’s Videotron subsidiary gets access to last mile fibre under the current wholesale... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The CRTC has ordered Tuesday several changes be made to the proposed tariff pages of the national players and has set a timeline for the... Continue Reading
By Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor The Online Streaming Act (bill C-11) has been passed. This means foreign streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon and YouTube will... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout TORONTO – Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri said Wednesday that the company’s side agreements with Videotron that are part of its deal to acquire Shaw are “not much... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers said Monday night it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Canadian operations of BAI Communications, which has the exclusive rights to build the Toronto Transit... Continue Reading
Clarification: A previous version of this story omitted that TekSavvy does indeed have previous experience using Bell's transport facilities where it is the dominant carrier, just not for regulated wholesale... Continue Reading
TORONTO and MONTREAL -- Rogers and Videotron announced Monday that they have closed their respective purchases of Shaw and Freedom, after the innovation minister blessed the mega-merger on Friday. The... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Two years and 16 days after Rogers and Shaw announced their intention to merge, Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne indirectly approved one of Canadian history’s largest... Continue Reading