Chris Wilson named Interim Head of CBC Sports
TORONTO – CBC Sports chief Greg Stremlaw (right) is leaving the CBC this month to become the president and CEO of United Soccer League club Indy Eleven.
A CBC story says that Stremlaw's arrival in Indianapolis coincides with the club's proposal for a $550 million US mixed-use real estate district, a development project called Eleven Park anchored by a 20,000-seat world-class, soccer-specific stadium that meets the minimum requirement by Major League Soccer and is scheduled to be ready for the 2022 season opener.
Stremlaw says that he hopes to help bring a Major League Soccer expansion franchise…
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TWO YEARS AGO, on December 21, 2016, the CRTC acknowledged the increasing importance of Internet services to Canadians in Telecom Regulatory Policy 2016-496, in which the Commission defined fixed and mobile wireless broadband Internet access services as basic telecommunications services.
The Commission also established several new expectations for ISPs to address consumer complaints related to bill shock and contract clarity.
As a result, all ISPs that provide retail fixed broadband Internet services to individual and small business customers now must ensure their contracts and related documents clearly explain, in plain language (i) the services included in the contract (ii) any limits…
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LAS VEGAS – With wireless touting 5G, cable jumped in with 10G at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday.
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, CableLabs and Cable Europe introduced the cable industry’s vision for delivering 10 gigabit networks (or 10G), a new technology platform that will ramp up from today’s 1GB to 10 gigabits per second and beyond to consumers. To support the rollout, Intel will deliver 10 gigabit ready technology from the network infrastructure to home gateways.
According to the announcement, Rogers and Shaw Communications (both also wireless companies…) are joining U.S. cable giants…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) is crediting government policies that promote facilities-based competition for Canada’s status as a “global 4G superpower with the fastest wireless networks in the G7.”
The lobby group, which represents companies that provide wireless services and products, referenced reports such as November’s Ookla Speedtest Global Index that found that Canadian wireless networks have download speeds that are 144.3% faster than the global average, making Canada's networks the fourth fastest in the world and tops amongst G7 nations.
CWTA president and CEO Robert Ghiz also highlighted CRTC data from its 2018 Communications Monitoring…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications has rolled out its Connected for Success program to more locations in Ontario, making its inexpensive Internet service available to 300 housing partners.
Eligible families will receive 10 Mbps download speed, 100 GB of data, free installation, and modem rental for $9.99 per month, and no contract or credit check is required upon sign up.
The newest Connected for Success partners include:
Ahneen Cooperative Homes Inc., Mississauga
Cardinus Housing Co-op, Ottawa
CMHA Simcoe County Branch, Barrie
Desloges Co-op, Ottawa
Family Action Network Housing Corporation, Toronto
Gateway Co-operative Homes Apartments, Barrie
Harmony Co-operative Homes, Toronto
John Noble Apartments/ 97B Mount Pleasant, Brantford
St. James Court Non-Profit Housing Corporation,…
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OTTAWA – While increased competition has helped to push down mobile wireless plan prices, Canadians still pay more than most G7 countries and Australia, according to an annual telecom services price comparison report commissioned by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).
Prepared by Wall Communications, the 2018 edition of Price Comparisons of Wireline, Wireless and Internet Services in Canada and with Foreign Jurisdictions examined the five main telecom categories of fixed telephony, mobile wireless telephony, fixed broadband internet, mobile wireless internet and bundled services to provide a comparative price analysis of these services in Canada relative to the United…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canadians’ increasing use of Internet and mobile services helped to drive up telecommunications revenues 3.2% to $50.3 billion in 2017, slightly faster than the five-year average annual growth rate of 2.9%, the CRTC said Thursday.
In the telecom portion of its 2018 Communications Monitoring Report (CMR), the Commission said that over half (58.2%) of the total revenue share was earned by the country’s large incumbent TSPs, while 34.0% was generated by cable-based carriers, which it defines as the former cable monopolies that currently also provide telecommunications services. Resellers earned 3.6%, other service providers generated 3.2%, and small…
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SASKATOON and BURNABY – Rogers said Thursday that it has improved its wireless service in Saskatoon and in Burnaby as part of its multi-year network plan to bring gigabit LTE and 5G to its customers.
The upgrades will impact Rogers and Fido customers in Saskatoon’s Stonebridge neighbourhood as well as at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex and along a portion of Burnaby Lake.
The enhancements will also improve the wireless experience for its business customers in these areas.
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TORONTO – Claude Galipeau is joining CBC/Radio-Canada as executive vice-president, corporate development, the public broadcaster announced Tuesday.
Galipeau (pictured) is currently chief revenue officer for the Torstar Corporation, and previously held senior leadership positions with Yahoo, Syncapse, Rogers Media and Astral Media.
He will be based in Toronto and will join the ‘pubcaster beginning January 7, 2019.
“I have asked Claude to take on this role because of his deep media and digital experience, his business savvy and his keen strategic insight”, said CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait, in the announcement. “At a time when our biggest competitors are powerful global digital…
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New low-cost data only plans to be in market within 90 days
GATINEAU – The CRTC announced today it has accepted the revised low-cost data only mobile wireless plans offered – at the demand of the Commission on the impetus of federal government – by Rogers, Bell and Telus.
Further to a public proceeding launched in March, where the big national players responded by initially offering plans the Commission told them were not good enough and to try again, the wireless providers came back with better offers in September which the CRTC said…
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