GATINEAU – With the large Canadian telecom players reading the writing on the wall (where it appears the Commission is seriously considering some sort of new code of conduct for telecom sales practices) a few of the larger carriers last week set out some ideas for commissioners to consider while they deliberate.
Each company last week essentially told the CRTC during its hearing into telecom sales practices the same thing: “There’s no problem with us when it comes to selling wired or wireless products and services to Canadians.” If there is, added most of the intervenors, the problem stems mainly…
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GATINEAU – Back in August, when the CRTC and researcher Ipsos launched a survey on what Canadians think of the sales practices of Canadian telecom companies, much private (and some public) hue and cry arose from the carriers across the country.
The tight timeline for Ipsos to finish the survey and the weak overall structure and wording of the questions could only lead to negative answers, they said. They were right. The results came back substantially negative, but does that mean they have a point? Does the survey’s supposedly skewed queries mean the results should be tossed out?
Consumers and consumer…
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TORONTO – SOCAN exec Michael McCarty has been tapped as the 2019 inductee to the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame.
McCarty will be honoured at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards gala dinner on May 9, 2019 at Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto.
As chief membership & business development officer at SOCAN, McCarty is responsible for leading a department of 40 people across Toronto, Montreal Vancouver, Los Angeles and Nashville engaged in building a roster of 150,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers that includes Canadian music creators like Drake, Alesia Cara, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendez, Frank Dukes, Mudah Beats, Keith Power, Andrew…
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COO role won’t be filled
TORONTO – Barb Williams, executive vice-president and Chief Operating Officer of Corus Entertainment, will be leaving the company on October 31st, the broadcaster announced early Wednesday.
Williams joined Corus as part of its acquisition of Shaw Media on April 1, 2016 and has “played a key role in the successful integration of the two companies and creating a compelling vision for the future”, reads the announcement.
As a result of the “strong and highly experienced leadership team” that she developed and leaves behind, Corus added that it will not replace the COO role.
"Barb's support and dedication has been…
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CALGARY – Freedom Mobile has brought its Extended Range LTE rollout to Ontario, announcing Tuesday that the service is now available in Hamilton and some areas of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
The Shaw-owned carrier says that customers with compatible devices in these areas will now have better LTE coverage, including stronger indoor reception.
According to Freedom Mobile’s website, Extended Range LTE is available in select areas of downtown Toronto, as well as Mississauga, Brampton, Pickering, and Milton. Updates on the rest of the GTA are promised “soon”.
Extended Range LTE launched first in Calgary earlier this month before rolling out…
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Wireless service launches in 19th wireless market in Nunavut
OTTAWA – SSi Micro has won Startup Canada’s National High-Growth Entrepreneurship Award in recognition of the launch of its new SSi Mobile cell phone service in Nunavut.
The Startup Canada Awards celebrate and distinguish outstanding achievement in advancing Canadian entrepreneurship.
In May, SSi Micro won the Startup Canada regional award for the North in the same “high-growth” category, and as such competed against other regional winners across the country. The award was one of sixteen categories honoured at the grand finale awards gala at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on October…
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Telecom Act takes precedence when it comes to rights of way, siting, etc.
CALGARY – The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta told the city of Calgary in no uncertain terms that it has no right to regulate where, when, why and how telecom infrastructure can be installed in the city.
In January Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Telus Corp. filed a motion to strike down a bylaw passed by the city to regulate the process for, access and use of municipal rights of way for telecommunications providers.
In a decision released Friday, the court agreed with the four large…
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CALGARY – Freedom Mobile is expanding its Extended Range LTE rollout to select areas of Edmonton and B.C.’s Lower Mainland, including Vancouver, after first launching in Calgary earlier this month.
The Shaw-owned carrier says that customers with compatible devices in those regions will have better LTE coverage, including stronger indoor reception, now that it is deploying the 700 MHz spectrum that it bought from Quebecor Media last year.
A Freedom Mobile spokesperson confirmed to Cartt.ca that Extended Range LTE will soon arrive in southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area.
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OTTAWA – The program put together by the organizers of this year’s International Institute of Communications Canadian Chapter conference should attract a good crowd this Halloween.
Scheduled for October 31st and November 1st at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, the annual policy and legal gathering looks to take a deep dive into the federal government’s Broadcast and Telecom Legislative Review – and will feature the first public appearance of the expert panel examining the Broadcasting, Telecom and Radiocommunication Acts.
All seven members of the panel, announced in June, will close the two-day event on November 1st in…
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CALGARY – Freedom Mobile customers in Calgary will soon have better LTE coverage, including stronger indoor reception, now that the Shaw-owned carrier has begun rolling out its Band 13 700 MHz spectrum in that city.
“Freedom Mobile’s Extended Range LTE leverages Band 13 700 MHz spectrum to provide customers with farther-reaching coverage and stronger indoor wireless reception than anything we’ve been able to offer to date,” said Shaw’s wireless president Paul McAleese, in Tuesday's news release. “The deployment of additional spectrum is our latest step in creating an improved wireless experience that includes seamless connectivity, the latest handsets, and the high-speed…
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