By Ahmad Hathout
Service providers making under $25 million in revenue will not have to contribute to the National Contribution Fund (NCF) or pay annual telecom fees, the CRTC ruled Wednesday.
The regulator bumped up the threshold from $10 million of previous year’s revenues to $25 million for such fees, striking a balance, it said, between relieving an administrative and financial burden on smaller providers and only slightly increasing – by less than one per cent – the amounts to be paid by the rest of the pool to the NCF, which funds the regulator’s flagship Broadband Fund program.
Because the threshold…
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CBC announced Tuesday the greenlight of six new and returning original kids series from Canadian creators and producers, including three new preschool series, a live-action series and an animated series for school-aged children, and a third season of Murdoch Mysteries tween spinoff Macy Murdoch.
“Preschoolers and school-aged children will be delighted by the iconic characters and stunning animation in these highly creative shows that will not only entertain but also spark curiosity in kids across Canada,” Sally Catto, general manager of entertainment, factual and sports at CBC, said in a press release. “We are proud to continue…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Bell has filed a Part 1 application, made public Friday, requesting an urgent order from the CRTC to, within two weeks, force Telus to make available adequate systems to launch its internet services in western Canada.
The urgent interim relief application follows an interim decision by the CRTC on February 5 requiring Bell to rollback updates to its systems that Telus had alleged was making Bell’s wholesale fibre systems unworkable as of January 14. Bell had alleged in response to Telus’s complaint that the Vancouver-based telecom had itself been doing what…
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Entwistle says he looks forward to ‘new things’ with next leadership
By Ahmad Hathout
Telus announced Thursday that long-time president and CEO Darren Entwistle will retire June 30 after a succession process selected board member and former CIBC chief Victor Dodig to replace him.
Entwistle will also step down from the board but will stay on as advisor available to the new head until April 30, 2027. He will also be designated as CEO Emeritus.
Entwistle, who was awarded the Order of Canada in 2018, had spent 26 years at the helm of the Vancouver-based telecom. He was Continue Reading
The CRTC on Wednesday directed Bell and Telus to each provide Quebecor and Rogers with a list of all of the locations where their FTTP services are available by March 13 and after concluding reasonable non-disclosure agreements with the parties.
This decision approves a September 2024 application from Quebecor that asked the CRTC to tell legacy telcos to disclose their lists of FTTP locations in full to Quebecor, after each of the incumbents allegedly informed Quebecor they were willing to disclose their FTTP locations in Quebec if Quebecor identified its own wireline incumbent footprint in…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers wants the CRTC to revisit an October decision approving a tariff that would force the cable giant to go through Telus to get compensated for moving its transmission lines at the behest of government entities, claiming that this would drastically reduce the amount third parties get for relocation.
Being forced to go through Telus to get compensated for moving its transmission lines – as opposed to directly negotiating with the government – will mean being undercompensated because Telus can only negotiate with the government the cost of moving its own transmission lines and not those of third-party…
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Telus announced last week it has achieved its target of sourcing 100 per cent of electricity for its global operations from renewable or low-emitting sources as of Dec. 31, 2025.
The Vancouver-based telecom said in a Feb. 6 press release it is the first Canadian telecom to achieve this goal.
Building on this milestone, Telus unveiled its new Climate Transition Framework, which it says is “a comprehensive roadmap to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 while helping to enable Canada’s own transition to a low-carbon economy.”
The…
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In a letter last week, the CRTC has asked Canada’s largest mobile providers to file additional information regarding the international roaming offerings they have launched to date, as the commission continues to monitor the big three telecoms’ progress in providing more affordable and flexible roaming options.
The letter comes after the CRTC last year directed Bell, Rogers and Telus to file progress reports on May 5 and Nov. 5, 2025, with information on any new offerings launched, as well as on the price and consumer uptake of their offerings. The three telecoms…
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Rogers, Bell and Telus have together nabbed over $400 million worth of residual spectrum covering a population of over 10 million Canadians, Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) said Friday.
ISED launched the process to sell the spectrum that went unsold in previous auctions.
Telus secured 103 licences worth approximately $317.6 million to cover a population of 5,854,027 people. The licences are all in the 3.8 GHz band and cover areas including Vancouver, Edmonton, Kamloops, Kelowna, Victoria, and Prince George.
“Importantly, this spectrum will complement TELUS’ existing holdings to support emerging 5G applications that our team is progressing and…
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Telus announced last week the successful deployment and commissioning of its nearly 125-kilometre submarine fibre-optic cable connecting Sept-Îles on Quebec’s North Shore to Sainte-Anne-des-Monts on the Gaspé Peninsula.
Deployed and buried in the seabed of the St. Lawrence River in November and December 2025, this infrastructure is now in service and providing redundancy to the telecommunications network serving communities east of Baie-Comeau on the North Shore, Telus said in a press release.
This project, initially announced in 2020 and approved in July 2025, was made possible through a joint investment of more…
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