OTTAWA – Bell Mobility, Rogers and Telus must disclose their interim wholesale wireless rates within the next week after the CRTC found in favour of a disclosure of information request from Vaxination Informatique.
Vaxination filed a request for disclosure of all the confidential information in the wholesale wireless roaming interim tariffs issued on June 4, 2015 by the national wireless carriers, part of the Commission’s decision on wholesale mobile wireless services issued last May.
In a letter to the big three wireless carriers dated October 27, the CRTC said that it rejected submissions opposing the request, saying that the disclosure is…
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PEOPLE ARE ALREADY CALLING Justin Trudeau our first “selfie” Prime Minister. Images of him on the campaign trail – and the day after the election – mugging with various Canadians who have one arm outstretched and the other around our PM-to-be number in the hundreds of thousands. He’ll apparently even click it for you, if you like.
Of course, those snapshots are then uploaded to the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn or any other sharing platform to display to followers around the country and the world. Just Google “Justin Trudeau selfie”.
Invariably, those images ride…
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TORONTO – Canadian Telco TV companies Telus, SaskTel and MTS hosted their 10th annual fall forum at the Toronto Telus headquarters for about 200 programming and other partners, outlining their growth so far and plans for 2016.
Telus reported 954,000 Optik TV subscribers with coverage of 90% of B.C. and Alberta households. They claimed an industry leadership position in HD channels with 233. Research showed that over 40% of their customers were already consuming over the top services and they have embraced that with Netflix, TEDtv, NFB and CraveTV all available to subscribers through their set…
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OTTAWA – There’s not yet a cabinet and he’s not even sworn in as Prime Minister, but Bell Canada is putting Justin Trudeau’s federal government to work, quickly.
Cartt.ca has learned the company filed an appeal to cabinet late Tuesday to overturn the July CRTC decision which grants third party broadband resellers access to newly built fibre to the home or premises (FTTH/FTTP) infrastructure (CRTC 2015-326). Tuesday, October 20th (90 days after the decision) was the final day Bell was eligible to file the appeal, under CRTC rules. A well-placed Bell source with direct knowledge of…
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WHEN JUSTIN TRUDEAU is sworn in as Prime Minister his Liberal party will face a number of key telecommunications issues in the next 12 months.
These include meeting the challenge of an increasingly digital world, innovation, privacy regulations, wireless competition, dealing with the rural-urban broadband divide and increasing access to our digital future with poor Canadians.
One of the most obvious problems with trying to read how the new government might deal with these issues is that telecom and broadcast policies didn't figure largely in the leaders' debates or their major speeches.
Still, the Liberal platform makes a few promises:
Repeal of "problematic…
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GATINEAU – New digital media offerings certainly have problems fitting into the various interpretations of the well-worn Acts and Regulations which the CRTC must attempt to apply to emerging new services and their packaging plans.
The latest target is Videotron’s Unlimited Music service. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s complaint about the service which launched in August by the Quebecor-owned cable and wireless company has found a number of supporters. Rogers Communications is standing alongside its media arm and other radio broadcasters in calling the streaming music service anti-competitive.
Rogers and its allies argue…
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NEW ORLEANS – With the Gigabit Era clearly upon us, cable operators are now fervently searching for the best way to enter that era and the best next-gen technologies to make that entry successful.
This search was very much in evidence at last week's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo show in New Orleans. Over the course of three days, teams of MSO technologists marched from booth to booth on the exhibit floor, hoping to uncover the right mix of equipment and software that would enable them to introduce gigabit speeds sooner rather than later (here in Canada, Rogers and Eastlink – not…
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TORONTO – Telus has teamed up with Fleet Complete and Intact Insurance to create a fleet-management insurance offer for Canadian businesses.
The easy-to-use GPS fleet tracking solution from Telus provides realtime visibility into the location of fleet vehicles and integrates with the Intact Insurance platform to report on performance that may result in reduced insurance costs, while also encouraging safer driving.
"Telus Fleet Tracker is one of the most comprehensive and widely used fleet tracking solutions in Canada," said Telus’ VP of the Internet of Things Shawn Sanderson, in the news release. "my Fleet Solution takes this offering one step further…
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WILLIAMS LAKE, BC – Telus says that more than 90% of homes and businesses in Williams Lake will soon be directly connected to its fibre optic network, enabling the community to access Internet speeds of up to 150 Mbps.
The company began initial construction work in the community in August, and expects to have the final homes and businesses connected in the coming months. The $14 million investment is part of Telus’ commitment to invest $4 billion throughout B.C. through 2018, at no cost to taxpayers.
“Direct fibre connection unleashes infinite possibilities now and into the future,” said Telus GM for…
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OTTAWA – The Recycle My Cell Student Challenge is back for a sixth year, so c’mon kids and gather up those old mobile devices.
As the national sponsor of the 2015 Waste Reduction Week in Canada, Recycle My Cell will kick off the Student Challenge on October 19. The Challenge, running until November 18, strives to keep old wireless devices out of landfills, and aims to engage young Canadians in raising awareness about e-waste management.
The school in each province and territory that collects the most cell phones (based on school population) will be awarded $500 to be used towards a school…
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