EDMONTON and CALGARY – Telus hopes to give Shaw a run for its money right in its own backyard.The Vancouver-based telco said Wednesday that it will invest $650 million in... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Internet service providers got little more than a slap on the wrist Friday during a Canadian Music Week session billed as 'ISP Liability on Trial', where panellists debated... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Canadians may soon be able to pay for their groceries or gas up using only their mobile phones and a wireless payment sticker.The Zoompass Tag, the next step in... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Canadian mobile phone users will soon be able to make video calls across competing mobile networks after Rogers, Bell and Telus announced the completion of two-way mobile video... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Following Telus’ lead, Rogers is offering DRM-free (digital rights management) song downloads through its music service. Visitors to Rogers’ full-track over-the-air music downloads store urMusic can now purchase and... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein said Friday the regulator had “made a mistake” in eliminating Canadian content spending requirements for over-the-air broadcasters back in 1999.Speaking in conversation with... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Comments filed on the CRTC’s reconsideration of speed matching strike a familiar refrain: Would-be competitors say Canadians will suffer if the CRTC doesn’t mandate speed matching and access... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – The economy plus investments in its network infrastructure combined to cut fourth quarter profits at Telus by 45%.Canada’s second largest telecom reported net income of $156 million for the... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has denied a request from wireless industry stakeholders that it conduct separate reviews of the mobile data services framework and its applicability under the recently established... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Telus has become the first wireless carrier in Canada to offer over-the-air DRM-free (digital rights management) music tracks to Canadians.DRM-free music means that customers can now play back... Continue Reading