By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Canada’s big broadcasters secured a temporary website blocking order from the Federal Court against the unlicensed live streaming of National Hockey League games – the first of its kind – as one Canadian team remains in the playoffs.
The late May order builds on a previous precedent, in which the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal ruled and upheld, respectively, that broadcasters can submit a list of copyright infringing websites they wish to block from Canadian viewing on the Internet (the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal). That determination stemmed from a…
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SAINTE-MARIE – Telus today announced it is investing $10 million in its network infrastructure in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region this year.
The company announced it will be “rolling out its PureFibre network to 10 communities in Beauce-Sartigan, Bellechasse, Lotbinière, Montmagny and Nouvelle-Beauce RCMs (Regional County Municipality),” a press release explains.
In addition to Telus’ own investment, this project has benefitted from funding from the Canadian and Quebec governments, which have contributed $13 million in 2021 and 2022 through the Operation High-Speed program.
The funding will more specifically go towards deploying Telus’ PureFibre network to 4,500 homes and businesses in Berthier-sur-Mer, Leclercville, Saint-Côme-Linière, Saint-Isidore,…
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OTTAWA – Last week, the CRTC posted a part one application from several service providers who came together to ask the Commission to review the wholesale roaming tariff rates of the country’s national wireless carriers (Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications and Telus Communications), calling them “manifestly unjust and unreasonable”.
“This application deals with the flagrant overcharging for wholesale roaming – an essential service that stands as one of the central pillars of the Commission’s policy framework for ensuring sustainable competition in the provision of mobile wireless services in Canada,” reads the application, which was filed by regional competitors Bragg Communications Inc….
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HAVRE-SAINT-PIERRE and RIMOUSKI – Telus today announced $8 million and $20 million private investments in the North Shore and Lower St. Lawrence regions of Quebec respectively.
The $8 million investment in the North Shore region will bring Telus’ PureFibre and 5G networks to the Innu community of Ekuanitshit as well as the municipalities of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan and Port-Menier, a press release says.
“This investment is paired with nearly $3 million from the Canadian and Quebec governments as part of the Operation High Speed program (Éclair I component), and will bridge the digital divide by fostering digital innovation in local businesses, stopping rural…
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TORONTO – PwC Canada today announced it has developed a new privacy and security standard for virtual care in collaboration with Telus.
“The standard defines specific privacy and security controls that should be implemented by virtual care service providers who are following leading practices,” a press release explains. “This made-in-Canada standard was created to build trust in privacy and security practices in the virtual health space.”
Following the standard and being assessed against it will help virtual care providers earn their patients’ trust and confidence, the release says, adding that trust and transparency are “crucial for healthcare professionals, patients using virtual…
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Bell was not consulted on Globalive/Telus network sharing agreement, CFO said
By Ken Kelley
TORONTO – Executives from each of Canada’s major telecoms, along with their counterparts from some of the country’s smaller players, gathered in Toronto on Wednesday for the first in-person edition of the TD Securities Telecom and Media Conference since the Covid pandemic began.
BCE executive vice-president and chief financial officer Glen LeBlanc kicked off the day’s proceedings, with discussion around the company’s recent financial performance as well as the implications of the sale of Shaw’s wireless assets, Freedom Mobile, in order to settle anti-competitive concerns brought on…
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Huawei, ZTE say decision not based in reality
By Ahmad Hathout
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S announcement last week to ban the use of equipment from Chinese suppliers Huawei and ZTE in the country’s 4G and 5G networks due to national security risks will make it more difficult for smaller providers to compete against larger players and will cause more problems with equipment orders amid a supply chain crisis, according to the head of one telecom.
Samer Bishay, the CEO of Iristel subsidiary Ice Wireless, which operates primarily in the territories and has an equipment deal with Huawei, told Cartt.ca that while the announcement…
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MONTREAL — Telus Communications announced today it is investing $11 billion in network infrastructure, operations and spectrum in Quebec from 2022 to 2026, which is expected to generate 7,000 new jobs in the province over the next four years, according to a press release.
“Importantly, through our investment, we are supporting the social and economic vibrancy of Quebec and ensuring that every member of our society has access to the technology that yields the opportunity to realize their full potential,” Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of Telus, said in the press release.
The estimated 7,000 jobs being created in Quebec…
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Contingent on Globalive acquiring Freedom Mobile
By Amanda OYE
TORONTO – Globalive announced yesterday it has signed a network and spectrum sharing agreement with Telus, contingent on Globalive acquiring Shaw Communications’ Freedom Mobile.
“It’s a transformational agreement – it’s the first of its kind,” said Globalive’s founder and chair Anthony Lacavera in an interview with Cartt.ca.
The agreement, which would span a minimum of 20 years, “marks the first time that a Canadian carrier has entered into a network and spectrum sharing agreement with a pure-play independent wireless competitor,” according to a Globalive press release.
Globalive is the founder of Wind Mobile, which…
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Long awaited decision comes years after allies made the same call
OTTAWA – Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne (above) today announced the federal government is banning the use of Huawei and ZTE products and services in the country’s telecommunications systems.
“This follows a thorough review by our independent security agencies and in consultation with our closest allies,” Champagne said, in a press release. “Our government will always protect the safety and security of Canadians and will take any actions necessary to safeguard our critical telecommunications infrastructure.”
A policy statement from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)…
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