Movie producer accusing Heritage of changing CAVCO rules on whim
Heritage policy advisor expressed concern over ‘integrity of CAVCO’s administration,’ application alleges By Ahmad Hathout A Canadian movie producer is asking the Federal Court to look into whether Canadian Heritage […]
More than two dozen staff restructured at Rogers Sports & Media
By Connie Thiessen A round of restructuring is underway at Rogers Sports & Media, spanning multiple markets. More than two dozen staff are impacted across the company’s radio and podcasting divisions, […]
Bell Media partners with ad buy platform StackAdapt
Bell Media announced Tuesday that it is partnering with StackAdapt, an AI-powered ad placement platform for brands to reach Bell’s audiences. The StackAdapt platform allows Canadian brands to customize their […]
TekSavvy wants clarity on new fibre builds in territory, timeline on cableco access
By Ahmad Hathout TekSavvy is the latest telecom to submit a review-and-vary application since cabinet’s recommendation to revisit a part of the CRTC’s decision on the wholesale internet framework, with […]
UBF funding going to connect homes in rural Manitoba
The federal government announced Friday that $38 million is going toward connecting 14 rural and remote communities. The investment, which is powering four projects, is expected to connect 3,611 households, […]
Freedom upgrades 5G network in three provinces
Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile said Monday it has in recent months upgraded its wireless network by activating nearly 180 5G sites in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. The upgrades increase the […]
CRTC proposes expanding CanCon points system
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is asking the public about whether it should expand its Canadian content points system, which certifies productions based on certain positions held by Canadians, as […]
Rogers asks for Big 3 ban on aggregated wholesale access everywhere
By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is asking the CRTC to consider banning itself, Bell and Telus from accessing tariffed aggregated wholesale internet for both last-mile fibre and hybrid fibre-coax (HFC) technologies. […]
Competitors want CRTC to consider banning Big 3 from wholesale internet altogether
Applicants claim regulatory asymmetry between wireless and wireline policies By Ahmad Hathout A consortium of competitors is asking the CRTC to consider banning Rogers, Bell and Telus from accessing the […]
Telus using last-mile regime to bring gigabit internet to Ontario, Quebec
Telus said Tuesday that it is bringing its PureFibre internet with gigabit speeds to Ontario and Quebec. The Vancouver-based telco said it is offering download speeds of up to 1.5 […]