Just to be clear, that increased CBC funding is permanent
OTTAWA – When Cartt.ca wrote about CBC/SRC CRTC licence renewal last month, one of the questions which remained was: How much money will the Corporation be able to draw upon […]
UPDATED: CRTC steps up efforts to combat spoofed telephone calls with STIR/SHAKEN
GATINEAU – Canadians hate it when the phone rings and it is someone or a machine trying to sell them something they don’t need and the CRTC was given the […]
STB working group members request changes to their COLs
GATINEAU – As we’ve reported, one of the outcomes of the Let’s Talk TV process was the creation of a national ratings service to include set top box viewership data […]
TPIA: Telus files R&V with the CRTC
GATINEAU – While everybody else was requesting an extension to the 90-day deadline to file a R&V with the CRTC over its decision on wholesale internet access rates, Telus quietly […]
Many worried about Bell buying V; Péladeau claims big broadcaster wants “monopoly”
GATINEAU – A number of companies are worried about Bell getting bigger. In July 2019, Groupe V Media announced it was selling for $20 million its five conventional stations to […]
CBC Renewal: CRTC contemplates a new way of regulating broadcasters
Commission invites CBC/SRC to potentially use digital media to meet its regulatory obligations GATINEAU – On Monday, the CRTC officially opened the process for the renewal of the CBC/SRC licences, […]
Wireless Policy Review: Competition Bureau recommends “facilities-focused” MVNOs
Says unfettered MVNOs would jeopardize regional players GATINEAU – Friday was the deadline for the second phase of the comments in the CRTC’s Review of mobile wireless services and all […]
TPIA: Federal Court grants incumbents leave to appeal, and a stay of CRTC’s wholesale rates decision
OTTAWA – The judicial process against the CRTC’s August decision on the final rates for aggregated wholesale high-speed access (HSA) service will go forward – and the decision’s application will […]
ISPs have to block GoldTV
OTTAWA – Back in the summer, as we reported, Justices from the Federal Court ordered the individuals operating the so-called GoldTV Services to cease operations. They are unauthorized subscription services […]
Creatives, others, pan Corus application to delay CPE spending
GATINEAU – When Corus Entertainment asked the CRTC to amend its conditions of licence so the big broadcaster could delay some Canadian programming expenditures (CPEs) due to unforeseen increases in […]