TPIA: CRTC lowers wholesale broadband rates. Independents rejoice
GATINEAU – In a long-awaited decision, the CRTC today set final rates for wholesale access to the high speed wired networks of Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Telus, and […]
Letting Rogers keep OMNI risks warping our democracy, says consumer group (updated)
GATINEAU – When the CRTC awarded a national, multilingual multiethnic discretionary service with mandatory carriage on basic to Rogers in May 2019, it surely knew its decision would not be […]
Québecor vs. Bell: Vidéotron maintains it has a TPIA right to Cablevision’s network
GATINEAU – As Cartt.ca has reported earlier, Bell and Québecor tell a radically different story when it comes to Québecor division Vidéotron’s desire to offer TPIA service via Bell division […]
Competition Bureau says Canadian broadband market is healthy
OTTAWA – When the Competition Bureau started its broadband market study in May 2018, the assumption was that there was a lack of competition in the marketplace. The Bureau, after […]
Inside Wiring: Bell vs. Cloudwifi update
GATINEAU – Last summer Cloudwifi, a Kitchener-based ISP that operates mostly in the apartment and condo space, filed an application with the CRTC requesting an order stating Bell Canada can’t […]
Smaller service areas and lower ISED wireless fees will drive rural broadband, too
OTTAWA – While most people are on vacation, federal politicians are on the campaign trail, as anyone following telecommunications news can surely see. While the federal government also announced Wednesday […]
Cloudwifi vs. Bell: CRTC launches an expedited process
GATINEAU – In August 2018, Cloudwifi, a Kitchener-based ISP that serves Canadian business and residential customers in nine cities and operates mostly in the apartment and condo space, filed an […]
Will net neutrality force the CRTC kill the new $75 wireless plans?
Slowed speeds after 10 GB might be against the rules GATINEAU – Who would have thought a routine process of monitoring Internet pricing to make sure Internet Traffic Management Practices […]
Court will decide if CRTC can force Quebecor to share set-top data
OTTAWA – Back in May, Videotron asked the CRTC to amend its conditions of licence so that it would not be forced to share its cable set-top box audience measurement […]
Altering the Acts: What We Heard is just what we’ve been hearing
Heritage Minister offers an enlightening tweet OTTAWA – They heard directly from from 150 stakeholders and read through more than 2,000 interventions and today the Broadcast an Telecom Legislative Review […]