Cabinet appeal: Decision to grant ethnic must-carry to Rogers “defies logic”
OTTAWA – Corriere Canadese has formally appealed to federal Cabinet the CRTC decision to grant a multilingual national multi-ethnic discretionary service with mandatory 9(1)(h) distribution to Rogers, as Cartt.ca had […]
The CRTC’s new policy directive is now official
OTTAWA – Back in February 2019, we weren’t sure we’d see sunshine again or see the Raptors win the NBA championship(!!), but Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Innovation, Science […]
Corriere Canadese says it will appeal OMNI decision to cabinet
OTTAWA – According to a front-page story of the Italian newspaper Corriere Canadese’s June 4th issue, Jean Brazeau, VP regulatory affairs of CorrCann “has written a letter to the PM […]
Super Bowl simsub: Donald Trump overrules Jean-Pierre Blais, part II
OTTAWA – On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tabled bill C-100, An Act to implement the new trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico. This legislation is intended […]
Digital Access Day: Costing school, anyone?
OTTAWA – When writing about a discussion between five panellists and a moderator, it can be difficult to report on all of what was said but a Tuesday panel session […]
The Last Must-Carry: “It seems the threat of OMNI’s shutdown has again resulted in another bailout”
GATINEAU – So much work and hope was dashed yesterday for those hoping to replace Rogers Media’s OMNI on the TV dial. The CRTC has decided Rogers will continue to […]
Wireless Review: Railways, Utilities, want spectrum access, too
GATINEAU – On March 26th of this year, a joint workshop of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) of Canada took place in Ottawa where […]
Wireless Review: To MVNO, or not MVNO, or Full MVNO…
GATINEAU – When the CRTC launched its review of mobile wireless services earlier this year it stated: “This proceeding will focus on three key areas: Competition in the retail market; […]
Wireless Review: Cogeco says MVNO is dead; we want HMNO
GATINEAU – In its submission to the CRTC’s review of mobile services, Cogeco – which already offers cable, Internet and local phone in various markets in Quebec and Ontario – […]
Vidéotron abandons set-top ratings working group
A NATIONAL RATINGS service which includes set top box data from all major TV carriers looks like it may not happen. On April 4, 2019, Quebecor’s cableco Vidéotron withdrew from […]