TPIA: Surprising reversal of wholesale rates has independents questioning their future
Angry competitive ISPs say prices and regulatory distrust will increase By Ahmad Hathout GATINEAU – Large independent internet service provider TekSavvy, having been in the process of building its fibre […]
TPIA: Commission sets old interim wholesale rates as permanent rates
GATINEAU – After nearly two years since the CRTC set lower rates which the incumbent wired telecom carriers such as Bell and Rogers were to charge third party internet access […]
Obituary: Gary Maavara, a friend to all
By Greg O’Brien TORONTO – The Canadian broadcasting industry lost one of its leading thinkers and a “friend to all” on Monday when Gary Maavara died of cancer. He was […]
ANALYSIS: How foreign streamers might come to pick, and own, our Cancon
By Doug Barrett NETFLIX’S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT that it would establish its Canadian headquarters in Toronto produced considerable excitement – at least in Toronto. In February, under the heading “making a […]
Natale, Bibic, hope Thursday’s TPIA decision echoes MVNO and protects “facilities-based”
By Ken Kelley TORONTO – It’s not surprising the proposed Rogers-Shaw merger would be one of the first topics that Rogers president and CEO Joe Natale would tackle at the […]
TPIA: Thursday’s wholesale rate decision puts lower customer prices in focus
By Ahmad Hathout GATINEAU – The CRTC’s second attempt at determining the wholesale costs of internet capacity will determine whether or not third party internet access providers can lower customer […]
Federal Court can unilaterally order website blocking, appeal court rules
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging a lower court’s decision to force internet service providers to block the websites of a […]
Consumer groups urge CRTC to consider proposal for stable funding
By Denis Carmel GATINEAU – On April 21, 2021, Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) filed an application with the CRTC […]
Rogers to deliver broadband to Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
TORONTO — Rogers Communications announced today it is investing $1.4 million to bring high-speed broadband services to more than 275 homes and businesses in the Mississaugas of the Credit First […]
As government apologizes, TLN to air internment doc on Friday
TORONTO — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons on Thursday for the internment of Italian Canadians during the Second World […]