SPECTRUM: Carriers remain divided on bidding restrictions in upcoming auction
OTTAWA – To cap or not to cap, that is the burning question in comments to Industry Canada’s proposals for its upcoming auction of unassigned AWS-3 and 700 MHz band […]
LET’S TALK TV: Commission seeks changes to exempt BDUs (corrected)
GATINEAU – Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2015-96 ushered in sweeping changes to the Canadian broadcast system, namely a skinny basic and an a la carte channel regime. But the Let’s Talk […]
MPs ask why Rogers can’t pull money from other divisions to fund OMNI
OTTAWA – Rogers Media resolutely defended its decision to cut all news programming from its ethnic OMNI stations and replace it with current affairs shows before a Parliamentary committee on […]
Northwestel appeals CRTC rate-cut decision, says it needs $8.5M for high speed Internet rollout
GATINEAU and YELLOWKNIFE – Northwestel has told the CRTC that unless it's allowed to levy a $20 per customer surcharge on standalone residential DSL customers in band H1 communities or […]
CRTC enforcement ineffective; too much government intervention and contradictory policy objectives
OTTAWA – The CRTC’s seemingly willy-nilly approach to mete out non-compliance justice leaves a lot to be desired, according to a panel of experts at the Communications Law and Policy […]
Would combined broadcast and telecom law be radically incoherent? Should OTT be taxed for Cancon?
OTTAWA – The merging of the statutes governing the communications industry has been addressed a number of times in the past. The first panel session at this year’s Communications Law […]
Rural Canadians to benefit from service parity after Xplornet’s auction win
OTTAWA – “It’s a great day for broadband in rural Canada without a doubt.” That was Chris Johnston, executive VP of marketing at Xplornet Communications Inc., in an interview with […]
2500 MHZ AUCTION: Wind fails to bolster spectrum holdings, Telus grabs lion’s share
OTTAWA – Wind Mobile’s hopes of securing spectrum in the 2500 MHz band to add to its meager holdings have been dashed, while Telus Corp. was able to secure 40 […]
Cost studies for wholesale rates out of whack, CNOC tells CRTC
GATINEAU – The Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) is again fighting wholesale service rates of the established telecom and cable companies. The group of independent ISPs is now telling the […]
WHOLESALE WIRELESS: Commission to regulate wholesale roaming rates for Big Three
GATINEAU – New wireless entrants got their wish. The CRTC has concluded that Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications and Telus Corp. “have the ability and incentive” to impose wholesale roaming terms, […]