CBC/Radio-Canada: Radio ads and PNI probed, and is ARTV a must-carry?
GATINEAU – After nearly a full day Monday examining corporate aspects of CBC/Radio-Canada’s licence renewal, the CRTC began a thorough study of the specifics of the broadcaster’s proposals late that […]
Small telcos push back on subsidy, changes to toll interconnection
GATINEAU – The small incumbent local telephone companies (SILECs) are urging the CRTC to reject proposals calling for changes to the local subsidy regime for lost telephony customers (lost NAS). […]
Small telcos’ positions on subsidy regime still opposed by larger service providers
GATINEAU – The small telephone companies and their larger competitors are seeing eye-to-eye on some aspects of proposed changes to the regulatory framework for small incumbent local exchange carriers (SILECs). […]
IIC Canada 2012: Industry Canada getting set to unveil spectrum release plan
OTTAWA – Industry Canada has plans to deal with the mobile spectrum crunch. It involves allocation tweaks, technology innovation and some potential harmonization with the U.S. Just before Industry Minister […]
IIC Canada 2012: Consumers, creators, citizens, drive CRTC decisions, says Blais
OTTAWA – Jean-Pierre Blais wasted little time during his keynote at IIC Canada’s annual conference Monday in restating that the interests of Canadians as consumers, creators and citizens will be […]
CBC/Radio-Canada: Advertising won’t hurt commercial radio stations; fee-for-carriage is fair
GATINEAU – Arguments from radio broadcasters that placing advertising on Radio 2 and Espace Musique will harm their businesses are wrong, CBC/Radio-Canada says in its licence renewal reply comments to […]
CBC/Radio-Canada: Fee for carriage pitch, CBC digital, slammed; citizens make themselves heard, too
GATINEAU – A monthly per subscriber compensation regime proposed by CBC/Radio-Canada is being panned by its private sector opponents while the corporation’s foray into the digital arena is also being […]
CBC/Radio-Canada: Revenue shortfall is “artificial,” so ads on radio plan gets a cool reception
GATINEAU – CBC/Radio-Canada is hearing static over plans for additional revenue generation on two of its radio properties. Interveners to the corporation’s licence renewal are telling the CRTC that it […]
700 MHZ AUCTION: Change everything, says everyone…
OTTAWA – As could be expected, no one is completely satisfied with Industry Canada’s proposed 700 MHz auction rules, which were unveiled in April. Some are suggesting a complete format […]
TOWERS AND ROAMING: Incumbents, new entrants, continue to slam each other
OTTAWA – Mandated tower/site sharing and roaming is still a wreck, say the newer entrants into the Canadian wireless market. In its reply comments to Industry Canada on “Proposed Revisions […]