Sirius XM tells CRTC it needs to pay less to artists, longer license term, to survive
GATINEAU – It took some time, but the CRTC got into the meat of Sirius XM Canada’s licence renewal application on Thursday afternoon, quizzing the company about its proposal for […]
IEEE: Switch to IPv6 underway in parts of the world; Canadian ISPs a bit slow
OTTAWA – The Internet is running out of space to handle a rapidly growing number of connected devices such as smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, refrigerators, security cameras and other electronics. […]
IEEE: Leverage that hand-held second screen to boost customer love, bottom line
OTTAWA – With more than 40% of consumers watching television with a second screen in their hands, television providers have a tremendous opportunity to enhance the customer viewing experience by […]
IEEE: Traffic tsunami causing congestion in wireless nets, says Telus’ Spadotto
OTTAWA – The “tsunami of traffic” resulting from very high levels of social media over wireless devices and the connectivity of an increasingly large number of those devices is forcing […]
Roaming rule changes may lead to fewer network investments, say wireless incumbents (except Rogers)
OTTAWA – Lower wireless infrastructure investments could be the result of Industry Canada’s proposals to adopt indefinite roaming and eliminating the difference between in-territory and out-of-territory roaming, warn some mobile […]
700 MHz Auction: Wind’s Lacavera happy with new auction format, but are Bell and Telus one bidder?
OTTAWA – The use of a package-based auction bidding format could benefit all participants, says the head of Wind Mobile, but he still has questions about whether Bell Canada and […]
700 MHz Auction: Industry Canada proposing new format; opening bid? $897 million
OTTAWA – Industry Canada is proposing to switch from a single licence auction format to one where bidders would place a single bid on a package of licences. The department […]
Competitors keep up regulatory pressure on SILECs, want appeal denied
OTTAWA – Small local telephone companies operating in rural regions of Ontario and Quebec have enjoyed special protection from competition for long enough and now is the time to open […]
LPIF: Small BDUs, Rogers prepared to accept LPIF extension with conditions
GATINEAU – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) and Rogers Communications have told the CRTC that they are prepared to accept an extension of the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF) […]
Fee-for-carriage hits Supreme Court: BDU lawyers say CRTC overstepped authority
OTTAWA – Lawyers for the broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) told the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday that the CRTC’s regulations can’t trump retransmission provisions within the Copyright Act. Jay […]