Music industry pushes ‘iPod tax’; levy on broadband subscriptions
OTTAWA – The dichotomy of the old and new media was clearly on display at a Parliamentary committee hearing last week. The Canadian music lobby faced off against a new […]
OBLIGATION TO SERVE: Does the CRTC have the authority to make broadband an essential service?
GATINEAU – Canada’s major cable companies and telcos are squaring off against MTS Allstream and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre over the CRTC’s authority to mandate broadband as an essential […]
Mobilicity spreading its network, adding handsets, digging in legal heels
OTTAWA – Mobilicity is ratcheting up its marketing as it prepares to launch in three more major urban centres: Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver. Service in Ottawa will be available in […]
2500 MHz Auction: Industry Canada could lose up to $200 million under swap proposal, says Telus
OTTAWA – Telus is telling Industry Canada that it stands to lose as much as $200 million in an auction of the 2500 MHz bandwidth if the current spectrum swap […]
Facing constant fumbles, Wind wants softer handoffs from Rogers, asks CRTC to referee
OTTAWA – Wind Mobile has asked the CRTC to step in to try and make sure its customers’ calls aren’t repeatedly fumbled with so-called “hard handoffs” from its roaming provider […]
Golden says lessons learned from previous denial are golden
SASKATOON – Golden West Broadcasting says that it has learned its lesson. After being denied an opportunity to launch a FM radio station in Humboldt Sask. in 2008, the company […]
Quebecor’s Sun TV News decision overshadows Peladeau’s ideas on convergence, exclusive content
OTTAWA – Quebecor Media Inc. surprisingly revealed yesterday that the company was no longer going to seek “must carry” status for its Category 2 English language all news specialty channel […]
Montreal radio market should qualify for CRTC ownership exemption: Cogeco
MONTREAL – The uniqueness of the Montreal market, the fact that there is only one AM station still operating in the region, and Astral’s significant radio holdings in the province […]
DTH Policy Review: Time for satellite companies to carry ALL local TV stations, say broadcasters
GATINEAU – Canada’s public and private broadcasters are urging the CRTC to implement a local-into-local signal carriage regime for the country’s direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast distributors, saying the time has come […]
SPECTRUM AUCTION: Implement international band plan for 2500 MHz frequencies
OTTAWA – The big players in Canada’s wireless broadband space have told Industry Canada that it should avoid adopting the U.S. plan for the 2500 MHz band and instead opt […]