CRTC sides with Bell in municipal pole corrective work cost dispute
In a decision published Tuesday on its website, the CRTC has denied an April 2024 application from the Regional County Municipality of D’Autray that sought to have Bell refund costs associated with corrective work […]
CRTC condensing work time on poles for quicker third party access
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is directing the country’s legacy telcos on Tuesday to modify their tariffs to address certain issues surrounding corrective and make-ready work to hasten access by […]
CRTC launches proceeding on improving routing of 988 mental health calls and texts
The CRTC is looking for input on how to improve the routing of calls and texts to Canada’s 988 suicide crisis helpline service. Currently, when someone calls 988, the call […]
Freedom Mobile adds 5G+ access to all monthly phone plans
Freedom Mobile announced Tuesday 5G+ access is now available across all Freedom monthly mobile phone plans, regardless of price, for customers using a compatible phone within Freedom’s 5G+ network coverage area. Current […]
Telus purchased City Wide Communications through subsidiary
Telus quietly purchased the residential internet customers of wholesaler City Wide Communications through its subsidiary Altima last summer, the Vancouver-based telecom confirmed. “As a new entrant in the region, Altima […]
CRTC wants to know how quickly far north subsidy could be implemented via National Contribution Fund
Following its Jan. 16 launch of a public consultation on implementing a far north internet subsidy, the CRTC last week asked the body it proposes will be administrator of the subsidy how […]
Quebecor interpretation of CRTC decision on MVNO start date irrelevant, Bell says
By Ahmad Hathout Quebecor’s plea that the start date be retroactive for its access to Bell’s wireless network on mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) rates flies in the face of […]
CNOC launches digital advertising campaign against Big 3’s access to wholesale internet regime
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) announced Tuesday a new digital advertising and social media campaign encouraging Canadians to join its fight to have the Big Three telecoms — Telus, Bell […]
CRTC approves on interim basis tariff pages and terms for aggregated last-mile fibre access
The CRTC has approved on an interim basis tariff pages, including terms and conditions, for aggregated wholesale last-mile fibre access to provide competitors with workable access to the fibre networks of […]
CRTC wants to know how it should implement a far north internet subsidy
Regulator forcing Northwestel to implement auto credits for outages By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC announced Thursday it is now collecting comments on how to implement a monthly internet subsidy for […]