Quebecor will make overdue internet price increase in December: execs
Company not happy with claims it’s the aggressor on price By Ahmad Hathout Quebecor executives said Thursday that aggressive competitor pricing on wireline and wireless and its own immobility on […]
Competitors welcome cabinet recommendation on Big 3 use of last-mile fibre regime
By Ahmad Hathout On federal cabinet urging, the CRTC is “working quickly” to launch a public consultation on whether Rogers, Bell and Telus should be banned from using the aggregated […]
CRTC wants more awareness brought to complaints watchdog
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is asking Canada’s major telecommunications service providers to explain how their employees are informing customers about the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS), after […]
Rogers wants to remove over a dozen Corus channels from rotation, docs show
By Ahmad Hathout Rogers filed a confidential application in May requesting the CRTC lift a standstill and allow it to remove several undisclosed Corus specialty channels primarily related to children’s […]
Fubo launches multiview feature on select Roku devices
FuboTV launched Wednesday a feature in beta that allows subscribers to watch up to four game streams on the same screen via select Roku devices. According to a demo, the […]
iHeartRadio Canada launches Bryan Adams streaming channel
By Connie Thiessen iHeartRadio Canada has launched Bryan Adams Radio, a dedicated streaming channel hosted by the one-time Grammy and 20-time JUNO Award winner. Available 24/7 on the iHeartRadio Canada […]
Bell buying Ziply Fiber to push into underpenetrated U.S. fibre market
By Ahmad Hathout Bell announced Monday it has entered into an agreement to buy Ziply Fiber, representing a push by the telco into the United States’s northwest fibre internet market. […]
Eastlink buys Sunwire’s residential services
Eastlink announced Monday it has closed its purchase of Sunwire’s residential internet, TV and phone services for an undisclosed amount. Sudbury, Ontario-based Sunwire provides services to both residential and business […]
CRTC asks for comment on CAB’s proposal for ‘Commercial Radio News Fund’
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC has launched a proceeding into the planned operation of a temporary fund intended to put base contribution money from streamers toward the programming of commercial […]
Glentel counsel advised Rogers Mastercard not a ‘service’ before decision to pull from stores
By Ahmad Hathout Telecom services retailer Glentel hired external counsel who advised it that Rogers’s Mastercard offering in its over 200 stores and kiosks may be offside of its distribution […]