CRTC calls on carriers to lower international roaming fees
The CRTC is asking the big three telecoms to outline the “concrete steps” they are taking to address what it found to be unacceptably high international roaming charges and less […]
CRTC decides commercial negotiation best for domestic roaming rates
By Ahmad Hathout Carriers will have to come to an agreement over the wholesale rate charged for domestic roaming, with the CRTC only acting as the decider of last resort, […]
CRTC wants to know whether Facebook is violating news link law
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is investigating whether Facebook has been allowing Canadian news on its platform in violation of the Online News Act. Meta, the parent of the social […]
WGC report shows decline in number of TV episodes in 2023
A Writers Guild of Canada report, published last week, found a decline in the number of episodes across every TV format – a first since it started publishing its “Equity, […]
Super Channel announces second season of When Hope Calls
Super Channel announced Thursday that the second season of its “long-awaited” When Hope Calls started production this month and will premiere in the first quarter of 2025. The spinoff sequel […]
CRTC announces Broadband Fund approvals for Manitoba communities
The CRTC said Thursday it has conditionally approved $8 million from its $750-million Broadband Fund to fund transport fibre infrastructure in 16 communities in Manitoba. The money will go to […]
Major music groups continue push to decouple radio and audio streamers
Public relations campaign against Online Streaming Act launches By Ahmad Hathout Two music organizations have sent a letter to the CRTC disagreeing with what they say is an attempt to […]
CRTC asks about impact of 3G decommissioning
The CRTC is asking the country’s largest telecoms to answer questions as to how the decommissioning of their 3G networks will impact those still on the legacy wireless technology. In […]
CRTC puts out contract for Online News Act auditor
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is looking for a senior auditor to prepare an annual report detailing the impact of the Online News Act on the Canadian digital news marketplace. […]
Geoff White replaces John Lawford as PIAC executive director
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) announced Tuesday that its executive director and general counsel John Lawford is stepping aside and moving into the role of special counsel at the […]