SaskTel launches infiNet service in 12 more rural communities
SaskTel announced last week it has started launching its fibre-based infiNET service — capable of delivering internet speeds up to 1 Gbps — in 12 more rural communities in Saskatchewan. The provincial […]
Edmonton’s Chuck 92.5 launches new morning show
Corus Radio’s Edmonton station Chuck 92.5 announced the launch of a new morning show today — The Morning Thing with Graham Mosimann, airing weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. MT. […]
Telus ‘distinctly dissatisfied’ with mobile ARPU despite competitive pressure: Entwistle
By Ahmad Hathout Telus reported Friday a 3.4-per-cent decline over the year in mobile wireless average revenue per user (ARPU) in the second quarter, which executives said they are clearly […]
OPINION: C-11, CRTC, and destabilizing market-driven CanCon
By Len St-Aubin, a policy consultant who has worked for clients including Netflix, and was a member of the policy teams that developed the 1991 Broadcasting Act and the 1993 […]
Bell says 41% of new internet customers in Q2 bundled with wireless
By Ahmad Hathout Bell CEO Mirko Bibic said Thursday that 41 per cent of the company’s new internet subscribers in the second quarter also purchased a wireless plan, which is […]
Telus International rebranding, launches Fuel EX generative AI employee assistant
Rebranding to Telus Digital Experience later in the third quarter, Telus International announced Wednesday the launch of Fuel EX, what it calls “an enterprise-safe generative AI (GenAI) employee assistant to support productivity, creativity and […]
Iristel says CRTC did not investigate key facts about Bell POI complaint
By Ahmad Hathout Iristel is claiming that the CRTC made a mistake by not committing to investigating whether Bell contravened its tariff by allegedly refusing to add a point of […]
CRTC denies public interest group ask for expedited Rogers payment to Broadcasting Participation Fund
The CRTC in a decision last week denied an April 2023 application from a group of six public interest organizations asking the commission to accelerate the payment of tangible benefits allocated to the Broadcasting […]
Rogers asks for temporary speed matching exemption on new gigabit services
By Ahmad Hathout Rogers has filed an application to the CRTC requesting that its latest gigabit internet speeds be temporarily exempt from speed matching requirements, which would otherwise provide wholesale-based […]
Rogers is now TIFF’s presenting sponsor
Rogers announced Wednesday it has become the presenting sponsor of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as well as the TIFF People’s Choice Awards. To kick off the 49th edition of […]