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Punish hotel broadcaster who infringed on copyright: Bell tells CRTC
BCE Inc. is supporting a Quebecor Inc. application for the CRTC to revoke the Coopérative de câblodistribution Hill Valley’s status as an exempt broadcasting distribution undertaking (BDU) after the Quebec-based company allegedly illegally distributed copyrighted content from the two incumbents. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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C-11 needs to incentivize a new era of foreign-domestic partnerships: Bell
BCE Inc. wants the government to incentivize foreign-domestic partnerships through its Online Streaming Act, Bill C-11, arguing that the entire Canadian broadcasting ecosystem is funded by profits generated from foreign content, which domestic broadcasters have less access to. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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Stakeholder reaction to CRTC policy direction mixed
Amongst those independent internet service providers (ISPs) who had been pleading with the federal government to overturn the CRTC’s 2021 reversal of a 2019 decision that drastically lowered the rates those ISPs paid for access to incumbent networks, reaction to Thursday’s proposed policy direction was like the policy itself: decidedly mixed. This content is available …
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CRTC denies Bell application on Videotron roaming
BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility Inc. has lost an application before the CRTC about Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron Ltd. over the Quebec firm’s use of Bell’s wholesale roaming service. In a letter Wednesday, the commission dismissed the filing and urged the parties to negotiate between themselves. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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Comp. laws are too focused on price: Lawson Hunter
Canada’s competition laws have become too sensitive to price, particularly in mergers, and should instead focus more on the role of innovation and change, according to a Canadian competition and regulatory lawyer. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Rogers-Shaw merger benefiting wireless industry as a whole in 2022: Bell CEO
When it comes to Canada’s wireless market this year, there are a number of trends that are benefiting the wireless industry as a whole, including the potential merger between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc., according to BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Integrity Commissioner refers TekSavvy’s Scott complaint to Ethics Commissioner
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Joe Friday has declined to open his own investigation into the conduct of CRTC chair Ian Scott following a complaint by TekSavvy Solutions Inc. about Scott’s 2019 meeting in an Ottawa bar with BCE Inc.’s then-chief operating officer (and now CEO) Mirko Bibic. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already …
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Bell, Amazon announce launch of mobile edge computing retail business
BCE Inc. announced the launch of its partnership with Amazon Inc. to deploy what it touts as Canada’s first public multi-access edge computing (MEC) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) wavelength. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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Little support for CRTC forbearance policy review following Part 1 application
The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) is the only intervener in a CRTC proceeding that supports a Toronto-based attorney’s request to consider whether the CRTC’s general policy of forbearance remains applicable. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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CRTC sides with regional wireless carriers in roaming decision
The CRTC mostly accepted the arguments of small wireless carriers against the big three in a ruling on seamless handoff and 5G roaming. In a lengthy decision issued Wednesday, the commission sought to make life easier for the regional players by finding in their favour in almost every one of the disputed areas. Those topics …
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Supreme Court dismisses TekSavvy appeal of GoldTV site-blocking order
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Delay 3,800 Mhz auction until altimeter issues resolved, Sasktel tells ISED
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has a “simple” recommendation for the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) as it consults on the upcoming 3,800 Mhz auction: that it be delayed until the issue of 5G interference with radio altimeter (used to determine the altitude of an aircraft) is fully resolved. This content is available …
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Rogers “not putting a dime” in middle tier news market: Conservative MP
Community-owned television outlets “are not producing local news that meet high journalistic standards,” and the Online Streaming Act should be amended to ensure sustainable funding for local news, a Rogers Communications Inc. executive told the House of Commons’ Heritage committee as the company defended the impact its merger with Shaw Communications Inc. will have on …
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Quebecor provides no justification or rationale in Vrai pricing dispute: Bell
BCE Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that Quebecor Inc. provided no justification or rationale to the commission for the pricing discrepancies between its Vrai hybrid video-on-demand (HVOD) service and its Vrai direct-to-consumer (DTC) service, which the incumbent says is giving Quebecor an undue preference. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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CRTC rejects CNOC request for Scott’s recusal
The CRTC has decided that it will not consider a request from the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) for commission chair Ian Scott to recuse himself from all matters before the regulator related to the relationship of wholesale-based internet service providers (ISPs) and incumbents. In a Feb. 15 letter to CNOC, the CRTC wrote …
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Quebecor calls Bell’s Vrai complaint “desperate” and “devoid of any merit”
Quebecor Inc. wants BCE Inc.’s request to mandate that Videotron immediately remove its Vrai service to “be rejected outright,” Quebecor told the CRTC, claiming that the incumbent’s arguments are “devoid of any merit and relies on an erroneous interpretation of regulatory principles.” This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Quebec court authorizes class-action against Bell’s Télébec, Câblevision
A Superior Court of Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against BCE Inc.’s Télébec or Câblevision du Nord du Québec for imposing changes of rates which the plaintiff claims are unenforceable, in a French-language decision issued by Justice Sylvain Lussier on Feb. 3. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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CRTC orders Bell to stop service in Saint John MDU until Rogers gains access
The CRTC denied BCE Inc. the right to market to tenants in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Saint John, New Brunswick, in an ongoing dispute over access by Rogers Communications Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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Quebecor’s Vrai VOD service violates CRTC regs: Bell
The CRTC has opened a proceeding in response to a BCE Inc. November complaint against Quebecor Inc.‘s Videtron and its Vrai on-demand streaming service. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free …
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Class-action will not shrink despite Videotron arbitration clause, court rules
The Superior Court of Quebec denied an application by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron to exclude from a class-action group any companies that signed an arbitration clause with the telecommunication company, but narrowed the timeframe in which members are eligible at the request of BCE Inc.’s Télébec, in a lawsuit brought forward by a specialty food store …
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CRTC asks Eastlink to propose NG 911 rates and submit cost study
The CRTC has requested that several telecoms companies send it more information for the introduction of Next Generation 911 (NG 911) services after it directed all NG 911 network providers to file proposed wholesale and retail tariffs no later than Nov. 1, 2021. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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CRTC orders apartment owner to permit Rogers access
The CRTC has told a Saint John, New Brunswick real estate developer he must offer “timely access” for Rogers Communications Inc. to enter multi-dwelling units (MDU) under construction. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you …
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Arbitrator dismisses Union complaint against Bell Technical Solutions
An Ontario-based labour arbitrator has dismissed a complaint by Unifor workers against a BCE Inc. subsidiary having found that the company did everything in its power to remedy a situation in which Bell Technical Solutions workers were found infringing on work meant for its Craft and Services employees. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Canada avoids American confusion of 5G impact on airports
Early consultations on regulations to 5G rollout affecting air traffic seems to have resulted in Canada avoiding a dispute that roiled the American telecom market. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a …
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Lawson Hunter appointed to Order of Canada
Lawson Hunter, a former Commissioner of the Competition Bureau and a one-time BCE Inc. executive, has been made a member of the Order of Canada, the Governor-General’s office announced in late December. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Revenues dropped in 2020, EBITDA margins increased in 2020: CRTC CMR report
Overall, telecommunications companies pulled in some $53.4 billion in 2020, a 1.4 per cent decrease in overall revenues compared to 2019, according to the most recent edition of the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report released Wednesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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Northwestel wants price floor test lifted, citing Starlink competition
Faced with what it says is increasing competition from Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s Starlink offering, BCE Inc.‘s Northwestel is asking the CRTC to waive the requirement to satisfy the regulator’s price floor test aimed at preventing anti-competitive pricing by incumbents. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Class action lawyers seek to have Bell affidavit stricken in prison phones case
In a would-be class-action lawsuit against BCE Inc. and the province of Ontario over what the plaintiffs say are “unconscionable” telephone rates charged to the families of prisoners in Ontario prisons while Bell held the contract, lawyers representing the plaintiffs are seeking to have a portions of Bell’s affidavit stricken from the record. This content …
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Scott should recuse himself from MDU in-building access review and vary: TekSavvy
An Ontario-based independent service provider argued to the CRTC that chair Ian Scott “is in violation of the commission’s own internal standards of conduct” and should recuse himself from a review and vary application on a decision — which states that firms must negotiate with BCE Inc. for multi-dwelling unit (MDU) fibre — because he …
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Safeguards can’t justify Rogers-Shaw merger: Bell to CRTC
No amount of proposed remedies will undo the damage of Rogers Communications Inc. gaining 47 per cent of the English-language broadcast distribution undertaking (BDU) market, according to representatives of BCE Inc., who Thursday asked CRTC commissioners not to approve their chief competitor’s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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At CRTC, Cogeco cites Rogers opposition to Bell-Astral merger
On the third day of CRTC hearings into the proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc., Cogeco Inc.’s Paul Beaudry quoted from a Rogers intervention during BCE Inc.’s application to take over Astral Media in 2012. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Bell wireless service restored to B.C. customers
BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility has restored service to its wireless customers following an outage caused by storms in British Columbia. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to …
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Competitive pay-telephone service provider tells CRTC Bell should pay its bills
An Ontario-based pay-telephone owner and competitive pay-telephone service provider (CPTSP) wants the CRTC to order BCE Inc. to pay for providing toll-free services using regular business lines, arguing that the large telecom is trying to push out the competition. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Bell posts quarterly profits driven by wireless growth
Bell reported a slight increase in overall revenue of $49 million or 0.8 per cent, up to $5.84 billion versus $5.79 billion for this time last year. The company attributed the results to “greater media advertising and subscriber revenues, and ongoing growth in mobile phones, retail internet and internet protocol TV (IPTV) subscriber bases coupled …
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Please don’t delay merger hearing: Rogers to CRTC
Rogers Communications Inc.‘s regulatory team can present the company’s position to the CRTC commissioners and to the public at the upcoming hearing into the company’s proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc., no matter who is sitting around the board table. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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CNOC files review and vary application on CRTC in-building wire access decision
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) has filed a review and vary application with the CRTC, in which the trade group representing smaller independent and wholesale-based Internet Service Providers is asking the regulator to reassess its July decision on access to in-building wire (IBW) in multi-dwelling units (MDUs). This content is available to wirereport.ca …
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Court dismisses Telus request for injunction against Quebecor’s 3500 MHz licenses
The Federal Court has rejected a Telus Corp. request to stop the department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) from issuing licenses for set-aside spectrum won at auction by Quebecor Inc.’s Vidéotron in this past summer’s 3,500 MHz auction. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Man fined $40,000 for selling set-top boxes
A federal court judge has fined a pre-loaded set top box seller $40,000 for being in contempt of an injunction by continuing to sell the boxes to people to pirate television content. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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CRTC wants more info from Bell on certain retroactive wholesale payments
The CRTC wants BCE Inc. to clarify why the company wants to make payments related to the removal of a markup on a certain service retroactive only to last month, instead of covering the five-year period stipulated by the regulator through its May decision to make permanent the 2016 rates for third-party aggregated wholesale access. …
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Class members defined in suit against Bell over prison phone contract
A would-be class-action lawsuit filed against BCE Inc. and the province of Ontario over “unconscionable” telephone rates for prisoners has been updated to make clearer who could be eligible class members and suggests neither Bell nor the province should benefit from the profits. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Telecom unions want govt. action on jobs outsourcing
Two telecommunication workers’ unions, Unifor and the Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE), have partnered up to demand the federal government step in to minimize the outsourcing of Canadian jobs overseas in the telecom sector. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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TekSavvy takes GoldTV site-blocking fight to Supreme Court
After Canada’s first-ever site-blocking court order survived an appeal from TekSavvy Solutions Inc. in May, the internet service provider (ISP) has decided to take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting …
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Bell layoffs highlight need for tougher regs for foreign broadcasters: Unifor
Unifor is calling on the government to introduce legislation that will level the playing field between Canadian and international broadcasters after BCE Inc. announced Tuesday 27 job layoffs and 22 job reclassifications. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Federal Court orders content pirates to pay millions to Bell, Rogers, Videotron
A Federal Court judge ordered three pirate TV services to pay more than $29 million in damages to major broadcasters which claimed the sellers were cutting into their business by marketing pre-loaded set-top boxes and IPTV services to customers, allowing them to bypass paid TV subscriptions and access free content. This content is available to …
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TekSavvy’s wholesale appeal uses failed incumbent arguments from 2019: Bell
TekSavvy Solutions Inc.‘s arguments in its June challenge to the CRTC’s final decision on wholesale internet access rates — that the CRTC breached its duty of procedural fairness in not conducting a thorough review of the new rates — are the same arguments made by incumbent telecom companies (and rejected by the Federal Court of …
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Quebecor calls for swift news media compensation legislation
Quebecor Inc.’s president and CEO is renewing calls for the federal government to implement a news media compensation strategy, to “ensure the sustainability of advertising revenue, and the vitality of competitiveness” and for the CRTC to ensure swift negotiations with incumbents on wireless network access. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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3500 auction should result in “careful consideration” by gov: Bell’s Bibic
For BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic, the high cost of the 3,500 MHz spectrum auction should result in the federal government making “careful consideration” in its assessment of wireless pricing going forward. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Eyes on Quebecor following 3500 MHz auction
As the dust settles on the results of the 3,500 MHz auction announced Thursday, much of the initial interest amongst analysts and industry watchers has centered not on the $7.31 billion spent by the so-called big three incumbents — BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc, and Telus Corp. — but rather on the roughly $830 million …
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Court of appeal dismisses Quebecor challenge in TVA Sports fight with Bell
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by Quebecor Inc. to overturn a CRTC decision that ordered the company to continue to provide its TVA Sports broadcast to BCE Inc. subscribers after Quebecor yanked the feed in April 2019, just as the puck dropped on the opening game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. …
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BREAKING: 3500 MHz auction nets $8.9B, $7.3B from incumbents
Canadian telecom companies — and wireless service hopefuls — have spent some $8.91 billion on the 3,500 MHz band of spectrum, according to preliminary results released Thursday afternoon by the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED). The 3,500 MHz band is widely seen as crucial to the roll out of 5G networks. Rogers …
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Federal Court of Appeal dismisses BDUs’ appeal of distant signal tariffs
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled Friday partially in favour of a group that challenged a tariff increase by the Copyright Board of Canada for over-the-air distant signal retransmission while dismissing an appeal of the same decision by six of the country’s largest TV service providers. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a …
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Rogers claims Saint John developer ignoring CRTC proceeding
In its ongoing effort to gain access to multiple apartment buildings in Saint John, N.B., Rogers Communications Inc. said in a reply filed with the CRTC Tuesday that a representative of IronGate Developments has not officially responded to its application. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Bell expands Canadian 5G network; now offering 5G roaming in the United States
BCE Inc. has expanded its 5G network in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec and has begun offering 5G roaming in the United States, it announced Wednesday — saying it is the first Canadian provider to do so. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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Bell wary of New Brunswick’s proposed NG911 system
BCE Inc. has filed an intervention with the CRTC saying New Brunswick’s plan for how it would like to adapt its next-generation 911 (NG911) services may not be the best approach. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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Q2 telecom earnings could be sign of recovery: Analysis
The telecom sector is on track to rebound following a bleak 2019 and 2020, according to an analysis of the industry halfway through the 2021 financial year. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. …
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Bell, Rogers announce rural connectivity investments
Work to upgrade the wireless networks of communities in British Columbia and homes and businesses in rural Ontario is coming along according to two of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news …
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PIAC says no to permanent roaming test, Telus wants new definition
Telus Corp. wants the CRTC to set an industry-wide definition of “permanent roaming,” especially after its decision to allow MVNO services to be available to some carriers. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. …
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Bell offering 5G service in Atlantic Canada
BCE Inc. is expanding its 5G network into Atlantic Canada, with service launching in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to …
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Hockey broadcasters seek injunction against pirate streamers
Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc., and Quebecor Inc. are asking a Federal Court for a permanent injunction against a set of unknown users of IP addresses that the companies say are being used to facilitate the illegal streaming of NHL hockey games. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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CRTC orders Bell subsidiary to upgrade routers in Quebec
BCE Inc. subsidiary Cablevision du Nord has to finish upgrading its routers in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue of Quebec — at its own expense — by Sept. 1 to accommodate a higher capacity of users, as per a Tuesday decision from the CRTC. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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