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Bell wants more notice for payments into NCF
BCE Inc. is objecting to proposed changes to the procedures for the operation of the National Contribution Fund, saying that a proposed system for payment forecasts does not allow contributors to the fund to plan properly. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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CRTC seeks to penalize Bell for support structure access delays
The CRTC has floated the idea of penalizing BCE Inc. after Quebecor Inc. filed a Part 1 complaint with the regulator claiming that by delaying access to its support structures, Bell was granting itself an undue preference, in violation of the Telecommunications Act. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Accessibility reporting should apply to resellers: Bell, Shaw
BCE Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. are taking issue with TekSavvy Solutions Inc.‘s assertion that it will be unfairly burdened by regulations that will require companies to make their services more accessible to Canadians with disabilities. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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Canadian radio broadcasters ask CRTC for space to compete with streamers
The CRTC needs to do away with restrictive regulations, argue multiple major broadcasters in response to the CRTC’s review on its commercial radio policy framework. 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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While Rogers and Shaw are merging, we’ll be building: Bell CEO
Rogers Communications Inc.‘s proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. doesn’t change anything for one of their biggest competitors, according to BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic. 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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GoldTV site-blocking order runs “roughshod” over parliament’s authority: TekSavvy
Is a Nov. 2019 court order mandating a number of internet service providers to block a “pirate IPTV” service a draconian imposition of an authority best reserved to parliament, given that it serves to curtail freedom of expression and steps on the toes of the CRTC? Or is the court order simply a logical outgrowth …
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Bell not sweating over Rogers-Shaw deal: CFO
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the potential impacts of Rogers Communications Inc. acquiring Shaw Communications Inc., BCE Inc. CFO Glen LeBlanc does not seem incredibly fazed. 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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Smaller broadcasters, telecoms fret over CRTC’s accessibility reporting proposals
Organizations representing smaller Canadian broadcasters and telecoms have expressed concern about the feasibility of the CRTC’s proposed new accessibility reporting requirements, suggesting that they could pose an undue burden. 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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Regulatory approval of Rogers-Shaw deal will hinge on wireless: Execs, analysts
From the perspective of Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale, regulatory approval of his company’s $26.2 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. will come down to the views of the various regulators on how the deal impacts the wireless market in western Canada. The wireless business, Natale pointed out on a Monday morning conference call …
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Telesat needs proceeds from 3800 MHz to compete: CEO
If Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada doesn’t approve Telesat Holdings Inc.‘s proposal to auction off spectrum it holds in the 3700-3900 MHz band, the company won’t be able to compete with its competitors in the United States, the company’s CEO told the House of Commons Industry committee Thursday. This content is available to wirereport.ca …
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CRTC seeks comments on national video relay service
The CRTC has launched a consultation into the quality of the national video relay service for Canadians with hearing impairments. 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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Bell partners with car manufacturer for new hotspot project
BCE Inc. has announced a new partnership with Honda Canada inc. to provide in-built Wi-Fi hotspots in newly-manufactured cars. 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 The …
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Focus turns back to CRTC as SCC rejects incumbent wholesale challenge
As the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an incumbent challenge to an 18-month old CRTC decision to slash wholesale access rates for independent internet service providers on Thursday morning, eyes are back on the CRTC, where an outstanding review and vary application is the last of the incumbents’ challenges to the lower rates. The court …
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PIAC reiterates demands for CRTC to impose paper billing rules
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and National Pensioners Federation are repeating their request for the CRTC to require Canadian telecommunications companies to issue paper bills to customers. 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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Northern TPIA access for SSi should be expedited: competitors
The CRTC should move quickly to set wholesale prices in the North for SSi Canada‘s access to BCE Inc.’s Northwestel, according to an intervention by TekSavvy Solutions 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 media news you …
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CRTC should release data on fraud calls: PIAC
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has asked the CRTC to publicly disclose the information it receives in monthly reports from wireless telecom service providers about the fraudulent practice known as “SIM swapping.” 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 says it will spend an extra $1B on networks
BCE Inc. announced Thursday morning that it would increase its typical capital expenditure by between $1 billion and $1.2 billion over the next two years, as the money will go to Bell’s build-out of broadband fibre and wireless networks. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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CRTC hears divided opinions about internet service in North
Local governments and advocacy groups are urging the CRTC to take action to address the issue of insufficient telecom service in Northern Canada, while big telecom companies are asking the regulator to take a hands-off approach. 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 joins call for centralized rural broadband fund
Spectrum auction revenues should be reinvested in rural broadband initiatives and the multiple broadband funding programs run by federal government programs should be combined into one program, representatives from BCE Inc. told the House of Commons industry committee Tuesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Intervention deadline extended for commercial radio review
The CRTC has extended its deadline for interventions to its commercial radio policy framework review following a procedural request from various associations representing the music sector. 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 …
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Big changes at Bell Media as six execs depart their jobs
BCE Inc.’s Bell Media division is starting off the year with significant changes to its executive roster, including the departures of its vice-president of regulatory affairs Kevin Goldstein, president of distribution and pay Tracey Pearce, and content and programming president Mike Cosentino. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Bell rate increases for Primus would hurt low-income consumers: interventions
A BCE Inc. price increase on the unbundled local loop (ULL) service it sells to Fusion Connect Inc.‘s Primus will have an undue impact on low-income customers who rely on the service, according to several interveners in a Part 1 application on the rate increases, which is currently before the CRTC. This content is available …
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Bell launches initiative for faster pole access
BCE Inc. announced Friday that it has established a number of new protocols to simplify access for service providers to the company’s support structures in Quebec. 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 …
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Government asks court to throw out Bell challenge to CRTC fine
In seeking to appeal a $17.9 million fine imposed by the CRTC in October for misallocating local programming spending, BCE Inc. has failed to demonstrate that the CRTC denied it a level of procedural fairness, and the regulator did in fact give it adequate notice before it imposed the fine, the Attorney General’s office told …
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Bell seeks to challenge CRTC community programming fine in court
BCE Inc. has filed an application for leave to appeal a $17.9-million penalty imposed by the CRTC last month for violations of its broadcasting license, arguing that the CRTC failed to give the broadcaster adequate notice that it was misallocating its community programming funding towards its own local news programming. This content is available to …
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Quebec ISPs say Bell approach to pole access still ‘anti-competitive’
A trio of Quebec internet service providers released a statement Wednesday claiming that BCE Inc. continues to impede their access to its poles. 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 …
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Bell’s Bibic gives a ‘tip of the hat’ on Broadcast Act update
BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic praised the updates to the Broadcasting Act proposed earlier this week by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, saying the legislative changes fulfill some of Bell’s longtime goals. 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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CRTC consulting on how to improve access to poles
The CRTC has launched a consultation on improving access to poles owned by Canadian telecom 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 you need. Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. …
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ISED: flanker brands prices falling, but not yet at 25% drop target
The federal government released its second quarterly check-in on wireless prices across Canada Thursday morning, as a follow up to the Liberal government’s plan to lower wireless prices 25 per cent by early 2022. 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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Don’t force release of disaggregated configurations, incumbents tell CRTC
Incumbent telecoms are asking the CRTC to deny a request from the Competitive Network Operators of Canada to require the large telecoms to release more detailed information about the structures of their disaggregated networks. 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 says Bell ‘misallocated’ $35.9M of community TV funds
BCE Inc. misclassified a number of self-promotional productions as community programming, and misallocated $35.9 million to its CTV networks, the CRTC said Thursday. 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 …
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Broadcasters shouldn’t use COVID to change CanCon obligations: WGC
Whether or not there is a pandemic, large broadcasters want to do away with their Canadian content obligations, and they should not be allowed to use the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to shift their obligations away from supporting Canadian creators, according to the Writers’ Guild of Canada. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Proposed Quebec privacy law overhaul ‘concerning’: Bell lawyer
Speaking Tuesday morning at an online event, Bell assistant general counsel Ruby Barber said that a proposed overhaul of Quebec’s privacy law — known as Bill 64 — is “concerning” for a number of reasons, including consent requirements that are too stringent. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Randy Lennox to leave Bell Media, Wade Oosterman to take over
President of BCE Inc.‘s Bell Media Randy Lennox will step down on Jan. 4, and will be replaced by Wade Oosterman, currently the Bell Group president and vice-chair. 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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CRTC hears differing pitches to fix lagging disaggregated regime
In order to make its disaggregated wholesale regime work, the CRTC should reintroduce a level of aggregation to cut down on the amount wholesale-based providers would have to spend to connect, the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) told the CRTC. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Broadcasters sign up to BIPOC hiring directory
Canada’s largest broadcasters have committed to making the use of a Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) hiring database a prerequisite to giving original productions the green light. 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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Bell asks CRTC to make AI scam call blocking permanent
BCE Inc. has officially asked the CRTC to make its artificial intelligence-based call blocking system permanent, weeks after asking for an interim extension of the originally temporary scheme. 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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Quebecor turns to Competition Bureau, court over Bell structure access
An ongoing dispute between BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. has escalated as the latter has turned to the Competition Bureau and the courts to investigate what Quebecor said in a press release are practices used by Bell “to slow down and, in a number of cases, even block access to its support structures.” This content …
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Cablevision offer to increase wholesale capacity not good enough: Videotron
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron told the CRTC that a proposal by BCE Inc. subsidiary Cablevision du Nord in response to Videotron’s request to increase the wholesale capacity it buys from Cablevision is too little, too late. 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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Bell says TPIA delays are Videotron’s fault
In response to a complaint to the CRTC from Quebecor Inc.‘s Videotron that BCE Inc. was unduly delaying Videotron’s arrival in the Abitibi region, Bell subsidiary Cablevision du Nord says the delay is Videotron’s fault. 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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Bell says it is free to withhold new services in dispute with CCSA
BCE Inc. is not unduly preferring its own TV service and is simply withholding new services and features as leverage in its negotiations with the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance, as is its right, according to Bell’s response to a CCSA complaint. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Cogeco wireless plans ‘probably part of the equation’ for Rogers: Ouimet
As Cogeco Inc.’s CFO speculated Tuesday that a bid for his company’s Canadian division by Rogers Communications Inc. was driven in part by an attempt to take Cogeco out of the wireless equation, Rogers’ CEO indicated the company hasn’t given up on the potential acquisition. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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Federal Court dismisses incumbents’ wholesale rates appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Thursday the large telecom companies’ appeal of the CRTC’s Aug. 2019 decision lowering wholesale rates. The appeal is part of a long-running dispute between incumbent telecoms including BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc., and smaller providers that buy wholesale service from them, like those …
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SkyChoice urges Federal Court to throw out Bell’s trademark injunction suit
A small Ontario telecommunications provider has told Federal Court it should be able to continue to market its wireless home internet service as “WiFibe,” urging it to deny a trademark injunction request filed by BCE Inc. 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 argues site-blocking doesn’t need CRTC approval
BCE Inc. has asked a Federal Court of Appeal judge to throw out an appeal of Canada’s first ever site-blocking court order, saying that TekSavvy Solutions Inc.‘s appeal of the order is grounded in “policy reasons.” 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 applies for indefinite extension of AI call blocking scheme
BCE Inc. has applied to the CRTC for an interim extension of its “very encouraging” trial of Canada’s first artificial intelligence-based call blocking system, which has been the subject of concerns around transparency and privacy, until the regulator rules on a yet to be submitted Part 1 application to make the scheme permanent. In a …
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Videotron accuses Bell subsidiary of delaying access to infrastructure
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron has filed another complaint with the CRTC over wholesale access in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que., this time accusing BCE Inc. subsidiary Cablevision du Nord de Québec of “manoeuvring for months to unduly delay Videotron’s arrival in Abitibi.” This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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CCSA alleges undue preference by Bell over TV channels
The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance has filed a formal complaint with the CRTC, alleging that BCE Inc. has conferred an undue preference to its own TV service offerings and “other distribution undertakings.” 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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VMedia alleges bad faith by Bell in delaying app approval
VMedia Inc. has filed a complaint with the CRTC alleging that it is being unduly disadvantaged by BCE Inc.‘s delay in approving the distribution of Bell programming over VMedia’s streaming apps. 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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Bell’s prison phone rates violated telecom act, lawsuit argues
An updated version of a class action lawsuit against BCE Inc. and the province of Ontario alleges that in failing to provide clear information on rates charged to prisoners, the contract between the company and the province’s prison system violates the Telecommunications Act. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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CRTC tells Bell it is still giving undue preference to RDS over TVA Sport
The CRTC has sent a letter to BCE Inc. informing the company that its submission of a new sports package to the regulator was still giving undue preference to its own RDS French-language sports channel over Quebecor Inc.‘s TVA Sports offering. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Network outage impacts services in Ontario, Quebec
A network outage left wireless, internet and TV customers in Ontario and Quebec without service for about 45 minutes on Thursday. 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 …
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ISED says wireless prices goals still mostly unmet
Following on the Liberal election campaign promise to lower wireless prices by 25 per cent, the federal government released on Tuesday the first of its quarterly check-ins on wireless prices across the country. 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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UBF should focus on both backbone, last mile, ISPs told ISED
At a discussion about Ottawa’s now-delayed Universal Broadband Fund with stakeholders in January, the federal government heard it shouldn’t require funding from other levels of government and focus on both backbone and last-mile projects, according to documents obtained through access to information. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Telecoms back Quebecor over Bell support structure access
Small telecommunications providers, the Canadian Communications Systems Alliance and Rogers Communications Inc. have all filed interventions with the CRTC supporting Quebecor Inc.’s Part 1 application over access to BCE Inc. support structures, saying they’ve encountered the same issues gaining access. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Bell upping internet speed for some rural customers to 50 Mbps
BCE Inc. announced today that it is increasing the speed of its fixed wireless home internet service for some 300,000 rural homes, and will expand the service into parts of Atlantic Canada. 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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Technical issue disrupts Maritime 911 services
All three Maritime provinces experienced 911 outages on Wednesday morning, with an as-yet-unknown technical issue disrupting the emergency phone line. 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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Force Bell to sign IXPL lease agreement, CRTC urged
Ontario-based home phone and internet provider Fibernetics Corp. is calling on the CRTC to compel BCE Inc. to allow it to lease facilities so it can expand its landline phone service to eight new areas. 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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CRTC says no to interim fibre in-building wire access
The CRTC has denied a CloudWifi Inc. request for an interim scheme to allow small internet service providers to access other providers’ fibre in-building wire (IBW) in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) until the regulator sets a new tariff. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …
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Bell files for trademark injunction against SkyChoice’s WiFibe
BCE Inc. has asked Federal Court to order a small Ontario telecom to stop using the name “WiFIBE” for its wireless fibre internet 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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Quebecor drops court case challenging Bell V acquisition
Quebecor Inc. has informed the Federal Court of Appeal it won’t pursue its appeal of a CRTC decision allowing BCE Inc. to buy Groupe V Media Inc.’s conventional TV network V. 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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Experts say 5G will eventually deliver, but a speed boost for now
Experts are unanimous in saying Canada’s 5G networks will eventually deliver on their promise, transforming the way we use the internet and leading to an uptake in exciting technologies like augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles and remote surgery. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Videotron accuses Bell of undue preference over access to support structures
Quebecor Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC over access to BCE Inc. support structures. 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 The Wire …
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Even as Bell removes its gear, Bell, Telus say Huawei still in play for 5G
Both Telus Corp. and BCE Inc. still won’t rule out partnering with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. for their 5G networks if the government grants permission to do so, despite Bell beginning to replace its ageing Huawei network equipment with that of 5G vendor Nokia Corp. Bell Mobility president Claire Gillies told The Wire Report in …
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Telus calls for small cell attachment ruling to be postponed
The CRTC should not rule on a Quebecor Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. application for the regulator to compel BCE Inc. to allow small cell technologies to be attached to Bell’s poles at rates set by the Support Structure Service Tariffs until a review of mobile wireless services is complete, Telus Corp. is arguing. This …
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Bell to argue retroactivity of wholesale rate appeal is unconstitutional
BCE Inc. has signalled its intention to argue in the upcoming Federal Court of Appeal hearing on the CRTC’s Wholesale internet rates that the CRTC’s decision to apply the rates retroactively constitutes an unconstitutional tax. 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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CRTC considering changes to disaggregated wholesale regime
Five years after it announced a move to a new system for wholesale internet access, the CRTC is consulting on how it should change that regime. 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 …
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Bell partners with Western University for 5G research centre
Western University’s London campus will be transformed into a “living lab” as part of a partnership with BCE Inc. to test applications for the 5G network. 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 …
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CRTC approves Bell’s AI call-blocking application
The CRTC has told BCE Inc. it can go ahead and trial using artificial intelligence for call blocking fraudulent calls on its networks. 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 …
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CRTC approves use of Bell’s deferral funds in accessibility consultation
The CRTC Thursday approved BCE Inc.‘s request to use the $125,000 sitting in its deferral account to pay the costs of public interest and accessibility intervenors in an upcoming consultation on reporting requirements for telecom companies under the Accessible Canada Act (ACA). This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Questions remain about Huawei gear as Bell, Telus pick Ericsson, Nokia
On Tuesday, BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. announced new partnerships with Ericsson AB and Nokia Corp. on 5G network rollouts, but what that means for their existing 4G network equipment from — and potential future collaboration with — Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. was still unclear. Because the Huawei gear that is currently in place is not …
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Bell selling 25 data centres for $1.04 billion
BCE Inc. is selling 25 data centres located at 13 sites to California-based Equinix Inc for $1.04 billion, the company announced Monday. 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 …
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Rogers protests Bell’s toll-free trunk time extension
Rogers Communications Inc. is protesting the CRTC’s decision to extend a deadline it had previously set for BCE Inc. to install trunk connections to carry toll-free traffic between their networks. 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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Telecoms not obligated to give rights-of-way to Calgary: Alberta court
Telecom companies operating in Calgary will not have to abide by a municipal bylaw granting the city rights-of-way, the Alberta Court of Appeal has decided. 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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IBW access is unnecessary if small ISPs can install their own: Bell
Two small internet service providers who install their own fibre in-building wire in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) have been used by BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. to justify their argument that mandating third party access is not necessary. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …
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Rogers, Quebecor ask CRTC to intervene in small cell dispute with Bell
Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have asked the CRTC to compel BCE Inc. to allow them to attach small cell technologies to Bell’s poles at rates set by the Support Structure Service Tariffs following years of unsuccessful negotiations. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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