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By Manish Singh, vice-president and key account manager, Google, Hyperscalers Global Customer Unit At the recent Canadian Telecom Summit, industry leaders gathered to discuss the latest advancements in the industry. This event comes at a pivotal moment for the telecommunications sector, especially in the context of 5G’s evolving landscape. The panel “Technology Transformation Enablers – …

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by Paul Andersen, president and chair, The Competitive Network Operators of Canada For more than a decade, the CRTC has grappled with how to make Canada’s telecom market more competitive. Incumbent telephone and cable firms have long controlled the country’s fixed and mobile networks, allowing them to maintain globally high prices with little threat of disruption. …

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by Todd Hofley, vice-president, Policy and Communications, Beanfield Like many industries, telecommunications has its share of good and bad behaviour. Good, from Beanfield’s perspective, means transparent, fair, reliable and always putting the customer first. Bad means opaque, convoluted, confusing and always putting the company first. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …

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By Mark Buell and Phil Steinhauer-Mozejko, Connect Humanity Fund In its recently released five-year Spectrum Outlook 2023 to 2027, the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) makes several commitments to Indigenous Peoples. The Spectrum Outlook outlines ISED’s overall approach to managing radio-spectrum over the next five years. This plan could provide Canada an …

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by Matt Hatfield, campaigns director, OpenMedia It’s increasingly obvious that the Online News Act, Bill C-18, isn’t working for anyone. Passed into law in June, C-18 is supposed to slow the ongoing collapse of Canada’s news industry. To do this, C-18 attempts to force Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to pay news organizations …

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By Donna Hokiro, president, Local 1944, United Steelworkers Union By now, many, if not most Canadians are familiar with the ubiquitous ads propagated for so long by telecommunications giant Telus Corp. 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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By John Lawford, executive eirector and general counsel of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre I wish to address the recent opinion piece in The Wire Report from Robert Ghiz, CEO of the recently rebranded Canadian Telecommunications Association. Mr. Ghiz is a personable former premier of Prince Edward Island. Now he is a diehard advocate for the large …

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by Heather Wright, publisher of The Independent of Petrolia and Central Lambton and The Herald At every family gathering there is that kid who just wants to be seen. They’re usually 10 or 11, young enough to crave attention instead of rolling their eyes at any adult attempting conversation, but too old to get the …

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By Robert Ghiz, president and CEO, Canadian Telecommunications Association With the dust having settled on Rogers Communications Inc.’ acquisition of Shaw Communications and Quebecor Inc.’s related acquisition of Freedom Mobile, now is a good time to take an early look at the impact the acquisitions have had on Canada’s telecommunications market. This content is available …

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by Natalie Campbell, Senior Director of North American Government and Regulatory Affairs, Internet Society Ottawa’s successful passage of the Online Streaming Act and Online News Act marks a dark new chapter for the internet in Canada: fragmentation. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all …

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OPINION: Hyperscale cloud is the key to unlocking 5G’s potential

OPINION: CRTC must stay vigilant against potential appeals or delays by incumbent network operators

OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence

OPINION: Canada’s spectrum framework is failing Indigenous peoples

OPINION: The Online News Act is a dismal failure that must be replaced

OPINION: Cute critters obscure Telus’ ruthless job cuts in Canada

OPINION: Freedom may never be a fourth national player, and consumers need more data

OPINION: Small independents won’t benefit from Online News Act

OPINION: Declining prices and record levels of investment show competition is increasing in Canada’s telecom market

OPINION: Online News Act edges Canada closer to a splinternet