The CRTC reiterated this week it has commissioned a study to compare international roaming fees charged by Canadian telecoms versus the world, and it should be out soon. According to the CRTC, "The study is comparing the fees that Canadians pay with the fees charged in other countries. It will help us decide the best...
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on Friday its plan to improve cellphone service along a 70-kilometre stretch of Highway 37 in northern British Columbia. Through its Broadband Fund, the CRTC will fund Rogers for the construction of new cell towers. This will bring improved access to emergency services and positively impact nearby...
TekSavvy made a compelling case for the need to adjust wholesale internet rates to ensure fair competition and consumer choice, speaking at the CRTC public hearing that’s been ongoing this week. Andy Kaplan-Myrth, TekSavvy's VP of Regulatory and Carrier Affairs, alongside Pierre Aube, Chief Operating Officer, and Jessica Rutledge, Director of Regulatory and Consumer Legal...
On Thursday, the fourth day of the CRTC’s public hearing on internet competition, Rogers argued for the phasing out of the current wholesale network access model, which allows smaller players to resell access. "The decisions you make in this proceeding will impact both the scale and pace of these capital expenditures and could jeopardize the...
Speaking at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) public consultation today, Bell and Telus took their chance to explain their stances on sharing its network to smaller competitors. Bell wants specific conditions on the access of smaller internet providers to competitors' fibre networks. This appeal was made during the CRTC's ongoing consultation on fostering...
During a hearing on Tuesday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) was told that a national framework enabling smaller internet providers access to competitors' fibre networks could greatly benefit residents in remote regions, by offering more affordable internet. New Brunswick-based Xplore said a framework for enabling smaller companies to compete effectively with larger carriers,...
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Bell’s plea for a stay against the CRTC’s decision to allow independent ISPs wholesale access to the latter’s fibre network. The court decision was made on Friday, after Bell announced job cuts of 4,800 positions, blaming the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) for causing it to slash...
Bell has formally requested the federal government step in and overturn a decision by the CRTC that mandates the telecom giant to offer its fibre network in Ontario and Quebec to independent competitors at regulated rates. The petition, filed last Friday, challenges the CRTC's interim decision, which also affects Telus, arguing it could deter network...
Telus has been proactively contacting various third-party organizations, including stakeholders in the electric vehicle community, to express concerns over the impact of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) wholesale fibre proceeding from last fall, claiming it will affect EV charging infrastructure in Canada. Telus is distributing a template letter addressed to Minister François-Philippe Champagne,...
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced significant steps to introduce high-speed satellite Internet service across all communities in Nunavut for the first time. This initiative is part of the CRTC's broader effort, launched in 2019 with the Broadband Fund, to connect underserved rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada. The Broadband Fund,...
The Canadian internet landscape faces a potential upheaval with Bill S-210, known as the Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act, moving closer to becoming law. Dr. Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, has voiced serious concerns about the bill's implications for...
Mental health support in Canada has expanded with 9-8-8, a new three-digit suicide crisis helpline. Available in both English and French and operating 24/7 across the nation, the service offers immediate aid to those in need. The federal government has allocated $156 million over three years to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)...
