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The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the industry group that represents telcos in Canada, has released the results of a commissioned report on how important telcos are for the country. As expected, the conclusions were quite positive across the board. The report from Accenture, titled "Connecting Canadians during COVID-19: The impact of the wireless and...

According to a new report by PwC, commissioned by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, the lobby group representing telcos in Canada, Canadians have extra 'consumer surplus' each month from value created by wireless services, to the tune of over $11,000 per year. The report titled, "Understanding the increasing value of wireless services for Canadians A...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the country’s lobby group for telcos including the likes of Rogers, Telus and Bell, really wants you to know how great the telecom industry is in Canada. Robert Ghiz, president and CEO of the CWTA, published an op-ed in the Toronto Star, on the weekend, arguing "Canadian telecom providers...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the telecom industry’s lobby group, released a new commissioned study this week from Accenture. Titled ‘Investing in Canada’s Digital Infrastructure: The Economic Impact of Wireless/Wireline Broadband and the Post-COVID Recovery,’ the study highlights numerous contributions by telecoms in Canada. One major point the study highlights is the importance of...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), which represents telecoms in Canada, has released some insights into usage numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CWTA says it has collected network data from Bell, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw/Freedom, Tbaytel, TELUS, and Videotron, in a report titled, ‘Managing Networks in Unprecedented Times,’ sharing some stats from wireline and wireless...

The CTIA, which is the lobby group for the U.S. wireless communications industry, has released a new study comparing Canada, the U.S. and its Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) peers when it comes to ‘mobile wireless value proposition.' The study from the CTIA and commissioned by NERA Consulting is titled, "A Comparison of...

To coincide with today’s launch of the CRTC’s Internet Code of Conduct, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)—which represents major telecoms in Canada—has announced a new series of videos to support Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) Internet customers. The seven videos are made in American Sign Language (ASL) and Langue des signes du...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the industry group which represents the country’s wireless sector, recently commissioned consulting firm Nordicity to research how our telcos benefit Canada’s economy. The report’s key findings, according to the CWTA, "shows the significant positive economic impact the industry makes when it comes to GDP, jobs and capital investment,” with...

The wireless industry organization, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), has announced its annual cellphone recycling challenge for schools is now open for registration. Participating schools part of this Earth Month Challenge to celebrate Earth Day 2019 can earn $1 for every cellphone they collect (minimum of 20 cellphones), plus a grand prize of $500 for...

The 5G Canada 2019 Conference kicked off today in Ottawa, Ontario, hosted by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), the industry group representing telcos in the country. The conference aims to discuss what 5G networks will mean for Canada. Opening the conference was CWTA President and CEO Robert Ghiz, who said in his welcome remarks for...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), a lobby group for the country’s major telecom providers, has announced Canada is a "global 4G superpower with the fastest wireless networks in the G7." According to a media release from yesterday, the CWTA cites recent reports from the CRTC and ISED, to note Canadians are using more data than...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association is asking the court to declare sections of the Quebec government’s Bill 74 unconstitutional. Specifically, the CWTA is eyeing the sections that give Loto-Québec the power to compose a list of websites it wants Internet service providers to block, as reported by the Financial Post. The CWTA has filed a...