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PCMag’s Best Gaming ISPs for Canada 2019 Crowns Virgin Mobile as Winner, Shaw in Second
PCMag has shared results of their ISP speed tests for gamers in Canada for 2019. The results are not just based on speeds, but also the quality of connections based on latency and jitter (response time). For the national award winner as “Canada’s Best Gaming ISP”, that went to Bell’s Virgin Mobile, which saw a...
CRTC Pushes for Internet Service Provider Tax, Netflix Tax to Fund Canadian TV Production
The CRTC has released their report this morning on the future of programming in Canada, titled “Harnessing Change: The Future of Programming Distribution in Canada.” According to the CRTC, the current economic model for TV and radio model is being disrupted, which means funds to support Canadian productions are declining: Traditional television and radio services...
Canada Ruling Could Allow ISPs to Charge for Identifying Online Pirates
The Supreme Court of Canada said that it will be hearing a case that could allow internet service providers (ISP) to charge a fee for revealing information about a suspected online pirate. The lawsuit is seeking to reveal information about a suspected movie pirate to film producers seeking to crack down on people who illegally...
CRTC Declares High-Speed Internet a Basic Service, Just Like Landline Telephone
The chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Jean-Pierre Blais, has announced a move to declare broadband Internet access as a basic service, just like current landline telephone service. The CERC says that the move will be costly and it will require business and government assistance. Blais said that the shift needs to be...
CRTC Enforces ‘Big 3’ to Lower Wholesale Internet Rates
The CRTC has already mandated access to the incumbents' fibre networks for smaller ISPs, but recently it has sent strong signals to the industry that it also wants to regulate the wholesale price telcos may charge (via OpenMedia). “Competitors that provide retail Internet services to Canadians using wholesale high-speed services must have access to these...
Bell Appeals CRTC Ruling Forcing It to Sell Fibre Access to Small ISPs
If you are dreaming of a better world with gigabit connections in Canada and hope it materializes soon, well, you may have to wait a bit more, as Bell is appealing a CRTC ruling that says big telcos must share high-speed networks with competitors, reports CBC News. The carrier has filed a petition to the...