Canadian Carriers Must Join ‘Commisson for Complaints’: CRTC

11:54 am on December 2, 2010 | Category: Business, Regulation, Telecom Services

Canada’s telecom regulator, the CRTC, has issued a ruling requiring all Canadian carriers to participate in the Commission for Complaints for Telecommunications Services.

Consumer Group Calls Foul on Bell Rebate Offer

11:17 am on November 30, 2010 | Category: Business, Regulation, Telecom Services, Telephone

The Ottawa-basesd Public Interest Advocacy Centre is complaining to telecom regulators about Bell Mobility, due to a $100 promotion that the carrier is offering in place of a $67 CRTC-ordered rebate.

Regulators to Argue for $10-Million Fine Against Rogers Wireless

8:54 pm on November 19, 2010 | Category: Business, Law, Regulation, Telecom Services, Wireless

Canada's Competition Bureau is recommending a multi-million-dollar fine against Rogers Wireless, alleging that the cell phone giant has misled consumers in advertisements for its new discount wireless brand, Chatr.

Texting Surpasses Drunk Driving as Top Safety Concern

11:48 am on November 16, 2010 | Category: Cell Phones, Messaging, Mobile Devices, Regulation

Canadians now view texting behind the wheel as a bigger safety concern than drinking and driving, according to a new survey by the Canadian Automobile Association.

Telus Settles Automated Calling Dispute with $200,000 Donation

11:25 am on October 29, 2010 | Category: Business, Regulation, Wireless

Western Canada’s leading telephone carrier, Telus Corp., has reportedly reached an agreement to settle a dispute with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CTRC), over its violation of automated calling regulations.

Universal Rural Broadband Impractical, Telecom Carriers Argue

11:57 am on October 28, 2010 | Category: Business, Internet, Regulation, Telecom Services

Expanding high-speed internet services to all of Canada's remote and rural regions would cost approximately $7-billion over 10 years and is currently impractical, according to a number of telecom providers testifying at a CRTC hearing this week.

EU Official Urges Governments to Make Broadband a Priority

3:40 pm on September 20, 2010 | Category: Internet, Regulation, Telecom Services, Wireless Technology

European countries need to make high-speed internet access a higher priority in order to remain competitive on the global stage, according to the European Union's digital commissioner, Neelie Kroes.

Mobilicity Files Competition Bureau Complaint Against Rogers/Chatr

11:26 am on September 8, 2010 | Category: Business, Regulation, Telecom Services, Wireless

Canadian wireless startup, Mobilicity, has made good on its threat to hit larger rival, Rogers Wireless, with a Competition Bureau complaint.

Big Telecoms Ordered to Share Broadband Networks with Small ISPs

8:31 pm on August 30, 2010 | Category: Business, Internet, Regulation, Telecom Services

Canada's incumbent telephone and cable operators must allow smaller ISPs to piggy-back on their fiber-optic broadband networks, but can charge these rivals a 10% mark-up for doing so, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled today.

RIM Refuses India’s Request to Monitor BlackBerry Traffic

2:08 pm on August 13, 2010 | Category: Business, Email, Regulation, Telecom Services, Wireless

Research In Motion, maker of the popular BlackBerry device, has released a statement saying that it cannot allow the Indian government to monitor the communications of its enterprise customers.

Manitoba to Require Ten-Digit Dialing in 2012

2:12 pm on July 28, 2010 | Category: Regulation, Telecom Services, Telephone

Manitoba will become the next Canadian province to require ten-digit dialing, with a second province-wide area code set to be introduced in November 2012.

CRTC Request Public Input on Definition of “Basic” Phone Service

2:52 pm on July 23, 2010 | Category: Internet, Regulation, Telecom Services, Telephone

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is seeking public input on the definition of "basic telephone service," and what it should encompass in a digital age.

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