PEI to Implement Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving

5:42 pm on January 22, 2010 | Category: Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, Regulation, Editorials

Beginning tomorrow, Prince Edward Island will join the growing list of Canadian provinces to ban the use of handheld mobile devices behind the wheel.

Public Mobile Challenges Canadian Government’s Globalive Decision

7:10 pm on January 9, 2010 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Wireless, Regulation, Editorials

Aspiring wireless operator, Public Mobile, is challenging the federal government's decision to overrule a regulatory ruling blocking Globalive Wireless (aka WIND Mobile) from entering the Canadian wireless market.

B.C. Police to Begin Ticketing Cell Phone Users

2:53 pm on December 22, 2009 | Category: Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, Regulation, Editorials

Police officers in British Columbia are seeking to remind drivers of a forthcoming law that will make it illegal to talk on a handheld cell phone behind the wheel.

Research In Motion Asks Legislators to Block Ericsson-Nortel Deal

4:53 pm on August 7, 2009 | Category: Business, Corporate, Regulation, Editorials

BlackBerry manufacturer, Research In Motion, is asking the Canadian government to block Ericsson's $1.13 billion acquisition of Nortel's wireless assets.

Rogers Communications Warns Against Traffic Shaping Ban

11:35 am on July 13, 2009 | Category: Telecom Services, Internet, Regulation, Editorials

Federal regulators should leave internet traffic shaping powers in the hands of ISPs, argued Canada's leading cable company, Rogers Communications, at a CRTC hearing today.

BC Asks for Public Input on Banning Cell Phones While Driving

2:15 am on July 2, 2009 | Category: Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, Regulation, Editorials

British Columbia's provincial government is asking for public input on a proposal to ban mobile phone use in cars.

BC Police Chiefs Lobby for Cell Phone Ban

4:05 am on June 19, 2009 | Category: Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, Regulation, Editorials

British Columbia's police chiefs are asking the provincial government to pass an outright ban on the use of mobile devices while driving.

Quebec Government Proposes Regulation of Cell Phone Contracts

5:50 pm on June 17, 2009 | Category: Business, Wireless, Regulation, Editorials

The provincial government of Quebec has tabled new legislation to regulate mobile phone contracts, in response to a high number of consumer complaints.

BCE Asks Canadian Government to Overturn CRTC Broadband Ruling

6:30 am on March 14, 2009 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Internet, Regulation, Editorials

Canada's leading telecommunications carrier, BCE Inc., is asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his cabinet to reverse a CRTC ruling requiring the company to offer the same bandwidth speeds to wholesale ISP customers as it does to its own subscribers.

American Broadband Strategy at Crossroads as FCC Leadership Changes

6:15 am on January 20, 2009 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Telecom Services, Internet, Regulation, Editorials

As Kevin Martin finishes his term as FCC Chairman, questions are being raised about the future of an ambitious proposal to cover most of America's population with free broadband service within a few years.

Support Slides for Stricter Cell Phone Law in Washington

6:10 am on December 22, 2008 | Category: Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, Regulation, Editorials

Washington drivers are having second thoughts about strengthening state regulations against talking on the phone behind the wheel, according to a pair of surveys by PEMCO Insurance.

Banning Cell Phones in Cars: Safety Measure or Cash Grab?

6:10 am on November 3, 2008 | Category: Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, Regulation, Editorials

In the past week, Ontario's provincial government has announced plans to ban talking on the phone while driving, and Manitoba says that it is working on similar legislation. Cell phones are already illegal behind the wheel in Newfoundland, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and many U.S. states.

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