Telecommunications Industry News
Finland Creates Legal “Right” to Broadband Internet
12:33 pm on July 1, 2010 | Category: Editorials, Internet, Regulation, Telecom ServicesThe government of Finland has passed a law, effective today, that gives every citizen a legal right to 1-Mbps broadband internet access.
NDP Bill Would Force Carriers to Unlock Cell Phones
12:03 pm on June 17, 2010 | Category: Cell Phones, Editorials, Regulation, Telecom Services, WirelessNDP Member of Parliament, Bruce Hyer, has introduced a piece of legislation that would force Canadian cell phone carriers to offer "unlocked" devices that can be used on multiple networks.
Ignatieff Promises 100% Broadband Penetration in Rural Canada
11:40 am on May 4, 2010 | Category: Editorials, Internet, Telecom ServicesCanada's official opposition leader, Michael Ignatieff, is promising that if elected Prime Minister, he would extend high-speed internet access to all rural, remote, and northern communities.
PEI to Implement Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving
5:42 pm on January 22, 2010 | Category: Cell Phones, Editorials, Mobile Devices, RegulationBeginning 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, Editorials, Regulation, Telecom Services, WirelessAspiring 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: Cell Phones, Editorials, Mobile Devices, RegulationPolice 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, Editorials, RegulationBlackBerry 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: Editorials, Internet, Regulation, Telecom ServicesFederal 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: Cell Phones, Editorials, Mobile Devices, RegulationBritish 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: Cell Phones, Editorials, Mobile Devices, RegulationBritish 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, Editorials, Regulation, WirelessThe 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, Editorials, Internet, Regulation, Telecom ServicesCanada'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.
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Edited by Jeremy Maddock
