Etiket: CRTC
Advertising revenue | Google sues CRTC to exempt itself from certain regulatory fees
(Toronto) Google is suing the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), arguing that the “significant” revenue it earns from advertising on YouTube videos should not be taken into account when…
Optical fiber | TekSavvy calls on the CRTC to quickly impose a framework
The independent company TekSavvy is asking the federal telecommunications regulator to urgently standardize the rules on competition in the provision of internet services, in a context of shrinking market for…
Optical fiber sharing | Bell asks the CRTC to impose conditions
BCE is urging the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to put in place conditions, such as caps on allowable speeds and access restrictions, if it decides to allow small…
Internet service in Canada | Competition is dwindling, CRTC admits
Independents that close or are bought out, prices that are too high, large companies that control 84% of the market and prevent access to their networks: competition in the Internet…
BCE does not obtain the injunction requested to suspend a CRTC decision
The Federal Court of Appeal did not grant BCE the injunction it requested to suspend a temporary CRTC decision that will allow independent internet service providers to use its fiber…
Pablo Rodriguez accuses the CRTC of “washing its hands” of the 911 file
The federal government is losing patience with the failures of the 911 service in French. His lieutenant for Quebec, Pablo Rodriguez, criticizes the Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for “washing…
The CRTC passes the buck to others on 911 in English
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is raising its voice on the issue of calls made to 911 without service in French. The organization calls on telephone service providers…
Calls to 911 “in English only” | Minister Champagne is impatient with the CRTC
Ottawa is growing impatient with the recurring problems of access in French to the 911 emergency call centers. In a letter to the CRTC, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry…
Streaming | Telus calls for changes to CRTC regulatory framework
(Gatineau) Telus says that in the dramatically changing broadcasting landscape, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) should modify the regulatory framework to account for subscribers and revenues moving from…
St-Onge wants the CRTC to govern Meta, where news is still being shared
The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, would like Meta to be subject to the Online News Act, because users find loopholes to share information on its platforms — without…
Does the CRTC have defined obligations?
There’s no denying it, it’s boiling in the big pot of commercial radio. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is facing numerous requests from commercial radio stations to quickly…
Netflix warns the CRTC
Despite criticism, Netflix touted its investments in local content creation on Thursday during public hearings of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The company thus sought to dissuade the…
Netflix asks CRTC not to impose mandatory payment
(Gatineau) Streaming platform giant Netflix says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) should recognize the role it already plays in funding the Canadian broadcast industry and reject calls aimed…
Bell urges CRTC to provide relief to broadcasters
Bell Media owner BCE wants the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to create an information fund that would provide financial assistance to broadcasters and require foreign broadcasters to contribute…
Bell wants to appeal the CRTC decision on access to its fiber network
BCE is seeking to appeal a regulatory decision that will allow independent companies to sell internet services to customers using its fiber optic network in Ontario and Quebec, arguing it…
Optical fiber | Bell wants to appeal the CRTC decision on access to its network
BCE is seeking to appeal a regulatory decision that will allow independent companies to sell internet services to customers using its fiber optic network in Ontario and Quebec, arguing it…
The CRTC authorizes access to the fiber optic networks of major companies
Canada’s national telecommunications regulator will allow independent competitors to sell Internet services over the fiber optic networks of major telephone companies in Ontario and Quebec, it said Monday. The Canadian…
Bell Media appeals the renewal of its broadcasting license to the CRTC
After asking the federal telecommunications regulator to waive local news and Canadian programming requirements for its television stations, BCE’s media division is seeking to appeal a decision by the Canadian…
Bell Media appeals the renewal of its broadcasting license to the CRTC
(Ottawa) After asking the federal telecommunications regulator to waive local news and Canadian programming requirements for its television stations, BCE’s media division is seeking to appeal a decision by the…
CRTC announces requirements related to the Online Streaming Act
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has set a threshold that determines which online streaming services will be subject to new rules arising from the Online Streaming Act, formerly…