Ahmad Hathout

By Ahmad Hathout The minister of Industry, via the Governor in Council, recommended Wednesday that the CRTC revisit whether it should ban Rogers, Bell and Telus from accessing the aggregated last-mile fibre regime in Ontario and Quebec. The minister appears concerned that allowing the large players to use the bundled fibre networks of Bell and... Read more »

Quebecor executives said Thursday that aggressive competitor pricing on wireline and wireless and its own immobility on price adjustments have put unnecessary pressure on its revenues in the third quarter, saying they will have to make an annual increase come December.

Bell executives said Thursday that approximately 106,000 subscribers are affected by a ruling by the CRTC this summer that prohibits Bell customers from using the wholesale internet regime in its operating territory.

The CRTC on Wednesday approved a proposal by the Broadcasting Participation Fund (BPF) to expand its mandate to accept applications for public interest participation in proceedings involving the Online News Act.

Telus executives on Friday pointed to competitor aggression for dampening its average revenue per user (ARPU) on wireless, but the company said it is keeping firm on its retention strategy as it heads into the hottest quarter of the year.

Ericsson announced Thursday it is expanding a funding agreement with the Canadian government and now plowing more than $630 million in research and development of advanced mobile, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. The Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer last year committed $470 million in R&D centres in a five-year commitment with the federal government. Thursday’s announcement... Read more »

A coalition of eight major unions and guilds – representing over 87,000 screenwriters, directors, performers, artists, and crew in Canadian film & television – is calling on Telefilm Canada to stop funding productions that refuse to sign collective agreements or abide by minimum standards, leaving creative industry professionals unprotected.

The $60 plan now includes the following additional countries: Burkino Faso, Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, El

A consortium of competitors is asking the CRTC to consider banning Rogers, Bell and Telus from accessing the wholesale internet regime regardless of technology and geography.

By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is asking the CRTC to consider banning itself, Bell and Telus from accessing tariffed aggregated wholesale internet for both last-mile fibre and hybrid fibre-coax (HFC) technologies. The cable giant is also asking the commission to include a five-year moratorium on competitor access to new speeds produced by investments in cable networks and/or implement a speed cap of 1.5 Gbps on an aggregated wholesale basis (bundled middle- and last-mile). Applying none of these suggestions would leave cable carriers shouldering the burden of the wholesale regime again, which is offside of the direction from cabinet which calls for...