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PASS THE REMOTE, PICK-AND-PAY’S ON THE WAY
The pick-and-pay rules for Canadian cable and satellite TV promised earlier this year are to take effect next year. The country’s broadcast regulator, the CRTC, says you will have access to either...
View ArticleCRTC REMINDS TELECOMS NEW RULES ARE COMING
A heads-up for the country’s TV service providers – from The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The CRTC is reminding the companies that they will soon have to begin offering...
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CANADIANS FLOCKING TO SKINNY-BASIC TV PACKAGES
Tens of thousands of Canadians have either signed up for the first time or switched to the recently mandated skinny-basic TV packages. Bell, Rogers, Shaw and Cogeco and other service providers were...
View ArticleCRTC ORDER TO BIG TELECOM UPHELD BY CABINET
A CRTC decision is getting the thumbs-up from the federal cabinet. The move forces Canada’s big Internet providers to share their high-speed infrastructure with smaller carriers – at a wholesale cost....
View ArticleCRTC FIGURES IT’LL COST OVER $3 MILLION TO ENFORCE “DO NOT CALL” LIST
The CRTC estimates it will cost $3.3 million this year – to investigate alleged violations of the National “Do Not Call” List – and enforce the program. Canada’s broadcast regulator’s estimate for the...
View ArticleBROADCAST REGULATOR WILL HOLD HEARINGS ON “SKINNY TV”
Canada’s broadcast regulator is launching a public hearing – to evaluate the success of the implementation of so-called “skinny T-V services.” As of March 1st, the C-R-T-C mandated cable and satellite...
View ArticleC-R-T-C JOINS WITH AGENCIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO BATTLE E-SPAM
The C-R-T-C has signed an agreement with 10 agencies in eight other countries – in an effort to more strongly enforce anti-spam laws. Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais says the agreement sends a powerful...
View ArticleCRTC SAYS WE’RE PAYING VERY HIGH PRICES FOR WIRELESS
A C-R-T-C report confirms what many Canadian consumers already suspected – we’re paying some of the highest prices for mobile phones and Internet service among the G-7 nations and Australia. The survey...
View ArticleC-R-T-C SENDS A MESSAGE TO TV OUTLETS: PRODUCE MORE LOCAL NEWS
Support for local news – from the federal broadcast regulator. The head of the C-R-T-C has told a Commons committee studying the future of local media – that television stations have a responsibility...
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CRTC TO PHONE COMPANIES: HELP CUSTOMERS DEAL WITH TELEMARKETERS
Telecom companies have 90 days to come up with ‘technical solutions … to block illegitimate nuisance calls,” and 180 days to report back on features they can offer. (CBC) That direct message comes from...
View ArticleC-R-T-C MANDATES BROADBAND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Canada’s telecom regulator says broadband internet access will become a basic service from coast-to-coast, just like landline telephone service. But the Canadian Radio-television and...
View ArticleSUPERBOWL AD RULING IN THE COURTS
Bell Media and the NFL are heading back to court. They are hoping to reverse a CRTC ruling that bans substituting Canadian ads in place of the popular American TV ads during the Superbowl. Canadian...
View ArticleCRTC MUST REVIEW WIRELESS DECISION SAYS MINISTER
Ottawa is ordering the CRTC to review its recent decision – that the federal government says effectively prevents certain low-cost wireless plans – from being offered to customers. Innovation Minister...
View ArticleCRTC BANS CELLPHONE UNLOCKING FEES
Cellphone companies will no longer be allowed to charge customers to unlock their devices – under upcoming changes to Canada’s wireless code of conduct. The Canadian Radio-television and...
View ArticleCRTC SAYS SWITCH TO INTERNET TV SLOWING
The switch Canadians are making from conventional television services to internet-based TV appears to be slowing – after three years of accelerated growth. New figures from The Canadian...
View ArticleCRTC SAYS WE WANT MORE INTERNET ACCESS
Canada’s telecom regulator says Canadians are demanding more, and faster, Internet access – especially on mobile devices. But critics complain that broadband speeds are not keeping up with that demand...
View ArticleCRTC PETITIONED TO START INQUIRY INTO SHADY TELECOM SALES PRACTICES
A non-profit group has made a formal request to the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission – asking the broadcast regulator to begin a public inquiry – into the sales practices of Canada’s...
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ROGERS CALL CENTRE EMPLOYEES PRESSURED TO LIE AND CHEAT CUSTOMERS: REPORT
Call centre workers at Rogers Communications are reportedly under pressure to lie and cheat customers in order to hit sales targets or risk being fired. In emails and interviews with Go Public, dozens...
View ArticleCOURT SAYS U.S. ADS STAY ON SUPER BOWL BROADCASTS IN CANADA THIS YEAR.
We’ll still be able to see American commercials when we watch this year’s Super Bowl game next Sunday. Bell Canada, the owner of TSN and CTV, wants the ban on the substitution of Canadian ads lifted,...
View ArticleENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ELITES CALL ON CRTC TO CRACK DOWN ON PIRACY
Powerful members of Canada’s entertainment industry are calling for a new federal agency – that would locate and shut down websites – operating as portals for illegally obtained video and audio...
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