The legal battle coming to the television near you
When the large telecommunication providers managed to get a win (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-802.htm) at the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission on the idea of...
View ArticleISPs debating pricing models at CRTC
As the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission considers Bell Canada’s proposal for aggregated volume pricing for its wholesale customers, the regulator is also planning on a new...
View ArticleSCC rules CRTC cannot establish fee-for-carriage system
Canada's broadcast regulator does not have the authority to impose a value-for-signal plan under which television broadcasters would charge cable and satellite firms for their programming, the Supreme...
View ArticleRogers escapes steep fine
It appears the Competition Bureau is not happy with the penalty levied by an Ontario court on Rogers Communications.Last Friday, Rogers Communications Inc. was ordered to pay $500,000 by an Ontario...
View ArticlePrivacy commissioner tells Bell its customers need to ‘opt-in’
The federal privacy commissioner is telling Bell Canada to adopt an “opt-in” consent mechanism for its targeted advertising program, effectively changing the game for other companies seeking to use...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear four appeals, including the hugely important 16-year-old challenge of the late Harry Daniels, a Métis leader who sought a declaration that Métis and...
View ArticleCities have no say on location of cellphone towers: SCC
The federal government — and only the federal government — may approve or reject the location of a cellphone antenna, regardless of health concerns or any other issues that may be within the purview of...
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