Monday, May 31, 2010
We’re no longer a monopoly telco, Bell tells CRTC Exec tells regulator there’s enough competition that there’s no need to give ISPs mandated access to ultra fast networks. But if the ruling goes against Bell, he added, London, Ont., is among the cities that may have to wait longer for the highest Internet speeds
Friday, May 28, 2010
Need for speed: ISPs to plead case before CRTC Independent Internet providers will ask the federal regulator to order telcos and cablecos to let them match the fastest speeds the incumbents offer on their new networks. The incumbents will say it isn’t necessary, or, considering the money they're spending, fair. 
Friday, May 21, 2010
Public Mobile debuts May 26 in Toronto Two months after it began signing up subscribers, the startup will turn on its network in Toronto. By next year the network will run from Windsor to Quebec City
Monday, May 10, 2010
Rogers won't do unlimited data for iPad Pre-ordering for the iPad has begun, but the enthusiasm faded as Rogers released its iPad data plan rates. The disappointment over no unlimited data package could change if Bell or Telus enter the space. 
Friday, May 07, 2010
Bell will be biggest TV provider, says CEO The telco is bringing IPTV to Toronto and Montreal this year, allowing it to take the fight to cablecos. An industry analyst says it's a weapon Bell badly needs
Thursday, May 06, 2010
ISPs may raise rates after CRTC ruling One industry analyst says the decision on usage-based billing handcuffs the Bell companies. But two independent service providers believe their Internet rates will be affected
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Carriers shouldn't rush to LTE, says Telus CEO In what could be seen as a shot at a Western Canadian cable competitor, Darren Entwistle said wireless operators need to pay for their new networks before jumping to a new technology
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
U.S. providers join Canadian fibre war A bitter exchange of words has marked a fight between Telus and a U.S.-based operator before the Canadian telecom regulator. Its decision will have an impact on the number of providers selling fibre optic services
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wireless sector good for the country, says report Paid for by the industry, the report is aimed at showing the sector’s benefit to the Canadian economy. The head of an industry association says the study is needed because sometimes the industry’s importance is overlooked 
Thursday, April 15, 2010
New foreign investment rules must be fair, MPs warned Five of the country’s biggest telecom companies told a parliamentary committee that any liberalization of the laws have to apply equally to wireless, cable and phone companies, big and small
Friday, April 09, 2010
Shaw to join wireless battle late next year Western Canadian-based cableco will face a crowded market by the time it launches service. However, an industry analyst says telco Telus is the one to be worried. 
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Communities abandoned by CRTC, says commissioner It isn't often a member of a CRTC panel issues a dissent. But a decision to deregulate the way incumbent phone companies deal with requests to expand local calling areas in many cities was called 'unfair' by one commissioner. Find out why
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Open Text's Eugene Roman opens up He’s not an urban sophisticate gunning for the CEO’s job. Instead, the newly-promoted CTO embraces his farm-boy roots and admits to loving technology as much as he loves managing people. WITH VIDEO
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Will LTE and WiMAX converge? Yes says an industry analyst, who has been told that a multimode chip for handsets will be available by the end of the year. No says Motorola exec, who says operators are using the technologies for different markets
Friday, February 26, 2010
Five telecom rulings that will shape the industry Last year there were a number of telecom rulings involving the CRTC, two of which involved the cabinet, which could have a lasting impact on the industry for years. A look at the decisions and what's on the commission's agenda this year
Friday, February 26, 2010
Sidebar: Significant 2009 regulatory rulings Here are some of the major regulatory decisions of 2009, made either by the CRTC or the federal cabinet
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Comcast launches DNS security trial The American cable firm plans to digitally sign all of its own domain names using Domain Naming System Security Extensions by the first quarter of 2011. DNSSEC is one way of preventing cache poisoning attacks, in which hackers spoof legitimate Web sites. Rogers Communications Inc. has “no immediate plans” to install DNSSEC in its network while Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. was tight-lipped 
Monday, February 08, 2010
How the Vancouver Olympics converged its network Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. is running the network for this year’s Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. The organizing committee’s CIO said the 20 Gigabit per second infrastructure will combine video from thousands of televisions with 80 support applications. Find out which Nortel products will be used
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Hearing to examine broadband obligations of carriers It’s called a review of the basic services telecommunications carriers have to fulfill. However, an upcoming CRTC hearing will largely be about whether incumbent carriers should be forced to improve services to outlying areas. Some believe the duty should be eliminated because there’s more providers around today to choose from 
Monday, February 01, 2010
Bell switches to wireless for 102 underserved areas Instead of offering high speed landline service to underserved Ontario and Quebec communities, the telco wants to extend its wireless network to them. That's what the Inukshuk wireless effort was supposed to be about, says an industry analyst, who thinks Bell's move means Inukshuk is dead
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
YEAR IN REVIEW: August 2009 August brought the Nortel debates into Canadian parliament, Canadian privacy law received worldwide attention during negotiations with Facebook, a Texas federal court ordered Microsoft to stop selling editions of Word and Office containing customer XML, and more
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
YEAR IN REVIEW: June 2009 This month’s news included Michael Jackson posthumously crashing the Internet, Rogers teaming up with a former Mighty Ducks star, a nightmarish piece of proposed legislation for small ISPs, the continuing adventures of AMD and Intel, and more
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Globalive to offer BlackBerry Bold 9700 Within a week of getting a green light from Industry Canada, Wind Mobile is expected to launch cellular wireless service. Analysts Michelle Warren, Roberta Fox and Johanne Lemay offer their views
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Wireless in court: Rogers goes after Bell Last week it was Telus versus Rogers. Now it's Rogers against Bell over wireless marketing claims of superiority
Monday, November 30, 2009
OPINION: Secret ACTA deal to change IT forever A secret international copyright treaty will impact IT managers just as much as the music and movie industry. Find out what ACTA will do if passed, why it’s even being discussed, and how it might be stopped