Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wind may have to go back to CRTC, Lacavera admits If his company and the government fail in upholding a cabinet decision giving the wireless startup its licence, the company head acknowledged he could be back before the regulator
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Government to 'vigorously' fight Globalive decision "From a legal basis we are within the law," Industry minister Tony Clement tells reporters. The saga continues 
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Incumbents fire back at UBB critics Mirko Bibic maintains that only one to two per cent of Canadian users would be affected by the imposition of Bell's metered Internet service on independent ISPs. The UBB saga continues
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Businesses hurt by UBB, says public group The Public Interest Advocacy Centre warns politicians that usage-based billing will end up causing trouble for digital content companies
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Merger unlikely right now, says Wind Mobile head Anthony Lacavera says it still isn't clear if teaming up with a competitor will resolve the company's trouble. Besides, he insists, Wind is a Canadian company
Monday, February 07, 2011
FCC to redirect phone subsidies to broadband While Canadians wait for the CRTC's policy, the U.S. telecom regulator is poised to pump billions into rural broadband
Monday, February 07, 2011
Analysis: The future of usage-based billing Industry minister Tony Clement has finally said what angers Ottawa: It's not UBB, but forcing independent ISPs to adopt it. Read the solution suggested by an industry analyst
Friday, February 04, 2011
Wind Mobile status in question after court ruling Judge rules federal cabinet order allowing startup wireless company to go into business was flawed, but suspends ruling for 45 days
Thursday, February 03, 2011
CRTC bows to pressure on usage-based billing Says it will ‘review’ the controversial decision which forces independent Internet providers to eliminate unlimited data plans
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Feds to review CRTC’s 'metered Internet' ruling The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s decision to force independent ISPs to move to usage-based billing has been criticized by thousands of Canadians, including PM Stephen Harper. Why one online activist and Liberal MP Marc Garneau both say its too early to start the parade
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
US regulator partly follows Canada on net neutrality The FCC's new traffic management rules forbid wireline providers from discriminating in content. Unlike Canada, however, wireless providers remain unregulated
Friday, December 10, 2010
CRTC gives business more choice in buying broadband Service providers lighting and selling leased dark fibre won’t be regulated, the commission says. The ruling not only gives enterprises more choice in who they buy connectivity from, but it may also increase the number of foreign carriers operating here
Monday, November 22, 2010
Clement delays decision on foreign telecom ownership Expected this fall, Industry Minister now pushes his decision on setting rules for the next wireless spectrum auction. But an industry consultant suspects the ruling will come sooner rather than later
Monday, November 08, 2010
More rural broadband projects OK’d by Ottawa Third round of conditional funding from Industry Canada is announced as a hearing wraps up into whether the telecom regulator should set rural broadband goals
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Carriers fire broadsides at CRTC hearing Rural service proposals are dismissed as “unadulterated nonsense,” “ludicrous” and “beyond outrageous”