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Thursday, December 01, 2011
CLARIFICATION: Debate but no news on foreign telco ownership Our reporter misinterpreted remarks by a speaker at the recent International Institute of Communications Canada conference. Hank Intven clarifies
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Debate but no news on foreign telco ownership The government isn't ready yet to reveal its new foreign investment strategy, Industry Minister Christian Paradis has told a communications conference
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, October 18, 2010
Completely lift foreign telecom controls: Consultants The time has come to put our xenophobia behind us, says the SeaBoard Group. Remove the restrictions, quickly
Friday, September 03, 2010
How National Energy manages its WAN Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. provides a wide-area network by National Energy Equipment Inc. by reselling voice and data services from incumbent carriers and managing it from the data centre
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Internet providers aren’t broadcasters, says court Decision could help Ottawa sell loosening of foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunications companies to those worried about protecting Canadian content
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Opposition may derail telecom ownership reform Three opposition parties on a parliamentary committee are calling for more study before changing foreign telecom ownership limits. That could jeopardize the government's plan to bring new legislation in the fall
Friday, June 11, 2010
Ottawa might lift all limits on telecom ownership Ottawa has released its three choices for liberalizing telecom foreign investment, one of which would completely open the doors to offshore ownership
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Boost business telecom competition, urges MTS chief It's not enough to increase telecom competition for consumers, a telecommunications conference has been told. The business community needs it, too
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Clement stoutly defends Globalive ruling to MPs Overturning the federal telecom regulator and declaring Globalive a Canadian-controlled firm was justified, the Industry minister said. However, his plans to liberalize foreign telecom ownership are still unknown
Monday, May 10, 2010
Foreign ownership rules hurt satellite operators: Telesat During testimony before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Dan Goldberg of Telesat Holdings Inc. said foreign companies competing with this do not have to follow the same Canadian rules
Friday, May 07, 2010
CRTC demands shareholder changes at DAVE Startup will have to change veto rights and director structure before it can get its carrier licence, says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Friday, April 23, 2010
CRTC asks Public Mobile for ‘minor’ changes Federal regulator tells wireless startup it has to make changes to ensure Canadians are in control. A company spokesman said the alterations in the shareholders agreement are small, suggesting it won't be long before it starts business
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
New wireless entrants encourage foreign ownership Officials from Public Mobile and Globalive wireless say allowing more foreign investment in Canadian telecommunications carriers, it will be easier for new wireless entrants to raise money so they can compete against the incumbents. Read the latest in the House of Commons industry committee hearings on foreign ownership
Friday, April 16, 2010
Rogers slams Globalive Wireless' focus on cities At a House of Commons committee meeting, Rogers Communications Inc. executives said Wind Mobile, operated by Globalive Wireless Management Corp., will not do anything for rural areas
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
Thursday, April 01, 2010
ACTRA slams government's Wind Mobile decision National executive director Stephen Waddell testified before a parliamentary committee that Craig Wireless is “not far behind” Wind Mobile in rolling out wireless service in Canada. But Craig had already announced it’s going to close up shop. 
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Lighting a fire over lighting fibre Telus is objecting to the subsidiary of U.S. provider that wants to light and sell dark fibre it buys from the Canadian telco from being declared a reseller of telecom services. Instead, it has asked the telecom regulator to declare the subsidiary a telecom carrier. That, industry analysts say, would set off a foreign control fight, a fight Telus says isn't its intention
Monday, March 08, 2010
Telecom competition depends on regulation: Prof At a conference to launch the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa, Harvard professor Yochai Benkler said broadband connection speeds depend partly on facilities based competition, not just requiring incumbent telecommunications carriers to sell capacity on their networks at wholesale rates. Find out what Benkler said of Canada’s foreign ownership policy
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Backgrounder: Canada’s telecom ownership laws In the past seven years there have been three reports urging the government to encourage foreign investment in telecom carriers by removing investment restrictions. A look at what those reports said may suggest where the Conservative government will go with its new telecom policy
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Feds to loosen foreign ownership rules The throne speech made reference to opening the doors to more investment from non-Canadians, but it’s not clear whether the ruling Conservatives plan to change the Telecommunications Act. Current law mandates 80 per cent Canadian ownership in telecom carriers. Read the reaction from telecom consultants Eamon Hoey and Mark Goldberg 
Friday, January 08, 2010
Public Mobile to contest Globalive foreign ownership A court appeal, which may bring in other wireless carriers, could determine if all telecom companies can get the break Ottawa gave last month to Globalive. Cabinet overturned a decision by the federal telecom regulator denying Globalive a carrier licence on the grounds of its relationship with Orascom
Friday, December 18, 2009
Globalive adds Calgary to cellular service area Two days after launching its Wind Mobile service in Toronto, Globalive has expanded into Alberta. The new entrant does not require users to sign contracts, and Sea Board Group says one-third of existing incumbent carriers’ contracts are up for renewal each year.
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