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Thursday, February 07, 2013
Put limit on cell plan length, fed agency tells CRTC Competition Bureau says it supports cap on mobile contract length but won’t press CRTC to forbid three-year cellular plans
Monday, October 15, 2012
Wireless regs should be an interim step: Opinion An industry analyst says the CRTC's efforts may be worthwhile, but to support wireless competition the federal government needs to step in 
Monday, October 08, 2012
Don’t worry if U.S. ahead in spectrum: Analyst The American telecom regulator is about to release more spectrum to wireless carriers there. Meanwhile the Canadian industry waits for our digital strategy. Are we behind?
Thursday, September 06, 2012
New CRTC chair tips hand on priorities Jean-Pierre Blais says goals include ensuring Canadians have access to quality and innovative communications services at affordable prices 
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Analysis: The A,B,Cs of the next spectrum auction ANALYSIS The much anticipated 700 MHz auction has been carefully structured by Industry Canada. Here's a guide to which spectrum will be most fought over, and why 
Monday, February 06, 2012
Fixed wireless provider wants to expand in Canada Accel Networks wants to expands its small cellular data service in Canada, saying it's a better alternative to T1 and DSL. An industry analyst isn't sure about the pricing
Monday, December 19, 2011
Will spectrum fragmentation mean costlier LTE phones? An industry analyst argues more expensive LTE devices are a certainty because manufacturers will have to consider the many frequencies carriers want to run it on. Read why others disagree
Thursday, December 15, 2011
CRTC opens up telecom competition in the north Regulator ends Northwestel’s monopoly in the NWT, Yukon and Nunavut to try to spur competition and lower prices for telecommunications in the north
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 21, 2011
Dave Dobbin leaves Mobilicity President of wireless startup is gone after 18 months of operations. An industry analyst says the debt from buying spectrum plus having to build its own network may have played a part
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Lazaridis apologizes to BlackBerry customers As the heads of Research In Motion try to explain how outage happened and what they're doing to fix it, industry analysts ponder the effect on the company
Monday, October 03, 2011
CRTC to open hearing on northern phone rates NorthwestTel, the region's incumbent phone company, is asking for a $2 a month hike in residential and business fees. But a competitor says it's time to end the monopoly
Monday, August 22, 2011
Eastlink to launch wireless service in 2012 Halifax-based cable operator will increase cellular competition in the country with network built on Ericsson equipment
Monday, May 16, 2011
Data roaming shelter for new carriers vital: Report Ottawa has to step in to ensure new carriers will have to only pay reasonable roaming fees to incumbents, says a telecom consulting firm. Read why Rogers says it isn't needed, while two new carriers say it's a necessity
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tories tease with digital strategy in budget In the absense of a full digital economy strategy, government promises to spend $440 million over three years for education, business and media creators
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Keep incumbents out of next wireless auction: Wind Industry submissions for the 700 Mhz auction are in and they again pit incumbents against startups. Read what's at stake and the tough choices Ottawa has to make
Monday, December 06, 2010
OECD again assailed for Canadian telecom ranking Industry analysts complain the international agency has slighted the country once more in failing to count the number of wireless subscribers here
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Lobbying starts on 700 MHz spectrum auction Wireless carriers have until Feb. 28 to push Ottawa on the framework for the next wireless auction. One executive was quick to say new entrants don't need the protection they got in 2008
Monday, November 15, 2010
Telecom providers are overbuilding: Cogeco exec Carriers and operators should be collaborating where they can instead of wasting money overbuilding building networks, says official -- but he doesn't want government-mandated open access
Friday, June 13, 2003
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