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CRTC & Telecom News – CRTC to enact secret shopper program to fight misleading telco sales tactics

  The CRTC says it will implement a nationwide secret shopper program, among other measures to be considered, to try to combat misleading sales practices...

CRTC finds misleading telco sales practices occurring to an “unacceptable degree”

The CRTC says it will implement a nationwide secret shopper program, among other measures to be considered, to try to combat misleading sales practices...

TekSavvy questions data omissions in CRTC report

TekSavvy has issued a letter to the CRTC questioning the quality of its 2018 Communications Monitoring Report. Published on Dec. 20, 2018, the Chatham, ON-based...

CRTC & Telecom News – TekSavvy questions CRTC reporting standards

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has issued a letter to the CRTC calling for greater transparency and disclosure regarding the 2018 Communications Monitoring Report, published in December. The independent telco, which has...

Gen Xers most likely to stream AM/FM radio: MTM

Generation Xers, those aged 38 to 51, are most likely to stream AM/FM radio, according to a recent report from The Media Technology Monitor...

Canadian Media News In Brief – Women quoted three times less than men in Canadian news stories

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Radio Council is calling for foreign-based digital audio and music services like Spotify and YouTube to be brought...

Former Vice Canada employees charged with conspiracy to import cocaine

Two former Vice Canada employees have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine, following an investigation into a drug mule operation with alleged links to...

Bell Let’s Talk Day raises $7.2 million in support of mental health

Bell says this year's Bell Let's Talk Day raised $7,272,134.95 for Canadian mental health programs. Total Bell Let's Talk Day messages of support Wednesday amounted...

CRTC, Telecom & Awards News In Brief – Netflix says it shouldn’t be obligated to contribute to Canadian content funds

Netflix says it shouldn't be obligated to contribute to Canadian content funds, arguing that Canada is better served by market competition than the regulation...

Canadian Journalism & Awards News In Brief – Concordia students to protest unpaid internships

Concordia University’s Journalism department is joining thousands of Quebec students who’ve moved to strike to protest unpaid internships. Concordia joins McGill’s School of Social...

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