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#CRTC, #Telecom and #CdnMedia News In Brief

The 2018 Jack Webster Awards, recognizing excellence in B.C. journalism, were handed out Monday night. Among this year’s winners were Global BC’s Jill Bennett,...

CRTC hearings on questionable telco practices wrap

CRTC hearings on misleading and aggressive sales practices by the country's telecom providers concluded Friday afternoon, with Shaw, Rogers and Bell disputing that questionable...

#CRTC and #Telecom News In Brief

CRTC hearings into questionable sales practices by the country’s big telcos opened with the full commission panel hearing that the deaf, deaf-blind and hard...

CBC exec defends lack of TV election coverage in Ontario

CBC's senior managing director for Ontario is defending a decision not to air live, municipal election coverage on the public broadcaster's television stations on...

CRTC greenlights Stingray’s purchase of Newcap

The CRTC has approved Stingray Digital Group's purchase of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (NCCL) and its radio and television stations for $523,949,242. In addition to the...

#CRTCforum hashtag reflects unfiltered exasperation of Canadian wireless consumers

Dozens of Canadians took the opportunity to chime in on the record via Twitter on day one of the CRTC hearings on aggressive and...

CRTC hears deaf, hard of hearing consumers face barriers to fair wireless plans

The CRTC hearing looking into aggressive and misleading sales practices from Canada's big telecom providers heard Monday that the deaf and deaf-blind community face...

Bell and Ford partner on ‘Connected Car’ Wi-Fi service

Bell is partnering with Ford, announcing that it's the first Canadian wireless service provider to enable built-in Wi-Fi hotspots in supported Ford and Lincoln vehicles with...

#CRTC and #Telecom News In Brief

CRTC-commissioned public opinion research finds that 40 per cent of Canadians surveyed by IPSOS reported having experienced sales practices by telecommunications companies in Canada...

CRTC research finds 40 per cent of Canadians feel misled by big telcos

Public opinion research commissioned by the CRTC finds that about 40 per cent of Canadians surveyed by IPSOS reported having experienced sales practices by...

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