CRTC says it needs more time to weigh Telus’ request to add credit card fee
In the application, Telus said the surcharge is intended ``to cover the processing costs that credit card payments incur.''
View ArticleCanada’s top telcos must share network with smaller firms, agree to wholesale...
In April last year, CRTC ruled that large telecoms firms must offer wholesale wireless access to so-called Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), smaller outfits.
View ArticleAlbertans call on CRTC following numerous reports of dropped cellphone calls
Albertans growing increasingly frustrated with cellphone problems and dropped calls are asking the federal regulator to help solve the issues.
View ArticlePhishing scams through text on the rise in Canada, CRTC says
Between July and September, 83 per cent of all phishing messages reported to its spam reporting centre were sent as texts, the CRTC says.
View ArticleSaskatchewan could see more mobile wireless competition following CRTC ruling
Large wireless providers such as SaskTel have been ordered by the CRTC to negotiate with smaller cellphone companies to support access to their respective cellular networks.
View ArticleOnline streaming bill won’t police user-generated content, algorithms: CRTC...
Ian Scott told a Senate committee that his previous comments about the federal Liberals' controversial online streaming legislation, Bill C-11, were "taken out of context."
View ArticleNew 382 area code to roll out next year for southwestern Ontario
According to the CRTC, the new area code will be gradually phased in starting on June 17, 2023, creating millions of new phone numbers.
View ArticleCRTC rejects Telus’ request to charge credit card processing fee for some...
On Aug. 8, Telus filed an application with the CRTC to introduce a credit card processing fee of 1.5 per cent, plus taxes, for payments made with a credit card.
View ArticleNew CRTC chair named ahead of contentious bills regulating online content
Vicky Eatrides will take the helm as the regulator finds itself in the national spotlight with two government bills that aim to give the CRTC new powers to regulate online content.
View ArticleNunavut Indigenous-language TV channel looking to be in the homes of every...
The network is applying to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to be a mandatory part of the coverage in basic TV packages.
View ArticleNew policy requiring CRTC to improve telecom competition, lower rates comes...
The directive, first unveiled last May, rescinds a 2006 policy direction that said the CRTC should rely on market forces in making decisions.
View ArticleService providers must now notify CRTC within 2 hours of disruptions after...
Last July, a major Rogers Communications Inc. network outage temporarily left more than 12 million mobile and internet customers without service.
View ArticleCRTC orders cut to some internet prices amid industry review. What’s going on?
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced the price cut Wednesday while it conducts a review into internet services in Canada.
View ArticleIndustry minister asks CRTC to look into wireless roaming charges after price...
Earlier this month, Telus and Bell both raised their U.S. and international roaming rates. Telus customers must now pay $14 daily to roam in the U.S., up from $12.
View ArticleExperts urge CRTC to take action forcing companies to provide cell service on...
Only Freedom Mobile has signed on to provide coverage to its customers through BAI's network. Rogers, Bell and Telus have declined to do so.
View ArticleCould Fox News be banned from Canadian airwaves? CRTC weighs call
Egale Canada called for the public consultation in response to "false and horrifying claims" made by then-host Tucker Carlson about transgender people.
View ArticleOnline streaming bill to leave out social media users, Ottawa tells CRTC
The government's online streaming bill, which passed in April, aims to force platforms such as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok to contribute to and promote Canadian content.
View ArticleBell seeks regulator intervention amid spat with Rogers over access to TTC...
It says Rogers has "delayed on every front" and refused to issue a commercial proposal to its competitors.
View ArticleCRTC sticking with current wholesale internet rate approach with slight changes
Most of Canada's larger carriers had argued for reforms, saying the traditional wholesale rate-setting method has resulted in competitors paying them less than the break-even cost.
View ArticleOutside firm reviewing 2022 Rogers outage at CRTC’s request. What we know
A spokesperson with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says engineering consulting firm Xona Partners is carrying out the review.
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