Bell petition to cabinet: cheaper wholesale internet ‘yield no real benefits for Canadians’
Bell doesn’t believe that CRTC’s new wholesale prices can help consumers save money.
Hashtag Trending – Alexa in Canada, unlocked smartphones, Bitcoin on Wall Street
Amazon Echo ships to Canada. Free unlocked smartphones for all! And Bitcoin is now available on a government-backed exchange. Tomorrow, Amazon Echo will begin officially shipping to Canada. The smart speaker connects users with Amazon’s voice-assistant, Alexa. Canadians have been able to pre-order the Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Plus since Nov. 15. If your…
CRTC looks to partners to help investigate fraud, says CASL is here to stay
For anyone holding out and hoping that the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) was a fad, the message…
BlackBerry boss says net neutrality not open enough
BlackBerry CEO John Chen weighed in on the net neutrality discussion in the United States calling for…
CRTC, computer reseller, ISP foil spam campaign
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said its collaboration with a computer reseller and an Internet…
Big Three taking advantage of wholesale roaming cap: Regional carriers
Regional carriers MTS Inc., Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp and Tbaytel are asking the Canadian Radio-Television and telecommunications …
Registration in Canada’s Do Not Call List now permanent
The country’s national Do Not Call List (DNCL), which was created to protect Canadian residents from pesky…
Globalive court ruling puts Wind Mobile in legal limbo
Judge rules federal cabinet order allowing startup wireless company to go into business was flawed, but suspends ruling for 45 days
Feds taking a second look at usage-based Internet billing
CRTC decision to force independent ISPs to move to usage-based billing has been met with criticism from thousands of Canadians
Wind Mobile goes live, shakes-up cellular market
Globalive’s Wind Mobile brand is officially live in Toronto and will soon be opening its doors in Calgary and other Canadian cities