The CRTC Writes Back: Rogers Must Stop P2P Throttling
It’s a true coming-of-age story. A year after reluctantly revisiting and then comprising on Usage Based Billing (UBB), the CRTC has taken to proactive measures in dealing with the misconduct…
Adam Webb
The Hidden Implications of Lawful Access
With a petition of 100,000 signatures, the overwhelming momentum of OpenMedia.ca’s Stop Online Spying campaign has sent Public Safety Minster, Vic Toews, back to the legislative drawing board. Toews’ Lawful…
The Return of Lawful Access
Like reality television’s Big Brother, Lawful Access just keeps coming back. Having died on the table of Parliament’s last session, Bills C-50, C-51 and C-52 are bound for a legislative…
CRTC’s Municipal Access Agreement: One Model to Rule Them All
After ten years of wingin’ it, the CRTC has decided to put pen to paper and draft a model Municipal Access Agreement (MAA). Spurred by the increasing number of telecommunication…
Debunking Rogers’ LTE
Another day, another shorthanded spin on the truth. Rogers, the source behind this week’s telecom misstatement, has gone one step further in the wily unveiling of their new Long Term…
Bell’s Magic Man: Jim Prentice
It appears that Bell is expecting rough regulatory waters ahead. Following their faltering, and rather unpopular proposal for aggregated volume pricing (AVP) at this month’s UBB hearings, Bell has recruited…
The CRTC’s Over-the-top ‘Fact Finding Mission’: Key Submissions
For the second time in two years the CRTC has requested submissions from concerned parties on the increasing prevalence of over-the-top (OTT) services. read more
OpenMedia.ca at the Canadian Telecom Summit: It Takes Three to Dance the Telecom Tango
It’s been just over a month since this year’s Canadian Telecommunications Summit — the invitation-only event for Canada’s leaders in telecommunications — and already its influence can be seen in…
The System According to Konrad: The Digital Transition, Over-the-top Programming, and the Future of the CRTC
Although I’m relatively new to blogging, I’m quickly learning that a speech by Konrad von Finckenstein makes for an interesting post; of course, von Finckenstein’s most recent presentation to a…
Canadian Telecom Summit and Vertical Integration: A Match Made in Heaven
When I hear ‘summit meeting’ two images come to mind. The first is power suit wielding bigwigs arriving in lavishly-polished sedans, and the second is public demonstrations. While this year’s…