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Having Trouble Logging In?Report on WirelessBloc bill to regionalize CRTC meets strong oppositionBloc Québécois private member’s Bill C-444, which would create a regional CRTC office in Quebec, met strong opposition from Conservative, Liberal and NDP MPs during a House debate Monday. Canada shouldn't be relying on 20th-century telecom industrial model: BenklerOTTAWA—Twentieth-century industrial models should no longer hold sway over broadband development in Canada, says the author of a Harvard University report that criticized Canada’s broadband infrastructure, access and pricing. Experts, critics, surprised by budget's announcement on satellitesExperts and opposition critics were surprised Thursday by the government’s plan to “open the doors” on foreign ownership—but only to the Canadian satellite sector. Northern line could connect territories to fibre-optic broadbandA new fibre-optic line planned to connect London to Tokyo is expected to improve connectivity in the 43 northern Canadian communities currently served by satellite. Clement looking at legislative changes to increase foreign investment for telecom, satelliteThe federal government is considering legislative changes so that Canada’s telecommunications and satellite sectors can receive foreign direct investment. Following the Conservative government’s throne speech Wednesday, Industry Minister Tony Clement said he has been advised that legislative changes will probably be necessary to increase foreign investment in the sectors. iBwave's 3D in-building software improving indoor wireless coverage February 26, 2010 - 4:00pm — Rosie Lombardi
Trouble is brewing for some wireless operators as data usage increases and customers complain about indoor coverage. Quebec lobbying federal government for regional communications regulatorOTTAWA—The Province of Quebec is lobbying the federal government to regionalize some CRTC responsibilities, a spokeswoman for the Quebec minister of culture told The Wire Report. Liberal Party supports speed matching; broadband access to be in campaign platform: GarneauThe Liberal Party supports the issue of speed matching for wholesale broadband and will make Internet access a major piece of its campaign platform in the next election, the party's industry critic, Marc Garneau, said in an interview. Clement's words under scrutiny at Federal Court February 23, 2010 - 4:41pm — Karen Fournier
OTTAWA--Industry Minister Tony Clement’s words are under scrutiny at the Federal Court—literally. Public Mobile Inc., which has challenged the federal government’s decision to overturn a CRTC ruling on Globalive Communications Corp., has filed an exhaustive list of Clement’s public statements before and after the government’s decision. CRTC has lost its ‘structure of control,’ says von FinckensteinOTTAWA—The role of the CRTC could change significantly in the coming years as converging technologies change how Canadians use and access media, CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein said at the Prime Time Ottawa conference Friday. |
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