The Wire Report

Your authoritative source on political, regulatory, and business news for Canadian telecom and media.

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In 2023, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission raised its high-speed broadband standard to 100/20 Mbps, while the EU has set its sights on offering all households access to a minimum of 100 Mbps download speeds.

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CBC/Radio-Canada’s 88 radio stations, which span across the country, are not covered by the policy, owing to the public broadcaster’s “unique status.”

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Based out of the RCA Building in Montreal, where Canadian satellite Alouette 1 was built, Xona's Tyler Reid is looking to construct another revolutionary space-based technology.

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“Privacy, first and foremost, and the safety and the security that was promised in this is nowhere to be found,” said Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman.

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UPDATE: Liberal MP David Myles will stay on as parliamentary secretary for Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller after cabinet approved an order-in-council shuffling him out of the position last week.

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The CRTC has announced that BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. settled a dispute over Telus being allowed to launch broadcasting services in eastern Canada.

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Liberal MP David Myles has been shuffled out of his role as parliamentary secretary for Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller, leaving the Canadian heritage portfolio with one less helping hand

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As Conservatives sought credit for the government's pivot, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet called the decision “completely unacceptable.”

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The Department of Finance launched a call for comments from stakeholders on how the policy could be adjusted to accommodate radio and television journalists.

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BREAKING: The Liberal government will direct the CRTC to review its recent decision requiring online streaming companies to earmark 15 per cent of Canadian revenues to fund domestic news and entertainment content.

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The Senate committee dispatched the 30,000-word bill in 90 seconds, after the committee agreed to categorize the legislation into only three votes, all of which promptly passed.

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Raj Shoan, a former CRTC commissioner, made the announcement in a social media post on Tuesday.

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A Conservative motion calling on the Liberals to strike down the CRTC’s recent decision forcing streaming companies to allocate 15 per cent of Canadian revenues to fund domestic media was defeated in the House of Commons on Monday.

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Less than a month after the Supreme Court opted not to hear a copyright case between producers and broadcasters, the Federal Court of Appeal has breathed new life into a disagreement over television re-transmission.

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Federal officials introduced the latest investment in a recent string of high-speed internet announcements in Canada’s westernmost province on Friday.

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The Conservative critic for Canadian heritage said the CRTC’s regulatory authority is a “serious, democratic problem,” following the commission’s recent decision to raise financial contribution guidelines for online streamers.

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Bell’s TSN will carry 60 regular season games, six playoff games and the Grey Cup, the latter of which will be simulcast on CTV.

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Ottawa will not renew its multi-billion dollar funding program designed to connect every household to high-speed internet by 2030, according to an industry source, who said the government will rely on satellite offerings to close Canada’s digital divide.

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The proposal would shift ownership to a new parent corporation in exchange for approximately $500 million in debt forgiveness.

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The regulator has proposed requiring streamers to provide closed captioning on 80 per cent of their libraries by 2030, following up with 100 per cent a year later.

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