May 14, 2012 — News Article: CRTC chair appointment likely any day now by Andrew Cardozo
James Maunder, a spokesman for Heritage Minister James Moore says the government will appoint a new CRTC chair in a number of weeks.
Apr 12, 2012 — Policy Brief: Re: Advertising on CBC Radio 2 & Espace Musique
FRIENDS encourages the CRTC to reject a CBC proposal to place ads on Radio 2 & Espace Musique and instead proceed with the long-delayed review of the overall licensing of the Corporation's networks and services.
Mar 23, 2012 — News Article: CRTC dives back into digital content battle by Jamie Sturgeon
Broadcast regulators held expedited hearings to resolve a spat between BCE Inc. and a group of television providers, including Telus Corp., regarding new agreements on the distribution of Bell Media's 29 specialty channels.
Mar 23, 2012 — News Article: Canadian industry reacts to Saskatchewan film tax credit cut by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says local producers, sounding the alarm over the provincial government cut to its film tax credit, predict the local production sector will be hollowed out as they go elsewhere to shoot projects.
Mar 13, 2012 — News Article: Canada's chance to bring copyright law into the digital age by Ysolde Gendreau
Columnist says that just as the Copyright Act is being revised by Parliament, providers of all kinds of communication devices and services - Internet services, smartphones, iPods and the like - are relying on highly conservative legal interpretations and strong lobbying to avoid liability for their part in the dissemination of works to the public.
Mar 5, 2012 — News Article: Small Internet providers seek price relief by Jamie Sturgeon
The country's independent ISPs are planning to ask federal regulators to strike down a ruling that, if fully implemented, will see costly tariffs imposed by big network owners such as BCE Inc.
Feb 15, 2012 — Policy Brief: Re: BN CRTC 2011-788 – Review of Local Programming Improvement Fund
FRIENDS recommends that the CRTC bend over backwards to defend and protect the position of smaller ownership groups in view of the undue influence of the largest players in the broadcasting system.
Feb 14, 2012 — News Article: Who's paying what into LPIF
The CRTC has released new numbers for the Local Programming Improvement Fund which indicate Shaw Communications paid the most into the fund, followed by Bell Canada and Rogers Cable.
Feb 6, 2012 — News Article: CRTC delays CBC licence renewal until after budget by Steve Ladurantaye
The CRTC has agreed to postpone Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s licence renewal application until after a federal budget that is expected to reduce its funding.
Feb 4, 2012 — News Article: CRTC’s new sheriff faces challenges of digital age
Columnist says the themes for the CRTC have remained the same: how to effectively regulate amidst technological change and ensure that Canadian content remains vibrant in a tidal wave of foreign content.
Jan 30, 2012 — News Article: The Biggest Risk to the Economy in 2012, and What’s the Economy For Anyway? by Robert Reich
Columnist says the crisis of capitalism marks the triumph of consumers and investors over workers and citizens and the increasing efficiency by which all of us as consumers can get great deals with our declining capacity as citizens.
Jan 23, 2012 — News Article: COMMENTARY: Growth of new media means the job of CRTC chair will only get tougher by Peter Miller
Peter Miller comments on the nature of the job for the CRTC Chairman, and perhaps most importantly, the challenges a new chair will face over the next five years.
Jan 22, 2012 — News Article: Canada needs to reinvent CRTC, outgoing head says by Gordon Pitts
Outgoing CRTC Chairman says the Internet and wireless technology has disarmed federal regulators of their weapons to protect cultural identity.
Jan 19, 2012 — News Article: Don’t ease telecom foreign investment rules, NDP warns by Rita Trichur
The NDP says the federal government should not liberalize Canada’s foreign investment rules for the telecommunications sector, not even for smaller companies, because there is little proof that doing so would benefit consumers.
Jan 19, 2012 — News Article: NDP, Wind Mobile disagree on foreign ownership in the telecom industry by LuAnn LaSalle
The head of Wind Mobile says Canada should clarify its ownership rules for the wireless industry to attract more foreign investment, not discourage it, because the outside capital has brought consumers more competition and lower prices.
Jan 13, 2012 — News Article: Users choked up over Internet throttling by Sarah Schmidt
The CRTC says complaints against Internet providers deliberately slowing down online traffic are way up in Canada.
Jan 11, 2012 — News Article: Wanted: new CRTC chairperson
The process to find the new chairperson of the CRTC is officially underway, less than two weeks before outgoing chair Konrad von Finckenstein’s term expires on January 24.
Jan 6, 2012 — News Article: CRTC Empire strikes back: UBB Redux
The newly formed Online Party of Canada is calling on Canadians to take political action via the Internet by commenting, voting and sharing the many telecomm-related issues on their website.
Jan 5, 2012 — News Article: Independent Internet providers challenge CRTC by Jamie Sturgeon
The country's independent Internet providers are challenging a CRTC ruling that allows large network operators like BCE Inc. to raise rates on smaller providers and their customers.
Jan 4, 2012 — News Article: New Internet pricing rules spark jump in customer bills by Rita Trichur
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has become the first independent Internet service provider to raise consumer prices following the CRTC’s recent compromise decision on usage-based billing.
