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    Quebec Court Authorizes Class Action Lawsuit over Roaming Fees

    August 15, 2024 Canada’s largest cellphone providers are reviewing a Quebec Court of Appeal ruling that authorized a class-action lawsuit against them in the province over international roaming fees. Toronto-based Rogers Communications, which operates Fido, along with Bell and Telus face the prospect…
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    CRTC Releases 2024 Price Comparison Study of Telecommunications Services

    August 11, 2024 This Study, commissioned by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and prepared by Nordicity Group Limited, is the 9th(2016) edition of the annual telecommunications services price comparison Study. The purpose of this Study is to provide a detailed comparative price…
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    Capella’s Norm Slater to Retire

    August 11, 2024 Capella Telecommunications Inc.  announced that its founder and President Norm Slater has decided to retire after 40 years in the industry. Norm joined Cablesystems Engineering (the forerunner of Rogers Engineering) in 1976 after graduating from the University of Western Ontario…
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    SiriusXM Canada Announces Increase in SIRI Share Proration

    August 11, 2024 Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc., the parent of Sirius XM Canada Inc., announced that two of its largest shareholders, Slaight Communications Inc.  and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, have confirmed to the Company that they intend to vote in favour of the…
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    Dejero Cloud-based Network Brings Rio Games to Canada

    August 9, 2024 Dejero today announced it is supporting Canadian broadcasters, as well as many international broadcasters at the Summer Games in Rio by deploying private Wi-Fi hotspots in key locations, Anatel-certified mobile transmitters with local SIM modules and by offering onsite support…
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    ‘Girl from Ipanema’ Increases 1200% After Opening Ceremony

    August 8, 2024 “The Girl from Ipanema”  has won a gold medal in music streaming following the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. Spotify says the song was streamed more than 40,000 times a day after the Olympics kicked off Friday night in…
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    BCE Reports Q2 Results

    August 4, 2024   BCE Inc. today reported results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. Net earnings increase 2.0% to $830 million; net earnings attributable to common shareholders up 2.5% to $778 millionor $0.89 per common share; adjusted net earnings increase 12.1%…
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    SiriusXM Canada Unveils Semi-Finalists in Top Comic Search

    August 2, 2024 SiriusXM Canada  has announced the 18 semi-finalists in SiriusXM’s Top Comic nationwide comedy search. Now it’s up to Canadians to select which comics will make the cut to perform at the SiriusXM Top Comic Finale this September as part of…
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    CRTC Launches Review of Wireless Code of Conduct

    July 28, 2024 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today invited Canadians to participate in its review of the Wireless Code. The review will also include a public hearing that will begin on February 6, 2024, in the National Capital Region. Established in…
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    CRTC Issues CASL Advisory to Canadian Businesses

    July 28, 2024 The CRTC has published an advisory, directed to businesses and individuals in Canada sending commercial electronic messages (CEMs) as part of their commercial activities. Commission staff notes that under section 13 of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL), the onus is on the person…