@fagstein.bsky.social#CRTC finds that, no, it did not make a legal error when it told telecom company Iristel that it had to pay for services from Northwestel and that if you don't pay for services they can in fact disconnect you. crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
@jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyOne of my biggest #CRTC safus !!!!!
I spent mega time writing a very good reply to the phone locking Public Notice. Filed it.
2026-210-1:
deadline to file interventions to 24 September 2026 and the deadline for parties to submit replies to 5 October 2026.
So acted based on that.
But […]
@jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyBell Canada to #CRTC: Keeping phones locked in store prior to sale being made isn't enough to prevent robberies. We absolutelyt need to keep them locked for 60 days after sale has been made to prevenet robberies that happen prior to sale being made.
Suspect Bell's Darcee McGees budget has been […]
@jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyMissed it when it came out.
#CRTC decision on CORUS' restructuring to avoid bankruptcy.
17 September
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-247.htm
-apprves transaction to save Corus.
Given the particular circumstances of this case and based on the record of the proceeding, the Commission […]
@fagstein.bsky.socialThe #CRTC has set a national standard for service providers to report on their mobile coverage, which should improve accuracy of coverage maps crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
@marc55.bsky.social
@markgoldberg.bsky.socialTechnology is advancing in months, while the pace of #CRTC regulation is measured in years. This mismatch is a structural failure.
A glacial pace of regulatory change • Telecom Trends mhgoldberg.com/blog/?p=19966
@fagstein.bsky.socialCoopérative de câblodistribution Hill Valley has filed a complaint with the #CRTC over TVA refusing to negotiate a distribution contract for TVA Sports. Why is it refusing? Well, because Hill Valley was distributing TVA Sports to hotels without paying for it (TVA sued on copyright grounds and won)
@fagstein.bsky.socialVideotron acquired a company that had a contract with the city of Ottawa. It then demanded compensation from the city, arguing that Ottawa is now bound by Videotron's contract terms. The #CRTC said uhh no that's not how contracts work. crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
@jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyOh noes !!!! #CRTC put my submission right next to Bell Canada's
But not to worry, Bell and CRTC will ignore it, they have become quite good at it.
(This is about Bell having started to lock phones and CRTC asks what to do with it and wtether to impose monetary […]
@jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gyToday os a #CRTC day. deadline to respond to Bell Canada's request to go back to locked phones.
2026-210
@markgoldberg.bsky.socialWhile Ottawa is asked to reduce regulations that deter investment, #CRTC continues to do the opposite, adding regulations that do little to help consumers while increasing the cost of doing business.
The CRTC’s regulatory twilight zone • Telecom Trends mhgoldberg.com/blog/?p=19958
@fagstein.bsky.socialThe #CRTC has approved the change of ownership of Corus Entertainment from the Shaw family to a new company owned by its lenders. Due to Corus's dire financial situation, it has chosen not to impose tangible benefits. crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
@jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy@chad Service on FTTH from indy ISPs is technically possible, but #CRTC set rates for the last mile only to be higher than what incumbents charge for full retail service so it is impossible for ISPs to compete.
@jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy@chad The treatment you got would have likely been identical for any independent ISPs purchasing wholesale last mile from Shaw/Rogers.
Recent decisions by #CRTC have given up on independent ISPs and expect "competition" between incumbents only. So in your neck of the woods, on top of Rogers […]
@fagstein.bsky.socialRogers tells the #CRTC it intends to install HD Radio on its transmitter for CHEZ-FM (106.1 Ottawa) once it moves to a new CBC-owned antenna in Chelsea, QC. (New antenna is higher but power will be reduced to maintain same coverage area.)
@fagstein.bsky.social#CRTC approves a new transmitter for Evangelical Baptist radio station CJVI-FM Brownsburg-Chatham (Radio Espoir 102.7) in Rivière-Rouge, a community northwest of Mont Tremblant. New transmitter is at 102.9 FM, 250W. crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...