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Google granted 5-year exemption from Canada’s Online News ActGoogle agreed last year to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million a year, indexed to inflation, in order to be exempt from the law.CanadaOct 29
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Canada’s Big 3 telecoms called on by CRTC to lower international roaming feesThe CRTC says that if it finds the companies are not making "sufficient progress" on the matter, it will launch a formal public proceeding.ConsumerOct 7
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Group in charge of Google’s $100M for news outlets lays out its governance modelThe Canadian Journalism Collective submitted plans to Canada's broadcasting regulator this week outlining the structure of the board that will ultimately oversee the funds.CanadaJul 17
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Rogers lacked protections, redundencies that may have prevented 2022 outage: reportThe report delivered to the CRTC says that since the outage, the telecom company has implemented the changes needed to address the cause of the outage.CanadaJul 5
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Canadian telecoms work on strengthening networks amid growing wildfire activityCompanies and regulators in Canada are taking note of the need for resilient telecom networks amid growing wildfire activity in remote regions.FireJun 9
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Online streaming services must now pay into fund for Canadian news, contentOnline streaming services like Netflix and Spotify are being told they must start contributing money toward local news and the production of Canadian content.CanadaJun 4
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CRTC grants Canadian content spending relief for Corus, but says other asks must waitThe broadcaster asked the regulator to 'urgently' make the changes last October, saying they would provide 'much needed flexibility"'amid programming and advertising uncertainty.MoneyMay 14
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Bell wants conditions if CRTC mandates wholesale internet accessRepresentatives of Bell Canada's parent company appeared before the CRTC on Wednesday as part of the commission's consultation on internet competition.CanadaFeb 14
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Canada’s telecom sector awaiting regulatory decisions after significant shakeupIndustry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne handed down a mandate requiring the CRTC to prioritize consumer rights, affordability, competition and universal access.CanadaDec 4, 2023
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Indigenous voices advocate for more equality in Canadian broadcastingAs a two-week public hearing unfolds, diverse voices are emerging, with Indigenous media players hoping the implementation of Bill C-11 will result in more equal opportunities.CanadaNov 24, 2023
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