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CRTC sticking with current wholesale internet rate approach with slight changesMost of Canada's larger carriers had argued for reforms, saying the traditional wholesale rate-setting method has resulted in competitors paying them less than the break-even cost.TechJul 7, 2023
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Biden vows high-speed internet access across U.S. by 2030: ‘Absolute necessity’Biden announced that more than $40 billion would be distributed across the country to deliver high-speed internet in places where there's either no service, or service is too slow.U.S. NewsJun 26, 2023
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Copper stolen from telecommunication cables in rural Kingston, Ont.For the second time in a month, some rural Kingston, Ont., residents were without internet as a thief cut a fibre optic cable to steal copper.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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Ottawa spends millions on 944K phone lines. Nearly a third are ‘dormant’The information comes as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has vowed to find more than $15 billion in savings from the federal budget over the next four years.PoliticsApr 1, 2023
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Bell Aliant records 60 copper wire thefts in N.B. capital region in 6 monthsBell Aliant said since October 2022, there have been about 60 thefts of copper wire from its lines, mainly in the capital region in New Brunswick.CrimeMar 25, 2023
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Rural Saskatchewan getting more internet, mobile access thanks to federal fundingThe federal government is spending up to $37 million for projects that will improve high-speed internet access and mobile connectivity in remote communities across Saskatchewan.CanadaMar 17, 2023
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CRTC orders cut to some internet prices amid industry review. What’s going on?The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced the price cut Wednesday while it conducts a review into internet services in Canada.CanadaMar 8, 2023
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Saskatoon core sees free WiFi through pilot projectThe neighbourhood WiFi project is valued at $250,000, and depending on the usage and feedback, the city of Saskatoon might expand, continue or stop the service.TechFeb 17, 2023
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New policy requiring CRTC to improve telecom competition, lower rates comes into forceThe directive, first unveiled last May, rescinds a 2006 policy direction that said the CRTC should rely on market forces in making decisions.TechFeb 13, 2023
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Online streaming bill won’t police user-generated content, algorithms: CRTC chairIan Scott told a Senate committee that his previous comments about the federal Liberals' controversial online streaming legislation, Bill C-11, were "taken out of context."CanadaNov 16, 2022
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