Telecommunications
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Canada receives record number of telecom complaints in 2024The Commission for Complaints for Telecom and Television Services received more than 20,000 complaints from consumers last year, up 38 per cent from 2023.CanadaJan 15
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Family furious after company disconnects 80-year-old B.C. woman’s phoneShannon Allardyce told Global News that Telus disconnected their mother Beverly's landline, leaving her isolated and distressed for more than a week.ConsumerNov 21, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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Wireless prices are going down, telecom CEOs insist to MPsThe CEOs of Rogers, Telus and Bell appeared virtually before a Parliamentary committee studying wireless costs in Canada on Monday where they defended their pricing decisions.ConsumerMar 18, 2024
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Telus cuts 6,000 jobs after net income drops 61% in Q2The Vancouver-based telecommunications company said the reduction announced Friday includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus International.CanadaAug 4, 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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Rogers-Shaw deal will be reviewed only once there is legal process ‘clarity,’ says ministerCanada's Industry Minister says he will render his decision on Rogers' proposed purchase of Shaw Communications Inc. only after there is clarity in the ongoing legal battle.CanadaDec 31, 2022
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Ottawa denies transfer of Shaw wireless spectrum, threatening Rogers mergerInnovation and Economic Development Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday the decision was meant to promote competition in the telecommunications sector.TechOct 25, 2022
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Legislation in N.S. demands telecommunications companies improve storm responseThe move from the governing Tories comes after Premier Tim Houston openly criticized companies for the drop in telephone and internet services following post-tropical storm Fiona.CanadaOct 13, 2022
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