Wireless Spectrum Auction

• Wireless spectrum auction critical for 5G kicks off this week

  Freedom Mobile will be absent as its rivals bid for 3,500 megahertz licences starting on Tuesday.

  Tech

  Jun 14, 2021
  
• Rogers spends $1.72B in hard-fought auction for wireless spectrum licenses

  Rogers Communications will spend $1.72 billion to acquire spectrum licences from the federal government, making it by far the biggest spender in a hard-fought auction that pitted Canada's wireless companies against each other.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
  
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• Poll suggests Canadians think politicians are still stealing tax dollars

  A newly released report finds Canadians fed up with "rich politicians" and their "lush lifestyles," and wondering how deep the pending abuse runs.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2014
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• Feds won’t say how much spent on flu ads; millions spent on other campaigns

  How much of Health Canada's $5.8-million advertising budget this fiscal year is being spent on flu awareness? The federal government won't say.

  Jan 16, 2014
• With new entrant signals weakening, what happens to wireless prices?

  The exit of Wind Mobile from an auction for new airwaves has put wireless prices across the country at risk of rising, experts say.

  Consumer

  Jan 14, 2014
• Wind Mobile drops out of 700 megahertz wireless spectrum auction

  Wind Mobile says it's withdrawing from bidding due to a lack of funds.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2014
• Feds announce another wireless spectrum auction for 2015

  The federal government has announced a new wireless spectrum auction for next year.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2014
• Feds to telecoms: use or lose your wireless spectrum licences

  Some rural Internet providers say they have waited for years for the chance to bid on this spectrum – radio waves that can be used to provide wireless Internet service.

  Money

  Nov 14, 2013
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• Verizon CEO quashes Canadian expansion rumours

  Verizon says it is no longer interested in entering the Canadian wireless market, leaving Ottawa with no obvious source of serious competition to the existing big three players.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2013
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• Verizon loses interest in Canadian expansion

  The head of Verizon Communications Inc. says the company is no longer interested in entering the Canadian market.

  Consumer

  Sep 2, 2013