A year after its launch, SRV Canada VRS has extended its service hours, enabling American Sign Language or Langue des signes québécoise users to make and receive calls any time of the day. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-9403.
The CRTC is inviting Canadians to share their views on how they will access audio and video content in the coming years and its impact on the Canadian market. The CRTC is accepting comments until November 24, 2017. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-9403.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that the Voter Contact Registry is now accepting registrations for the federal by-elections in the ridings of Lac-Saint-Jean, QC and Sturgeon River–Parkland, AB. The registry will be open until the federal by-elections on October 23, 2017. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-9403.
Ian Scott, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer at the CRTC, issued a statement: “It is an honour and a privilege to rejoin the CRTC as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer. Much has changed since I was last here about nine years ago, and even more since I was a staff member in the early 1990s. … Read more
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission announced that as of September 1, 2017, the Television Service Provider Code will come into effect. The Code was created to help Canadians make informed choices about their television service provider and resolve disputes in a fair and effective manner. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-9403.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission wants Canadians to have more choice for innovative Internet services at competitive prices by making new wholesale services, including over fibre facilities, available to competitors. In 2015, the CRTC announced measures to foster competition between companies that offer broadband Internet services. As of August 29, 2017, providers in Ontario and Quebec will … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office to combat commercial electronic messages and unwanted telemarketing calls. This partnership will promote close cooperation and a coordinated approach in the enforcement of spam and telemarketing laws in both jurisdictions to limit the amount of unwanted emails and … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that as of December 1, 2017, all individual and small business wireless service customers will have the right to have their cellphones and other mobile devices unlocked free of charge upon request. In addition, all newly purchased devices must be provided unlocked from that day forward. The CRTC also … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission granted licences for the operation of five radio stations that will serve the Indigenous communities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto in order to fulfill an immediate need. The organizations that will operate the radio stations are: Northern Native Broadcasting, in Vancouver; Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, in Edmonton … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced the winner of the CRTC Prize for Excellence in Policy Research. This year’s recipient is Simon Claus from Université du Québec à Montréal. Claus submitted a paper titled “Canadian broadcast policy: from Marconi to Netflix”, analyzing the Canadian telecommunications policy-making regime with a focus on CRTC’s policies to develop … Read more
