The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that the Voter Contact Registry is now accepting registrations for the federal by-election in the riding of Ottawa-Vanier, ON. The registry will be open until the by-election on April 3, 2017. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-9403.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is inviting Canadians to share their experiences with the Wireless Code in addressing issues regarding their wireless services. The CRTC is holding an online discussion forum from February 6-14, 2017. All comments made by Canadians during the online consultation will be considered as part of the review of the Wireless Code. The … Read more
According to the 2016 fall survey on wireless issues, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that Canadians are complaining less frequently about their wireless services. The survey results will inform the current review of the Wireless Code, which includes a public hearing from February 6-9, 2017, in the National Capital Region. In 2016, 17 per cent of Canadians with … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is issuing a revised version of the broadband measurement report to clarify the individual performance results of certain Bell Canada Internet services. The Commission would like to inform Canadians that Bell’s broadband results were not as positive as initially reported. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-9403.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has received two awards from the Community of Federal Regulators for its work to protect Canadians and ensure that they have access to a world-class communication system. The CRTC received the award for Service Excellence in Regulatory Program Delivery for its work on the Voter Contact Registry and the Award … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is pleased to participate in the Text with 9-1-1 Awareness Day. Text with 9-1-1 is now available throughout most of Canada to Canadians who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. During an emergency, 9-1-1 call centres now have the ability to communicate via text messages with Canadians from … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission set out best practices for TV service providers to ensure Canadians are offered real choice regarding their services and have information about their options. To follow these best practices, providers should, among other things: provide information about the new choices that will be available as of December 1, 2016; … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. This formal agreement will allow both organizations to work more collaboratively on the growing threat that unwanted robocalls (also known as automated dialing-announcing device calls) pose to citizens in Canada and the United States. The full release is … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission took measures to better protect the privacy of Canadians by reducing the number of unsolicited and illegitimate calls, also known as nuisance calls, that they receive. Telecommunications service providers must develop technical solutions, within 90 days, to block illegitimate nuisance calls within their networks. Once approved by the CRTC, … Read more
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has released a report that shows how Canadians are downloading more data than ever as a result of the growing use of broadband technologies over mobile devices and within the home. The report is the second part of the 2016 Communications Monitoring Report on the communications industry and on the telecommunications … Read more
