Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced a three-month trial that will allow 911 call centres to communicate with pre-registered participants with hearing and speech impairments by text message. The commission's acting chairman Leonard Katz said this text messaging trial is one of several initiatives that the commission is exploring to improve the accessibility of communications … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission completed a comprehensive review of over 80 telecommunications regulations, which resulted in the elimination or streamlining of over 60 per cent of these regulations. Regulations that are in the public interest, such as those relating to 911 services, accessibility and customer privacy, were left unchanged. The commission's acting chairman … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission confirmed that the new wholesale rates for independent Internet service providers will be implemented on Feb. 1, 2012. The large telephone and cable companies will proceed as scheduled with their proposed implementation plans, with the exception of the Bell companies. Their implementation plan has been modified on an interim … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that Leonard Katz will serve as Acting Chairman until the government appoints a new Chairperson. Katz has served as the commission's Vice-Chairman of Telecommunications since October 2007. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-9403. 

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission introduced a new policy that will encourage large telephone companies to rapidly adopt Internet Protocol throughout their networks. This shift will promote the development of innovative services for Canadians. Chairman of the CRTC Konrad von Finckenstein said the networks of the future will be primarily based on Internet Protocol. … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that it is opening Canada's North to local telephone competition. Residents in many parts of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut will have the option to choose from competing telephone service providers as of May 1, 2012. In its ruling, the commission has also denied Northwestel's request to … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission found that Bell Mobility gave itself a significant competitive advantage by entering into exclusive agreements for the mobile rights to popular National Hockey League and National Football League content. The decision was triggered by a complaint filed by Telus Communications after it had unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate for the rights … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that it is restricting the use of musical montages by two Francophone commercial radio stations. A condition of licence has been imposed on Astral's station CKTF-FM and Cogeco's station CKOI-FM limiting their broadcasting of montages to no more than 10 per cent of total programming per week. CKTF-FM and CKOI-FM … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that it has approved two new AM radio stations for the Montreal market. Tietolman will use frequency 940 kHz, while Evanov will operate on frequency 990 kHz. The Commission also approved an application from Bell Media for a frequency change for its TSN radio station, from 990 kHz … Read more

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will hold a public hearing in Blue Mountains, ON, to review four applications to obtain a licence to operate FM commercial radio services in Shelburne and in Collingwood using frequencies 104.9 MHz and 102.9 MHz. Call 819-997-0313.